Cabot Trail Writer’s Festival: An Evening with the Alistair MacLeod Award Nominees
Tuesday, June 3 | 7 PM at the Inverness County Centre for the Arts, Inverness, NS
The Cabot Trail Writers Festival is delighted to host a reading, conversation and audience Q&A with the three authors nominated for the 2025 Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction: Allison Graves (Soft Serve), Amanda Peters (Waiting for the Long Night Moon)and Susie Taylor (Vigil).
The evening will be hosted by author Alexander MacLeod.
This event will be pay-what-you-can (recommended: $15). All proceeds will go towards the award and event costs. Books will be available for sale, a cash bar will be open, and light refreshments will be served.
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Fiction Fête
Wednesday, June 4 | 7 PM at the Chester Playhouse Theatre, Chester, NS
Celebrate Atlantic fiction authors with a showcase of readings from the Atlantic and Nova Scotia Book Awards nominees, including the authors nominated for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Featuring: Carol Bruneau, Threshold; Mark Blagrave, Felt; Charlene Carr, We Rip the World Apart; Lesley Crewe, Death & Other Inconveniences; Jessica Ilse, The Majestic Sisters; Shawn Lawlor, Boom Road; Susan LeBlanc, The Nowhere Places; and, Susie Taylor, Vigil.
Hosted by Sarah Hampson.
Tickets are $15 (+ tax) & $2 Building Reserve Fee (+ tax) = $19.38.
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Winterset in Summer: Angela Antle in Conversation with BMO Winterset Award Fiction Winner Susie Taylor
Friday, August 8 | 12:30 PM at the Beaches Arts and Heritage Centre, Easport, NL
The festival formally opens on Friday, August 8th, with well known voice of CBC’s culture beat, Angela Antle, in conversation with BMO Winterset Award Fiction Winner Susie Taylor (Vigil).
Tickets are $30 or included in the Winterset in Summer Festival Pass.
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