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2005 Summer Dream Reading
Festival
Brought to You by Pandora's
Collective
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On July 23, 2005 from 11am -
9:30pm we hosted the Summer Dream Reading Festival located at UBC Robson Square,
just outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC).
We featured 20 literary groups, 2 bands, Song Slam, Words
on Robson Poetry Contest and we showcased literary resources and
groups at info tables. Watch for details regarding the next Summer Dream Reading
Festival. It will take place on July 22, 2006.
2005 Festival:
11:00-11:15 Announcements
& Guest Speakers
Connie Linder and Doug
Ante (Re: Zimbabwe)
11:15-11:35 Pandora's
Collective
Bonnie Nish, Sita Carboni,
Mary Duffy, Carson Tipper
11:35-11:55 North Shore
Writers
Elaine Berg, Bernice Lever, Tove Petersen, Moira Thompson,
Shelley Harrison Rae
11:55-12:15 Third
Thursdays
Franci Louann, Neil Simmers, Leanne Padgett
12:15-12 :35 Behind the
Scenes
Caroline Chojnacki,
Dave Crawley, Alayna Morris, Rogue Murphy
12:35-12:55 Ink
ms spelt, newfie
mike, chaos, kim, emily
12:55-1:15 Announcements
& Guest Speakers
Janice Douglas
and Barbara Edwards (Re: The
VPL)
1:15-2:00 Local band:
Mother
Ryan Guldemond, Molly
Goldemond, Debra-Jean Creelman
2:00-2:20 The Vancouver
Poetry Slam
Graham Olds, Trevor
Groves, Kim Shaughnessy
2:20-2:40 First Tuesday Assembly of Poets
Shulamit Joffre,
Beryle Chambers
2:40-3:00 Shoreline Writers
Helmi Braches, Jim
Thomson, Brian Wilson, Larry Jacobsen, Sue McIntyre, Deirdre Lamming
3:00-3:20 Word
Whips Writing Series
Kyle Hawk, James
McCann, Daniela Elza, Robin Susanto
3:20-3:40 57 Varieties
Rowan Lipkovits,
Mathew Glick, Marielle Bethoux
3:40-4:00 Announcements
& Guest Performer
Al Mader
4:00-4:45 Local band:
Melic Thrum
Chad York, Mike Peacock,
Ryan Drolet, Alex McFarlane
4:45-5:05 Thundering
Word Hear
T. Paul Ste. Marie
and guests
5:05-5:25
The World Poetry Reading Series
Ariadne Sawyer,
Alejandro Mujica-Olea, Kagan Goh, Victoria Pascha
5:25-5:45 Revision Reading Series
Sheila Rosen, Diane
Tucker, James Lewis, Heather Hieber
5:45-6:05 Waxed Poetics
Steve Duncan, Diane
Laloge
6:05-6:25 Writing in the
Round
Fran Bourassa and
surprise guests
6:25-6:45 Announcements
& Guest Performer
Jack McCarthy
6:45-7:30 Music from:
Vancouver Song Slam
Trevor Spilchen,
Erica Mah, Christie Rose, Pat Cote
7:30-7:50 Bolts of Fiction's Story Slam
Johnny Frem, Stewart
Brinton, Trina Ferguson, Rogue Murphy
7:50-8:10 High Altitude Poetry (SFU)
Stephanie Gan, Lucretia Cullen, Alice Szeto, Liam Ford, Rob Taylor, Jenn
Ku
8:10-8:30 Carnegie Writers
Diane Wood, Brian
Nelson and guests
8:30-8:50 Twisted Poets
Bonnie Nish, Sita Carboni, David
Campbell, Pure Poets: Terri Bosner & Adelene
8:50-9:10
Under the Elephant
James Mullin, Barrett
Lee
9:10-9:30 Closing
Announcements
At the Tables:
Behind the Scenes
Bolts of Fiction (Story Slam)
Canadian Authors Association
First Tuesday Assembly of Poets
High Altitude Poetry (SFU)
Langara College Film Arts Program
Melic Thrum
North Shore Writers
Pandora's Collective
Revision Reading Series
Shoreline Writers
Starbucks (Complimentary Coffee)
Third Thursdays
Vancouver Poetry House
Vancouver Review
Waxed Poetics
Words on Robson Poetry
Contest (Bring a poem or write one on the spot)
World Poetry Reading Series
Writing in the Round
Zimbabwe Book Drive
(Accepting new and used book donations for Zimbabwe)
Sponsors:
Other
Events:
ATTENTION ALL
WRITERS, PERFORMANCE ARTISTS AND SMALL PRESS ENTHUSIASTS:
1-3:30 pm
Saturday,
July 23
Where: The Summer Dreams Readers Festival
UBC Robson Square
Cost:
Just $25! (This cost is for workshop participants only. The festival itself is a
free event)
Basic
Chapbook Design and Marketing
Be your own publisher. Join the ranks of literary giants like Hunter S.
Thompson, and Ray Bradbury and learn how to create a ?chapbook? (your
very own professional-looking published booklet) step-by-step, from editing
through basic graphic design, right through to distribution. This unique,
hands-on workshop starts by getting each participant to assemble their own
text book!
We go on to:
look at the benefits and pitfalls of
self-publishing!
offer various modern and rare examples
of this ancient type of publication!
give you tips for marketing and
publicizing your book on a shoestring budget!
A basic knowledge of computers and
word processing programs like Microsoft Word is required.
Reference material provided.
Facilitated by poet,
performer, and long-time graphic designer, S.R. Duncan.
Register Now!
Or call 604-788-8340
for more information.
Words on Robson Poetry
Contest
Come down to
The Summer Dream Reading Festival on July 23, 2005 to enter Pandora's
Collective's newest poetry contest, Words on Robson.
Guidelines:
(These guidelines
are very different from our regular contest guidelines. Please read them.)
All poems must be
original and previously unpublished. Submissions will not be blind so please add
your name, address, telephone number and/or email address to the poem/poems
submitted. The entry fee is $5 per poem. We will accept cash or cheque (made out
to Pandora’s Collective). Drop of your poems and entry fees to the Pandora's
Collective tent the day of the festival (July 23, 2005, UBC Robson Square, 800
Robson Street). Fifty percent of the contest money generated will go towards the
top five winners. Poems can be of any theme or form. Along with cash prizes the
winning poems will also be published on our web site. All rights return to the
poet after publication.
Write your poem
on the spot or bring one from home:
We will have a
poetry table complete with paper, pens and writing prompts for those who wish to
test their imaginations and get their hands dirty with a little poetry. See what
you can whip up.
Previous Festivals and Events:
2004 Summer Dream
Reading Festival
Other Pandora's
Collective Community Events
Pandora's Collective
History
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