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Lit Live Joins Hamilton's Literary Festival!

April is always a special month in our year. On Sunday April 1st Lit Live shares the stage with the gritLIT Literary Festival, presenting authors who have been invited to the biggest writerly shindig in the city. For your pleasure . . .
Glen Downie brings you his most recent poetry book: Local News , published by Wolsak & Wynn in 2011.
Susan Evans Shaw will introduce you to Canadians at War: A Guide to the Battlefields of World War One, from Goose Lane Editions in 2011.
Stuart Ross presents his new novel Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew, published in 2011 by ECW Press.
Amanda Jernigan lays the Groundwork in her new collection of poetry from Biblioasis
Chris Banks provides poetry from his latest collection, Winter Cranes, released in 2011 by ECW.
Trevor C. Smith tackles head on the world that the alienated youth face today in his first novel Year of the Rooster, published by Rebel Satori Press in 2010.
Posted by Dud E. K. at 12:42 PM No comments: Glen Downie Glen Downie has published half a dozen books of poetry and in 2008 he was awarded the Toronto Book Award for his collection, Loyalty Management. His work has appeared in the secondary school textbook Inside Poetry, as well as in many anthologies and journals. Formerly a social worker in cancer care, he served a term as writer-in-residence at Dalhousie University’s Medical Humanities Program before returning to a life of anonymity in Toronto as an at-home father. His most recent poetry book is Local News (Wolsak & Wynn, 2011).
Posted by Dud E. K. at 12:04 PM No comments: Susan Evans Shaw Until 1999, Susan Evans Shaw was a research technician in Health Sciences at McMaster University. She now applies herself to writing and history. Her father and husband were both geologists. Their influence helped cultivate her interest in the past, but the real catalyst was the discovery of her grandfather’s letters, written home during World War I. Susan and photographer Jean Crankshaw co-authored Heritage Treasures: The Historic Homes of Ancaster, Burlington, Dundas, East Flamborough, Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Waterdown published by James Lorimer & Company. The book won the 2004 Arts Hamilton Award for non-fiction. Susan’s second book, Canadians at War: A Guide to the Battlefields of World War I, with photographs by Jean Crankshaw and others, was published by Goose Lane Editions in 2011. (Photo by Janice Jackson.)

Posted by Dud E. K. at 11:58 AM No comments: Stuart Ross Stuart Ross published his first literary pamphlet on the photocopier in his dad’s office one night in 1979. Through the 1980s, he stood on Toronto’s Yonge Street wearing signs like “Writer Going To Hell: Buy My Books,” selling over 7,000 poetry and fiction chapbooks. A tireless literary press activist, he is the co-founder of the Toronto Small Press Book Fair and now a founding member of the Meet the Presses collective, Editor at Mansfield Press and Fiction & Poetry Editor at This Magazine. He is the author of two collaborative novels, two story collections and six full-length poetry books. He has also published a collection of essays, Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer (Anvil Press), and edited the anthology Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the Influence (The Mercury Press). His poetry collection Farmer Gloomy’s New Hybrid (ECW Press, 1999) was shortlisted for the 2000 Trillium Book Award. His story collection, Buying Cigarettes for the Dog (Freehand Books, 2009), won the 2010 ReLit Award for Short Fiction. In spring 2011, ECW Press released his first novel, Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew.

Posted by Dud E. K. at 11:57 AM No comments: Amanda Jernigan Amanda Jernigan is a poet, playwright, essayist, and editor. With her husband, the artist John Haney, she has produced limited-edition pamphlets and broadsides under the imprint Daubers Press. Her work has been published and performed in Canada, the U.S., and Europe, and is featured online in the archive of the Poetry Foundation. Her first book, Groundwork, was published by Biblioasis in 2011, and named to the National Public Radio list of Best Books of the year. She is currently at work on a new book of poems, slated to be published by Cormorant Books in 2013. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario. (Photo by John Haney.)

Posted by Dud E. K. at 11:36 AM No comments: Chris Banks Raised in the Ontario communities of Bancroft, Sioux Lookout, and Stayner, award-winning poet Chris Banks has published three poetry books. His first book was Bonfires (2003, Nightwood Editions) which received the 2004 Jack Chalmers Award for Poetry and was shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award. His second book was The Cold Panes of Surfaces (2006, Nightwood). His latest poetry collection is Winter Cranes (ECW, 2011).

Posted by Dud E. K. at 11:16 AM No comments: Trevor C. Smith Trevor C. Smith is an artist in as many facets as he can manage. He is a commissioned painter and a tattoo artist. He is a graduate of the University of Hard Knocks with honors. Trevor lives in Toronto with his family. His first novel, Year of the Rooster dismantles the illusions of security, predictability and anonymity that pacify humankind. It exposes the common incarcerating binds of society: greed, the cubicle effect, and our contentious relationship with money.

