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WEN Short Story Contest for 2020

WEN announces the Third Joseph Smrdelj Short Story Contest for 2020. Entry deadline is September 30, 2020 and there are great cash prizes starting at $200 for first place. Please click on the image below for all of the contest details. Remember you must be a WEN member in good standing.

September 19, 2020 Breakfast Meeting

Laurence Hutchman grew up in Toronto and graduated from Emery C.I.. He finished his BA in English in The University of Western Ontario in 1972, received his MA at Concordia University in 1979; and his PhD at the Universite de Montreal in 1988. He has taught at a number of universities including Concordia University, the University of Alberta, The University of Western Ontario, and The Universite de Moncton where he is currently a Full Professor. He was President of the Writers’ Federation of New Brunswick from 2000-2002. Hutchman has had many readings and conducted many workshops in Canada, the United States, China, Ireland and Bulgaria. Hutchman lives with Eva Kolacz, the artist, in Oakville.

 

Ann Birch Launches “A Daughter Rebels”

For Anne Powell in 1807, life in York (now Toronto) is unbearable. Her mother’s rules of genteel propriety are intolerable, as is her father’s insistence that a daughter’s only role in life is to marry. Anne craves an active, useful existence. When a chance comes to assist the local midwife, she discovers her vocation. Anne is happy when she is able to save a friend from a botched abortion, deliver a servant’s baby, and nurse the wounded during the American invasion of York. Her parents hate and oppose these activities. They are pleased only when she becomes friends with an eminent lawyer. While this man is studying in England, Anne’s father allows her to travel across the sea to nail down their engagement. But she breaks free of him and spends happy weeks in an English village helping her relatives care for the poor. Returning home, Anne faces the same parental difficulties. Finally, however, she manages to escape. She flees to New York and boards a ship bound for England. This story of a real historical figure who dares to challenge society’s norms is a must-read.

Ann’s novel is available at Barnes and Noble and online at Google.

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WEN announces the Third Joseph Smerdelj Short Story Contest for 2020. Entry deadline is Sept 30 and there are great cash prizes.

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