Zohra Zoberi invites all WEN members to the Ninth International Poetry Reading on July 19th, 2015. See the notice above for details.

Till We Meet Again, (A Love Story set in WW2)

After seven years of procrastination and three years of finally getting down to work, my love story is now in circulation. It made its first appearance on April 18^th, at the monthly breakfast meeting of WEN.

On April 25^th, it appeared again at the Mississauga Central Library’s Spring Literary Festival.

On May 2^nd, it was presented at my Book Launch which was well attended by WEN members. (Many thanks)

On May 16^th it will appear again at the monthly breakfast meeting of WEN.

It is a simple story of two lovers who fight to hold on to each other even though the spectre of death in war is constantly with them. The echo of an old man’s words follow them and gives them the strength to endure:

“You are frightened that there is no escape from the evils that surround you and you will lose your love in the darkness and death that is your life. But I say to you that when two souls bond in their love to face this world together, even onto the next, they cannot be separated. They will be given a place to stand and abide in love for a day, a year and for all eternity.”

New WEN member Norma Nicholson has been appointed to the Peel Police Services Board. Please see the letter below for more information.

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SNAP Etobicoke attended our last breakfast meeting on January 17, 2015. They snap’d many nice photos. Here is the link.

https://etobicoke.snapd.com/?option=com_sngevents&id%5B%5D=742727&utm_source=email&utm_medium=snapd#/

WEN member and longtime horseman and recent Canadian Hall of Fame inductee, Bill Galvin, is the proud owner of newly acquired two-year-old pacing filly, Lady Marina, named for German beauty queen Marina Ohnezat. The handsome and slick-gaited black beauty is currently in training for the rich stakes events scheduled for Woodbine and Mohawk race tracks. She is expected to make her racing debut in early May, 2015.

[gview file=”https://wenetwork.ca/site/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/WEN-Short-story-2015.pdf”] WEN announces The 2015 Joseph Smrdelj Short Story Competition
Topic: Open

Submission Requirements: Open to WEN members ONLY

1. All manuscripts must be original, unpublished fiction or non-fiction, typed and double-spaced, between 500 and 2,000 words using Times New Roman 12 font.
2. The word count is strict and stories that have been published in all other formats , such as blogs are considered previously published. The authors retain their copyright, but first-print rights are granted to WEN for the anthology.
3. The contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on May 31, 2015. Entries sent after May 31 will not be considered. The entry fee is $10 for the manuscript and should be submitted via email as a Word .doc file to communications@wenetwork.ca .
4. The judging is blind. Authors can submit a maximum of one manuscript.
5. Entries will be judged anonymously. The author’s name should not appear anywhere in the manuscript.
6. Submission entries must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet with the author’s name, complete mailing address, email address, phone number, the title of the piece, and the word count.
7. Payment is in Canadian funds via cheque to 251 McKee Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 4E2 or pay at a Breakfast Meeting.

Prizes and Publication:
1. First place is $250, second place is $125 and third place is $75. Three Honourable mention prizes of $25.00 will also be awarded. All winning entries will be read at our Members Reading in July 2015.
2. Winners will be contacted by June. Results will be posted on our website and Facebook.
3. Contest Judges are Stevens Han and Nina Munteanu.

In Our Words Publisher, Cheryl Antao-Xavier launched her new anthology titled “The Literary Connection” on November 23, 2014. Three WEN members, pictured in the photo, contributed to the anthology … Ben Antao, Zohra Zoberi and John Ambury. Also in the photo is Maria Pia Marchelletta who was the guest speaker at the launch. She gave a presentation on the four types of editing.

The Inspire Toronto International Book Fair was held from December 13th through 16th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Several WEN members attended. Shown in the photo is Prad Chaudhury who displayed his book titled “Medical Malady”. Other attendees included Darlene Madott, Judie Oron, Jasmine Jackman, Braz Menezes and Marilyn Garshowitz.

WEN members enjoyed an evening out at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga on November 2 to watch a screen presentation of
“Window Shopping … for Lasting Love” ,
an Award-Winning play by WEN member, Zohra Zoberi, followed by a lively discussion. The event was jointly sponsored by WFWP Canada and Bridging the Gap Productions.

WEN Member, Darlene Madott was chosen as the winner of the 2014 Bressani Literary prize in the category of Fiction for her book Stations of the Heart.

The award will be presented on November 6, 2014 in the Museum at the Italian Cultural Centre in Vancouver.