Posted by Dud E. K. at 10:16 AM No comments: First Sunday of the Month
The Staircase Theatre
27 Dundurn St. N.
Hamilton ON
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LitLive readings are supported by Hamilton Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the Canada Council, the Writer's Union of Canada, and the League of Canadian Poets. 
A.F. Moritz Toronto
A.J. (Andrew) Somerset London ON
Aaron Giovannone St. Catharines
Adam Getty Hamilton
Adam Sol Toronto
Aisha Sasha John Toronto
Alexander Dolinin Hamilton
Alexander MacLeod Dartmouth NS
Alexandra Missett Hamilton
Alice Major Edmonton
Allan Briesmaster Toronto
Allison Baggio Whitby ON
Amanda Jernigan Hamilton
Amanda Leduc Hamilton
Amy Jones Toronto
Andreas Gripp London ON
Andrew Faulkner Toronto
Andrew Hood Guelph
Andrew Steinmetz Ottawa
Angie Abadou Fernie BC
Ann Elizabeth Carson Toronto
Ann Shin Toronto
Anne Compton Rothsay, NB
Anne McDonald Regina SK
Anne Simpson Antiginish NS
Antony Di Nardo Oshawa
Asa Boxer Montréal
Barbara Fradkin Ottawa
Barbara Pelman Victoria BC
Barry Dempster Holland Landing ON
Barry Webster Montréal
Beatriz Hausner Toronto
Betsy Struthers Peterborough
Bill Howell Toronto
Bob Snider Toronto
Brad Smith Dunnville ON
Bren Simmers Squamish BC
Bruce Meyer Barrie ON
Camille Martin Toronto
Carey Toane London ON
Carmine Stamino Montréal
Catherine Graham Toronto
Catherine Owen New Westminster BC
Chris Banks Waterloo ON
Chris Laing Hamilton
Chris Pannell Hamilton
Christian McPherson Ottawa
Christine McNair Ottawa
Christine Miscione Dundas
Christopher Willard Montréal
Claire Tacon Guelph ON
Clara Blackwood Toronto
Colin Morton Ottawa
Cornelia Hoogland London ON
D.S. (Don) Martin Brampton
Dannabang Kuwabong Hamilton
Daphne Marlatt Hamilton
Dave Haskins Grimsby
David Clink Toronto
David Day Toronto
David Derry Toronto
David Helwig Belfast PEI
David Laing Dawson Hamilton
David Seymour Toronto
Derek McCormack Toronto
Di Brandt Brandon MB
Domenico Capilongo Toronto
Don McKay St. John’s NF
Donna Langevin Toronto
Elaine Kalman Naves Montréal
Elizabeth Glenny Fort Erie
Elizabeth Harmer Toronto
Elizabeth Zetlin Owen Sound
Emily Holton Hamilton
Erin Mouré Montréal
Eva Stachniak Toronto
Eva Tihanyi St. Catharines
Eve Joseph Brentwood BC
F.B. Andre Vancouver BC
Farzana Doctor Toronto
Garry Gottfriedson Kamloops BC
Gary Barwin Hamilton
George A. Walker Toronto
George Amabile Winnipeg
George Bowering Vancouver
Glen Dresser Calgary
Gordon Johnston Otonabee ON
Gregory Betts Brantford
Heather Cadsby Toronto
Heather Wood Toronto
Helen McLean Toronto
Hilary Scharper Toronto
Howard Richler Montréal
Ian Burgham Toronto
Ian Williams Brampton
Irene Marques Toronto
Isa Milman Victoria
J. Edward Chamberlin (Ted) Toronto.
J.J. Steinfeld Charlottetown PEI
Jacob McArthur Mooney Toronto
Jacquie Buncel Toronto
Jake Doherty Owen Sound
James Deahl Sarnia
James Elliott Hamilton
Jan Conn Great Barrington, MA, USA
Jane Silcott Vancouver
Janet Turpin Myers Burlington
Jason Dickson London ON
Jay MillAr Toronto
Jean Rae Baxter Hamilton
Jeanette Lynes Saskatoon SK
Jeff Cottrill Toronto
Jeff Seffinga Hamilton
Jeffery Donaldson Stoney Creek
Jeffrey Luscombe Toronto
Jeramy Dodds Toronto
Jill Battson Cobourg
Jim Johnstone Toronto
Jim Nason Toronto
Jim Smith Toronto
Joanna Lawson Ancaster
Joanne Arnott Vancouver
Johanna Skibsrud Toronto
John B Lee Port Dover
John Barton Toronto
John Calabro Toronto
John Donlan Godfrey ON
John Swan Hamilton
John Terpstra Hamilton
Jon Fiorentino Montréal
JonArno Lawson Toronto
Judah Denburg Hamilton
Judy Robinson Hamilton
Julie Berry St. Thomas ON
Julie McIsaac Brooklyn, NY, USA
K.D. Miller Toronto
Karen Connelly Toronto
Karen Houle Guelph
Karen Lewis East Amherst, NY, USA
Kate Braid Burnaby BC
Kate Cayley Toronto
Kate Marshall Flaherty Toronto
Kate Story Peterborough
Katherine Lawrence Saskatoon SK
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer Toronto
Keith Garebian Mississauga
Keith Inman Thorold ON
Kerry Schooley Hamilton
Kildare Dobbs Toronto
Klyde Broox Hamilton
Kyle Buckley Toronto
Leslie Shimotakahara Toronto
Lil Blume Toronto
Lillian Necakov-Avalos Toronto
Lilly Barnes Toronto
Linda Frank Hamilton
Lisa Moore St. John’s
Liz Worth Toronto
Lisa Ladouceur Toronto
Lois Lorimer Toronto
Lolette Kuby Thornhill ON
Lorna Crozier Saanich BC
Luciano Iacobelli Toronto
Lynn Davies Fredericton NB
Marc di Savario Hamilton
Marcus McCann Toronto
Margaret Christakos Toronto
Marilyn Gear Pilling Hamilton
Mark Goldstein Toronto
Mark Lavorato Montréal
Mark Leslie Hamilton
Mary Ann Mulhern Windsor ON
Mary Ellen Csamer Kingston
Mary Frances Coady Toronto
Mary Lou Dickinson Toronto
Matt Lennox Toronto
Matthew Tierney Toronto
Maxianne Berger Montréal
Michael Blair Montréal
Michael Elcock Sooke BC
Michael Winter Toronto
Mike Barnes Toronto
Mike Freeman Toronto
Mira McEwan Ithaca, NY, USA
Moez Surani Toronto
Monica Kidd St. John’s NF
Nadine McInnis Ottawa
Natalee Caple Calgary
Natalie Zina Walschots Toronto
Nico Rogers Englehart, ON
Nicole Dixon New Waterford NS
Nicole Martocić
Nitin Deckha Toronto
Noah Richler Toronto
Nora Gould Consort AB
OmahaRisinG Toronto
Pam Mordecai Kitchener ON

