Join Guyleigh Johnson, author/poet of Expect the Unexpected & Afraid of the Dark for a
YOUTH WRITING WORKSHOP
Ages10-16
Thursday, September 27
4-6 pm
Dartmouth North Community Centre
105 Highfield Park Dr.
(Pinecrest Room)
FREE EVENT with light snacks provided
~Learn about writing poetry & publishing a book~
Please register: guyleighjohnson902@gmail.com OR editor@understoreymagazine.ca
Join Understorey Magazine editor Katherine Barrett and Cargo Literary editor Mo Duffy Cobb at the 2017 Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Frederiction, New Brunswick, June 9-11.
We will be discussing:
We hope for a lively discussion.
See the full conference schedule on the CCWWP website.
We are now in partnership with the Alexa McDonough Institute (AMI) for Women, Gender and Social Justice at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax.
AMI, chaired by Susan Brigham, is a hub of feminist energy, action and research. Understorey and AMI share a mandate of empowerment through self-expression and sharing of ideas, experiences and stories.
We look forward to this exciting chapter of the magazine. Stay tuned for details of our new editorial board and creative direction!
A huge thank you Second Story Women’s Centre for their support in launching Understorey and publishing seven fabulous issues since 2013.
We had a fabulous crowd for the Mother’s Day reading at Lexicon Books in Lunenburg!
Poet and co-owner of Lexicon Books Alice Burdick welcomed the audience and introduced the readers.
Natalie Meisner read from her memoir Double Pregnant: Two Lesbians Make a Family.
Lorri Neilsen Glenn read from her many poetry collections.
Sylvia D. Hamilton read from And I Alone Escaped to Tell You.
Thank you to Allan Neilsen for the capturing the day in photos, Lorri Neilsen Glenn for organizing the speakers, Lexicon Books for creating a beautiful venue and bookstore, and all who came to celebrate a literary Mother’s Day!
Join Understorey Magazine on Saturday, September 21, 11-5, on the Halifax Waterfront for Word on the Street. We’ll have a table with copies of the magazine and exclusive (you won’t find them anywhere else)Â Understorey bookmarks and coasters to give away.
We are also hosting a panel of fantastic authors who will read from their new mother-centric books:
Hope to see you there!
