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McGill student Constance Beresford-Howe had just received her BA when word came that she'd won the Intercollegiate Literary Fello...

Four weeks from today, Montreal's Writers' Chapel will be celebrating the life and work of Constance Beresford-Howe. The event w...

Tonight will see the Montreal Writers' Chapel 2018 plaque dedication. This year's honouree is poet, critic and academic Louis...

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The plaque is cast! This evening I'll be hosting the ninth annual plaque dedication at Montreal's Writers' Chapel, hono...

I'll be in Montreal next week for what looks to be an eventful thirty-eight hours. On the Tuesday, October 3rd, I'll be hosting ...

Not Klein himself, of course, but an evening held in celebration of his life, culminating with the unveiling of a plaque in his honour. ...

A week today will see the installation of the eighth memorial plaque at Montreal's Writers' Chapel. This year we will be honour...

It seems 2016 has barely begun and yet the year's first issue of Canadian Notes & Queries has already landed. The ninety-fourth...

In today's Gazette , a full page devoted to Montreal Writers' Chapel penned by Ian McGillis. Yours truly is quoted. You can r...

Cast earlier today at Alloy Foundry in Merrickville, Ontario , a plaque honouring the great short story writer Mavis Gallant. Next Fri...

Hommage à Louis Hémon Parrainé par le Writers' Chapel Trust Vous êtes invités à assister au dévoilement d'une plaque commém...

It's been a week since the celebration of Gwethalyn Graham at the Writers' Chapel , which isn't to say that she is no lon...

All are welcome. Speaking will be Norman Ravvin, Associate Professor and Chair, Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies, Concordia U...

A week today, 11 October, will see the installation of a plaque dedicated to the memory of novelist Gwethalyn Graham at the Writers...

This coming Friday, 26 October, will see the dedication of  a plaque in memory of Hugh MacLennan at the Writers' Chapel of Montrea...

Audio of my recent conversation with Nigel Beale has just been posted here at the Literary Tourist . Mordecai Richler, A.J.M. Smith, ...

A few photographs of the John Glassco Soirée, held late last month at the Writers' Chapel of Montreal's St James the Apostle A...