Patricia Westerhof Toronto
Patrick Friesen Vancouver
Patrick Lane Vancouver
Paul Sutherland Lincolnshire, England
Paul Tyler Ottawa
Penn Kemp London, ON
Philip Roy Halifax
Phlip Arima Toronto
R.W. (Bob) Megens Guelph
Randall Maggs Corner Brook NL
Raymond Beauchemin ON
Richard Scarsbrook Toronto
Rob Colman Newmarket ON
Robert Bringhurst Heriot Bay BC
Robert Moore New Maryland NB
Robert Sutherland Westport ON
Rocco de Giacomo Toronto
Rona Shaffran Ottawa
Ronna Bloom Toronto
Ross Belot Hamilton
Ross Pennie Ancaster
Roy Miki Vancouver
Royston Tester Toronto
Rozena Maart Guelph
Ruth Edgett Dundas
Ruth Roach Pierson Toronto
Ruth Walker Whitby
Safia Fazlul Toronto
Sally Cooper Hamilton
Sara Ries Buffalo, NY, USA
Sarah Klassen Winnipeg
Sarah Sheard Toronto
Scott Fotheringham Ottawa
Sean Johnston Kelowna BC
Shaena Lambert Vancouver
Shane Neilson Guelph
Shane Rhodes Ottawa
Shari Lapeña Toronto
Sharon Baltman Toronto
Sharon English English
Sharon Nelson Montréal
Sheila James Ottawa
Sky Gilbert Hamilton
Slim Volumes Hamilton
Soraya Erian Hamilton
Stan Rogal Toronto
Stella Preda Hamilton
Stephen Brunt Hamilton
Stephen Gill Cornwall
Steve McCabe Toronto
Steve McOrmond Toronto
Steve Pitt Rutherglen ON
Steven Heighton Kingston
Steven Mayoff Ellerslie, PEI
Stuart Ross Cobourg
Sue Chenette Toronto
Sue Goyette Halifax
Susan Glickman Toronto
Susan Helwig Toronto
Susan McCaslin Langley BC
Susan McMaster Ottawa
Ted Schmidt Toronto
Terri Favro Toronto
Thomas Trofimuk Edmonton
Tim Conley St. Catharines
Timothy Quinn Toronto
Todd Swift London UK
Ursula Pflug Norwood ON
Urve Tamberg Markham ON
Valentino Assenza Toronto
Valerie Nielson Stoney Creek
Vicki Delany Picton ON
Waheed Rabbani Grimsby
Wesley Bates Clifford ON