The 2nd Annual Wild Words North Writing Festival and Art Exhibit was another huge success!
Thank you to all of our sponsors, the outstanding performers and presenters, and everyone who came out to enjoy Wild Words North.
Here are a few pictures. Be sure to check out our Facebook page for more.
Thursday September 26th Opening of Wild Words North
May Apsassin - Opening Night Welcome
Marilyn Belak - Ekphrastic Reading
Pamela den Ouden - Ekphrastic Reading
Denise Gardiner - Ekphrastic Reading
Melanie Mason - Ekphrastic Reading
Seanah Roper - Ekphrastic Reading
Ryan Domico Sebastiano and Naomi Shore - Opening Night Coffee House
Friday September 27th Presentations and Evening Event
Shirlee Smith Matheson - This Was Our Valley
Brenda Neil - Thriving on Rejection
Jenna Morland - Building an Author Social Platform
Robin and Jillian Ridington: Where Happiness Dwells
Kym Gouchie - Giving Back with Voice
Shannon and Adley - Friday Meet and Greet
Kym Gouchie and Isabel - Friday Meet and Greet
Wayne Ezeard - Friday Night Reading
Tamara Dannecker Sunchild - Friday Night Reading
Christy Jordan Fenton and Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton - Friday night reading
Robin and Jillian Ridington - Friday night reading
Billy-Ray Belcourt - Friday Reading
Kym Gouchie - Round Dance Friday Night
Saturday September 28th Presentations and Evening Event
Theresa Gladue - Tell Me a Story
Panel Discussion: Historie, Presences, Places
Billy-Ray Belcourt, Garry Oker - Panel Discussion
Billie Attachie - Panel Discussion
Richard Van Camp and Kym Gouchie - Saturday Panel Discussion
Billy-Ray Belcourt - Notes on Poetry in the Canadian Context
Erin Moure - Let's Make Poetry!
(l-r) Richard Van Camp, Kym Gouchie, Erin Moure
Dave McGowan - Saturday Night Reading
Rebekah Rempel - Saturday Night Reading
Erin Moure - Saturday Night Reading
Christy Jordan Fenton Introducing Richard Van Camp
Saturday Night Performance with Richard Van Camp
Sunday September 29th Student Reading Emceed by Erin Moure
Erin Moure Emceeding the Student Reading
(l-r) Milli Patel, Ly Le, Kalyn Johnston, Erin Moure, Grace Alton
Check out the full program
here.
The 2019 Wild Words North included six feature writers Billy-Ray Belcourt, Kym Gouchie, Erin Moure, Robin and Jillian Ridington, and Richard Van Camp along with special guest Shirlee Smith Matheson and over 30 regional writers.
Click on the links below for more details:
Wild Words North Art Exhibit
The Wild Words North writing festival also includes an art exhibit of work inspired by the words of our feature writers. To find out more, click here.
The PLRAC sincerely thanks its sponsors for helping to make the 2019 Wild Words North possible.
