The PEI Writers’ Guild is proud to present the Wild Threads Literary Festival for 2021
Registration packages will be announced shortly!
*This schedule is subject to change.
Thursday, August 26th, 2021
| 12:30 pm | Registration at Haviland Club | |
| 1-2:30 pm | Christine Gordon Manley Editing: Inclusive Language and Best Practices | |
| 1-2:30 pm | Sadie McCarney Finders Keepers: A Found Text Writing Workshop |
| 4-6 pm | Registration (location TBD) & Welcome Reception | |
| 6:15 pm | The Laureates: In Conversation with Present and Past Poet Laureates, featuring Julie Pellissier-Lush, Tanya Davis & Deirdre Kessler | |
Friday, August 27th, 2021
| 7-8:15 | Morning yoga with Terrilee Bulger | |
| 8:30-9 | Registration at Haviland Club | |
| 9-10:15 | Deirdre Kessler, Writing for Children | |
| 9-10:15 | David Huebert, Eco-fiction | |
| 9-10:15 | Christine Gordon Manley, Editing: Working with Book Length Texts | |
| 11:00-12 | Art Talk with Tanya Davis | |
| 11:00-12 | Poetry of the Breath with Trevor Corkum & Joshua Lewis | |
| 12-1 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30-2:30 | VIRTUAL: Publishing Trends in 2021 with Jared Bland (McLelland & Stewart) | |
| 3-4:00 | VIRTUAL: Elephants in the Living Room & Skeletons in the Closet: Writing About Family with Euphemia Fantetti | |
| 3-4:00 | Perfecting the Pitch with Shaun Bradley with Transatlantic Agency | |
| 4-4:15 | Coffee Break | |
| 4:15-4:30 | Regional Publishing Panel with Bren Simmers (Island Studies Press) and Terrilee Bulger (Nimbus) Moderated by John Flood | |
| 8-10pm | Wild Threads Inspired: Public Readings. Featuring Deborah Langston, David Huebert & Georges Arsenault. Special |
Saturday, August 28th, 2021
| 7-8:15am | Morning yoga with Terrilee Bulger | |
| 9-10:15am | Money Talks: The Art of Grant Writing with Julie Bull | |
| 9-10:15 | VIRTUAL: Creating Unforgettable Moments in YA with Andre Fenton | |
| 9-10:15 | Poetry of the Breath with Trevor Corkum & Joshua Lewis | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11-12 | Deep Diving: Songwriting as Medicine: An Interactive Conversation with Tara MacLean (Old Triangle) | |
| 1:30-2:30 | VIRTUAL: Mystery Workshop with Cynthia Good | |
| 3-4pm | VIRTUAL: The Courage Room: Writing and Health for the Body-Mind-Spirit with Karen Connelly | |
| 3-4 pm | Writing as a Call to Action with El Jones | |
| 3-4 pm | The Legacy of LM Montgomery with Deirdre Kessler | |
| 4:30-5:30 | First Page Challenge. Guest panel Genevieve Loughlin (Acorn), Lori Mayne & Shaun Bradley | |
| 8-10pm | Wild Threads Cabaret: featuring Tanya Davis, El Jones, Tara MacLean. Hosted by Fraser McCallum |
Sunday, August 29th, 2021
| 10am- 12 pm Personal & Professional Branding for Market & Audience with Patti Larsen / One-on-one pitch sessions with Agent Shaun Bradley (Sign up details to come) | |
| 3-5 pm Wild Threads Participants Open Mic & Social (Hosted by Julie Bull) |
Many thanks to our funding partners.
