Schedule

10 a.m. - Opening remarks:
Dr. Lynne Phillips, Dean of Arts
Mary Dalton, Director, SPARKS

10:15 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. - Session 1
Chair: Kevin Major
Readers: Robert Mellin, Anne Hart, Grant Loveys, Denyse Lynde

11:40 a.m. – 12 p.m. - Viewing of displays; mingling with authors and audience

12 noon – 1 p.m. - Lunch break for audience in the Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032). Lunch items available for purchase or bring your own.

1 – 2:30 p.m. - Session 2
Chair: Lawrence Mathews
Readers: Randall Maggs, Iain McCurdy, Joan Sullivan, Patrick Warner

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. – Coffee Break

2:45 – 4 p.m. – Session 3
Chair: Lisa Moore
Readers: Trudy Morgan-Cole, Don McKay, Gerard Collins, Catherine Hogan-Safer

4 – 4:15 p.m. – Coffee Break in MU-1032 / Viewing of displays in lobby.

4:15 – 6 p.m. – Session 4
Chair: Claire Wilkshire
Readers: Eva Crocker, Carmine Starnino, Ramona Dearing, Wayne Johnston

SPARKS Haiku Award announcement

Cox & Palmer SPARKS Creative Writing Award announcement

Closing remarks: Mary Dalton

6 p.m. – Reception in Hutton Choral Room (MU-1032)

About SPARKS

The SPARKS Literary Festival was established in 2010 to celebrate the literary creations of Newfoundland and Labrador. An initiative by poet and professor Mary Dalton, now festival director, with the support of the Faculty of Arts, SPARKS showcases writers at various stages of their creative lives. Read More

News

  • Nov 28, 2012 - List of participating authors for 2013 has been finalized! View them at SPARKS Authors.

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