JANUARY 2023
Events | Readings | Workshops | Classes
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
DLAS is looking for submissions for our UNBOUND Poetry Festival on April 15th, 2023 for:
1. OUTDOOR POETRY INSTALLATIONS
2. POETRY FILMS
Installations pay $150
Poetry Films pay $50
Email submissions to: submissions.dlas@gmail.com
or for any questions
DEADLINE: February 15, 2023
30th Surrey International Writers’ Conference Applauded
Article & Photos by Ursula Maxwell-Lewis
That’s a wrap!
Congratulations to SiWC Executive Director Kathy Powell Chung and the 2022 SiWC board chaired by Camille Cavanagh. Acclaimed again by at total of 700 attendees, the four-day blended in-person and virtual conference concluded at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford on October 23, 2022.
1) Presenters and attendees from 9 provinces: BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI.
2) Attendees from 28 of the United States.
3) International: 10 from Australia, Germany, England, Scotland, Netherlands, France, Trinidad, New Zealand, Mexico and Switzerland.
“A superb lineup of 63 presenters, 46 in person and 17 online.”
Look for SiWC again in October 2023 at the Sheraton.
POETRY ROCK SURREY PUBLIC ART
Asian Garden, Bear Creek Park Garden, Bear Creek Park entrance southwest of 140 St & 88 Ave Poetry rock consists of a large piece of raw granite engraved with a poem composed by Surrey resident Dr. rev. byung Sub Van. A distinguished Korean-canadian writer and theologian, rev. Van composed the poem titled “mere Water am i”, which is inscribed on the rock in both Korean and English. it addresses the universal theme of water in its many forms, from raindrops to rivers to oceans, and through its many uses, from slaking thirst to producing power for factories. At the same time, the work uses the metaphor of water to celebrate social unity and cultural diversity. the work is a gift to the people of Surrey from rev. Van, his family and his sponsors. PHOTO: Helmut Gruntorad
JJ LEE relates the ways and means that a writer must consider in order to make a profession ( aka a living) from the written word.
You Could Be Published Next Month!
SPOTLIGHT on the ARTS – is a 28 page publication issued monthly to a broad market. We are always looking for unique ideas and persepctives on the arts for publication. So if you have a story or idea, pen it to paper (ok – make that a digital .doc file) and send it to the ACS Team for consideration at info@artscounilofsurrey.ca…and la voila – you will be published!
