Upcoming Event:

The Languages and Cultures Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota (LCMND) and the University of Manitoba announce the 2012 interdisciplinary and international conference,

“Languages and Cultures of Conflicts and Atrocities”
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 11-13, 2012 (UM Fort Garry Campus and Inn at the Forks)

Keynote lectures by Alyson Landsberg (Oct. 11) and James Dawes (Oct. 12) are open to the public and free; to listen to the Lunch Keynote by Jill Scott (Oct. 13) a one-day registration for Oct. 13 is required. This conference will also feature speakers from the UW faculty and student body so please come by to support them and this great event!

Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/german_and_slavic/3278.html for more information on fees and a detailed list of presenters, locations, and much more.

Call for Submissions:

Geez Magazine: Call for Pitches, Deadline October 20

Geez invites pitches for articles or nonfiction stories on the theme of feminism from anyone who identifies as female, trans or genderqueer. They also welcome submissions of poetry, photos and other visual art. 

For more info, check out: http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7456/

The Banff Centre (Banff, AB): Call to Writers, Deadline November 15

Topics include: In(ter)ventions: Literary Practice at the Edge, Spoken Word, and Writing Studio

See http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7464/ for details on each topic and presentation dates 

 

 Upcoming Events:

The Azrieli Foundation and B’nai Brith Canada: If Home is Not Here Book Launch, October 15

The Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program: Holocaust survivor Max Bornstein returns home to launch his memoir abd Winnipeg residents get the opportunity to meet three survivor authors - Max Bornstein, Judy Abrams and Felix Opatowski.

October 15 (Public) at 7 p.m. (location not specified) See http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7451/ for more info.

 

 

First ELSA Meeting!

Hey all!
The time has finally come for our first ELSA meeting! We'll be having it on Monday, Oct. 1st during the free period (12:30-1:20) in the English common room.
We'll be throwing around ideas for future social and academic events, as well as providing opportunities for those who want to get involved with running the student group.
Please help us spread the word to other English students; we hope to see a lot of you there!

Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival

Hello English students and lovers of literature,

Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival begins this Friday, September 21 and runs until Saturday, September 29th. Thin Air features readings, workshops and live interviews with local, national and international writers and storytellers. Featured authors this year include Richard Ford, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane, David Bergen, Méira Cook and Pasha Malla.

You can view the 2012 schedule of events here.
Buy tickets for Thin Air here.

As part of Thin Air's Campus Program, renowned American author Richard Ford will be reading from his new novel, Canada, at the University of Winnipeg on Tuesday, September 25 from 4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
The reading will take place in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall and admission is free.

Hope to see you there!

Upcoming Workshops and Info Sessions

There are several upcoming worshops and information sessions which will be useful for English students. The first is the Student Marker Orientation this Wednesday, which will provide information on the application process and offer helpful tips for the job itself.

Working as a marker is a great way to  become involved in the English department, make connections with professors and improve your own essay-writing skills. There are also several workshops coming up which will be of interest to those students who plan to apply for Graduate Studies in the next few years.

Here is a list of all upcoming workshops and info sessions:

If you have questions about any of these workshops or would like to find out more about becoming a Student Marker, contact the English Honours Chair, Professor Andrew Burke at a.burke@uwinnipeg.ca

Rhubarb: Call to Writers, Deadline December 15; MENNONITE SEX CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (their title, not ours!)
Rhubarb magazine is publishing a special issue with sex as its theme as part of their series on Mennonite taboos. T

hey are looking for new, unpublished work about or including sex in some way from writers and artists who self-define as Mennonites, whether practicing, declined or resistant, and also accept writing and visual art by non-Mennonites about Mennonites.
For more info, see http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7429/

 

Freeze Frame Media Arts Centre for Young People: The Manitoba Storybook, Free Screening, September 20
Freeze Frame Media Arts Centre for Young People is holding a FREE screening of Manitoba Storybook documentaries at Hugh John MacDonald School as part of a project that uses the art of documentary, media production, and the power of personal stories to bring young Manitobans from northern, rural, suburban, and inner city communities together. For details, see:  http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7083/

Some upcoming events in and around Winnipeg:

Victor Enns: An Invitation to a Live Taping, September 17th at the Yellow Dog Tavern. Taping begins at 7:30, seats are available by reserve for $25. See http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7273/http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7273/ for more information!

On September 13, McNally Robinson (1120 Grant Avenue) will be hosting “On the Same Page: Reading from Shortlisted Works” at 7pm. This will involve readings from: A Thousand Farewells, by Nahlah Ayed; Queen of Hearts, by Martha Brooks; Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water, edited by Warren Cariou & Niigaanwewidam Sinclair; and A Large Harmonium, by Sue Sorensen. Visit http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7370/http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7370/ for more info!

Also, if you happen to be heading out to Neepawa on September 28, the Manitoba Writers' Guild will be presenting “An Evening at Margaret Laurence Home” (525 1st Ave, Neepawa) at 7pm. The evening will include readings by Laurie Block of Brandon, and Chris Rutkowski and Dora Dueck of Winnipeg, and will also feature a reading from Margaret Laurence’s works by a local resident. Visit http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7384/http://www.winnipegarts.ca/index.php?/wac/article/7384/ for more details!

Hello everyone, welcome to ELSA!

This site is created by English students, for English students. Here we will post information about up-coming lectures, guest speakers, exhibits and seminars that take place within the community. It will also act as message board where we will inform students of upcoming social events that ELSA has planned.

As a new addition to the selection of UW student groups, one of our main goals for the upcoming term is to let students know that we exist!
Help us spread the word by inviting fellow English students to like our Facebook page and check in with us here regularly for posts on fun upcoming social and academic events. 

Also, check out our page, "Research Resources" (located on the right side of your screen), for a list of both general and specialized databases and websites which have been compiled to aid in your research endeavours!