Award: Jim Johnstone [2nd Prize Winner in CBC Literary Awards]

Guernica Editions author Jim Johnstone has won second prize in the 2009 CBC Literary Awards.

In announcing its winners, the jury praised Invertebrate Poems as "a journey of variety: of voice, subject, place, structure, and language. You will be surprised, at every corner, where you end up!"

Johnstone's winning entry will be published in Air Canada’s enRoute Magazine between March and August and read on CBC Radio’s Between the Covers during the week of March 2nd. It will also be available as a podcast on iTunes, cbc.ca/podcasts or cbc.ca/wordsatlarge as of March 4th.

"Poets For Life" Anthology Launch

The Ontario Poetry Society Invites You to Attend the "Poets For Life" Anthology Launch

Sunday, March 22, 2009
Doors open at 1 p.m.
Launch to commence at 1:30 p.m.

Free Admission

Cervejaria Downtown
842 College Street (at Ossington)
Toronto, Ontario Map

Good Mediterranean-style food and snacks available

Introducing poets Allan Briesmaster, Jill Battson, John B. Lee, Katherine L. Gordon, Marty Gervais, Elana Wolff

Featuring The Spring Thaw Raffle Draw

Sponsored By:

Key Porter Books, McClelland & Stewart, Guernica Editions, Insomniac Press, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, The Mercury Press, Descant, Canada Cuba Literary Alliance, Korean-Canadian Literary Forum, HMS Press, Creative Vocalization Studio, Magni Frame, Hidden Brook Press, In Our Words, The Azrieli Foundation, Snowapple Press, Brick Books, Passion Among The Cacti Press & Innersurf International

Many exciting prize packages of brand new books & CDs to win!