Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop

Here is your chance to view LitFest 2021. Enjoy the Keynote address, the awarding of the Writing Contest winners. The presentation of the Phillips and Kouhi Awards and the acceptance speech from the Kouhi Award Winner, Joe Fiorito. https://youtu.be/PtLvCowWePI

The Northwestern Ontario Writers’ Workshop is pleased to announce the winners of the 23rd Annual Writing Contest. Short Fiction Judged by Emily St. John Mandel... Sue Blott Pretending Tina Petrick Escape from Slugbrook Academy Cindy Matthews The Roach Family Creative Nonfiction Judged by Niigan Sinclair Cindy Matthews Lost Innocence Robyn Stronge What If Vera Constantineau He and I Poetry Judged by Sheri-D Wilson Siobhan Farrell Winter Thoughts Morgan Thomas Histrionics Kevin Bezanson (tie) Tanis MacDonald (tie) Haiku Judged by KJ Munro Sue Blott Relationship Sue Blott Nature Michael Dudley Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose (Fiction) Judged by Waub Rice JF Foulds Beyond Tears Sue Blott Kin Dorothea Belanger Signs Along with the contest, NOWW is pleased to announce the winners of the Kouhi and Margaret Phillips Award This year's Phillips award, named in honour of Magaret Phillips, a tireless feminist, advocate for social justice and co-founder of the Northern Women's Book Store, went to Cathy MacDonald. This award recognizes an organization or individual who has made outstanding contributions to publishing, promoting, or supporting the literature of Northwestern Ontario. Cathy has funded the Bill MacDonald Prize for Prose in NOWW's Annual Writing Contest, encouraging writing that is set in our region. Cathy has also been a generous supporter of NOWW's general programming. The Kouhi award, named in honour of poet Elizabeth Kouhi, recognizes a writer who has a significant history of contributing to the literature of Northwestern Ontario. Recipients are evaluated on the breadth and depth of their full body of work. This year's recipient was Joe Fiorito. Born in Fort William, Joe has been honoured for his work as a journalist and writer. He is the author of eight books, including two collections of poetry. Joe's memoir, The Closer We are to Dying, is a gritty narrative about his father and growing up in Westfort. As one of Joe's nominators wrote, "[He] is an original, compelling, contemporary Canadian voice who has produced a major body of work and who, I hope, will continue to write and open our eyes to Canadian realities." Thank you for your dedication to writing and writers across Northwestern Ontario.

The video of LitFest 2021 is posted her for your enjoyment. Discover the winners of the NOWW 23rd Annual International Writing Contest, listen to the words of our keynote speaker, award winning author, Terry Fallis and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtLvCowWePI&authuser=1

The NOWW LitFest is tomorrow. Check our website for the Zoom link to the event. www.nowwwriters.caThe NOWW LitFest is tomorrow. Check our website for the Zoom link to the event. www.nowwwriters.ca

Saturday November 7, 2020 is the last day for NOWW Members to submit a piece for Peer to Peer Review. Peer to Peer Reviews begin Sunday November 1, 2020 and end Monday November 30, 2020. This is an opportunity for NOWW members to receive feedback on their own work and to provide feedback on another member's work. ... For full details and guidelines select the Peer to Peer button on the menu bar of our website: www.nowwwriters.ca Or you can check out our Blog page on the website for a piece that outlines the process.

Don’t forget! Our deadline is on the horizon to get your stories, poetry, children’s lit, YA, CNF, and visual art (or images of your art!) submissions in! The ...process is simple - visit our website: www.cloudlakeliterary.ca/submit to get all the details and information! We can’t wait to see what you send our way! #callforartists #callforsubmissions #canlit #litmag #digitalmagazine #canadianartist #canadianwriter #canadianpoet #writing #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #poetry

Enjoy a video of the November Readings with guest readers: John Pringle, Eleanor Albanese, and Annette Pateman. Follow the link to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrYa-WWsEUc

Something to inspire ...

Let us learn to appreciate there will be times when the trees will be bare, and look forward to the time when we may pick the fruit. Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov photographed by his brother Alexander, 1891.

Next in our Biography series is Donna White. Donna has been an #artisansnorthwestmember for several years. She has the ability to write about subject matter that many of us shy away from, and does it with originality and respect.