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FRIDAY @ 7: The award-winning author of "The Great Karoo."
Maggie SigginsFRIDAY @ 9: Prolific author of "Marie-Anne: The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel's Grandmother."
Joan ThomasSATURDAY @ 7: The Manitoban author of "Reading by Lightning."
Daria SalamonSATURDAY @ 9: Author of the popular new novel, "The Prairie Bridesmaid."
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Remember to sign up for our 24-hour short story writing contest. Test your mettle again Brandon's most exhausted writers, as you battle for the title of Caffeine King or Queen. One winner will be published in the Brandon Sun and in the official program of Words Alive. To be held overnight, Oct. 25-26.
Sign up here!Thanks to generous support from the Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation, we're proud to offer Words Alive completely free of charge this year!
We've got four great authors lined up this year -- Daria Salamon, Joan Thomas, Maggie Siggins and Fred Stenson -- and you should check out their author pages on the left for more information on all of them.
Now that we're in our second year, we're able to promise that 2008 will be even more exciting than our first time around.
We're more focused than ever on bringing Brandon the very best in top-name authors, giving readings, answering questions, and interacting with readers -- and local writers -- in an intimate environment.
Come downtown to the Music Studio -- in the historic Bank of Montreal building at the corner of 10th Street and Rosser Avenue, on the evenings of Friday, Nov. 7 and Saturday, Nov. 8. Best of all, this year, it's free!
Words Alive 2008 promises to bring hundreds of book- and literature-lovers to downtown Brandon for a weekend filled with words. If you like books -- or if you like live readings -- you should plan to be here!
But the festival's not all. Like writing? We've got another short story competition planned -- and the winner gets published. Click on our Trial by Speed link to find out more.
Check our website frequently -- and bookmark us! -- as we will continue to update, with new authors, and a schedule of fun events as we lead up to the festival.
Hope to see you there!