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May 27, 2025

Book Launch for Beyond the Gate

by Jenna Brignoly The spring book launches continued on April 27 with a stunning new collection of poetry and photography titled Beyond the Gate: Poetry and Photography by Doug Jordan and Sidney Shapira. As always, Jessica Smithies did a wonderful job creating a welcoming environment and facilitating discussion afterwards. Sydney Shapira was joined by his wife in greeting guests and offered refreshments to all. Co-author Doug Jordan was unable to attend the reading. Nevertheless, Shapira …

April 7, 2025

A Viking Legend Book Launch

by Roxane Anderson Jessica Smithies, MWG’s Book Launch Coordinator, welcomed author Ainsley Bloomer to present her book, A Viking Legend: The Descendants of Odin, in front of a captive audience at Artspace on a sunny Sunday afternoon on April 6. Ainsley Bloomer is passionate about Old Norse Mythology. The audience was spellbound by her descriptions of Norse Eddas and Sagas, gods and goddesses, the nine realms of the Norse universe, and of Odin, the supreme …

October 19, 2024

Flourishing in Retirement Book Launch

By Heather Emberley Begin with the end in mind. That’s what Jessica Smithies did in a masterful job of facilitating Shelly Dale’s book launch of Flourishing: A 5 Step Guide to Joy for the Post-Career Woman. That end being a career and all the possibilities awaiting women who retire or plan to retire. A packed house at 2 p.m. at Artspace on Oct. 6 was greeted by a colour-coordinated author who complemented the décor of …

June 5, 2024

Alison M. York – A Serendipitous Book Launch

By Stacey Lupky Warm, inviting energy greeted the standing-room-only crowd gathered for the book launch of Alison York’s novel, Tartan Threads: Serendipity In Scotland. Throughout the event, hosted by the Manitoba Writer’s Guild, of which Alison is a member, Scotland played a welcoming role in bringing the crowd together. Scottish-themed dainties such as shortbread, scones and jam were on offer, while Scottish music gently lilted in the background. At the front of the room at …

June 4, 2024

Hungering

By barb janes This is the last time, I promise. Maybe you’ve heard those words, heard them with hope, heard them with cynicism. Maybe you’ve spoken those words aloud, or in your head full of self-recrimination, meaning it, knowing you are lying. These prose words spoken and heard by many, were turned into poetry by Spenser Smith. A glorious spring afternoon found twenty-some folks gathered in Art Space in Winnipeg’s Exchange to listen to well-chosen …

April 7, 2024

An Enchanting Book Launch

By Steve Oetting The energy in the room was palpable. In spite of the bitter March wind that whistled through the streets of the Exchange District, the room reserved at ArtSpace on March 17 was well-populated by members of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild with a shared fondness for the book’s author. It was the book launch of Andy Dutfield’s Death at the Point.