Summer Updates from OBT
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Dear Readers,
With August on the horizon (tomorrow!), some may say the summer is half over, but we like to focus on the weeks left to put our feet up, read stacks of good books and enjoy the sunshine. Visit OpenBookToronto.com for reading suggestions, author interviews, book news and more.
PRISCILA UPPAL IN LONDON
"I must also try to write a poem for every sport category. And I can’t bore my audience. I want to give them an exciting, surprising and satisfying experience of the games." Priscila Uppal talks to Open Book about her role as poet-in-residence at the Olympic Games. Read it here.
NEW INTERVIEWS
Our latest interviews are with a stellar group of authors and editors: Michael Kelly, Barbara Lambert, Robyn Sarah, Rachel Hartman, Anita Lahey and Denise Jaden.
CHRISTIAN BÖK MAKES HIS POETRY COME ALIVE
Jeremy Colangelo writes about Christian Bök's latest project.
VOLUNTEER AT THE WORD ON THE STREET
The countdown is on to The Word On The Street, the annual celebration of Canadian books and Magazines. Volunteer at The Word On The Street in Toronto on Sunday, September 23 and spend your day hanging out with writers, illustrators, publishers and fellow book lovers. For more information, click here.
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
- The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence recognizes the best in fiction and poetry for 2012. Deadline: September 30, 2012.
- Great Lakes Review is accepting submissions from September 1, 2012-July 1, 2013.
- A call for submissions from ECW Press for their new Pop Classics series.
- The deadline to enter the Telegraph-Journal's Salon Fiction Prize is October 1, 2012.
A SUMMER OF LITERARY EVENTS
So many fabulous literary events! Visit Open Book: Toronto's comprehensive Events Page to find out about readings, launches, workshops and more.
TALK TO US
We'd love to hear from you. Please send your questions, comments and suggestions to clelia@openbooktoronto.com
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