[Readings] Desi Di Nardo at Toronto Small Press Book Fair

Guernica author Desi Di Nardo will be at the Toronto Reference Library as part of the Toronto Small Press Group's 2009 Book Fair.

Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge St. [map]
Toronto, Ontario
Saturday, June 13, 2009
9am to 5pm

To learn more about the Toronto Small Press Group, visit their website or their Facebook group.

Desi Di Nardo is the author of The Plural of Some Things, published by Guernica Editions.

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[Readings] Melanie Janisse at Naco Gallery

Guernica author Melanie Janisse will be reading on June 4, 2009, at Daddy, an exhibition of Toronto artists held at the Naco Gallery.

Naco Gallery
1665 Dundas St. West [map]
Toronto, Ontario
June 4, 2009, 7:00pm

For more information, call (647) 347-6499 or email nacogallerycafe@gmail.com

[Nomination] Binghampton Univ Names Marisa Labozzetta as Finalist for John Gardner Award

Guernica Editions author Marisa Labozzetta has been named a finalist for the 2009 Binghampton University John Gardner Fiction Book Award for her short story collection, At the Copa. Established in 2002, the John Gardner Fiction Book Award is offered to the author of the strongest novel or fiction collection of the preceding year.

To order a copy of At the Copa, visit your local bookseller or contact one of Guernica Editions' distribution partners:

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[Readings] Melanie Janisse on Pelee Island

Guernica author Melanie Janisse is scheduled to read this year on Pelee Island.

Heritage Weekend
Pelee Island [map]
June 12 - 14th, 2009

2009 Pelee Island Heritage weekend
Pelee Island [map]
September 11 - 13th, 2009

[Road Trip] Maria Mazziotti Gillan Chosen as 2009 Connecticut Poetry Circuit Touring Poet

Maria Mazziotti Gillan, author of All That Lies Between Us (Guernica Editions, ISBN 978-1-55071-261-2), has been chosen to serve as the Connecticut Poetry Circuit Touring Poet for fall 2009, and will be visiting a series of colleges in Connecticut to read from her poetry and to speak to students.

The Connecticut Poetry Circuit was established in 1968 to continue the work of the New England Poetry Circuit, which was established in 1964 at the request of the Academy of American Poets. The work of the circuit is guided by a panel of poets: Dick Allen, Clare Rossini, Kate Rushin, and Vivian Shipley. Each year the panel nominates outstanding poets, from which one is chosen. Last year’s poet was Kurt Brown.

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[Interview] Desi Di Nardo in The Toronto Quarterly

Desi Di Nardo, author of The Plural of Some Things, is interviewed in the current edition of The Toronto Quarterly.

"Ask the average Canadian who Don Cherry is and not only would he or she know him, but that person might likely even remember the name of his dog. Ask, on the other hand, who Alice Munro is and it can be hit or miss. Canada is rich in literary talent and it's a shame that talent is not as well-known to the average Canadian."

The full issue can be downloaded from The Toronto Quarterly. Desi's interview appears on pages 12 through 25.

To order The Plural of Some Things:

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