2010 Festival Schedule

2:00 p.m. - "2010 Deep Voices"Readers/Writers
Linden MacIntyre – renowned broadcast journalist and author of The Bishop’s Man, 2009 Giller Prize Winner
Des Walsh – poet/writer, screenwriter, actor and musician, winner of a Gemini for The Boys of St. Vincent
Host
Anne Budgell -- broadcast journalist

Summary: Among other topics, the writers will discuss the challenges of writing about difficult topics and why they are attracted to these in the first place.

8:00 p.m. - "2010 Lost Voices"Readers/Writers
Gerry Squires - Artist and Sculptor
Annamarie Beckel -- author of All Gone Widdun, the story of William Cormack and Shawnadithit.
Kevin Major – author of Blood Red Ochre, a novel about the extinction of the Beothuks.
Bernice Morgan – author of Cloud of Bone, a novel about Shawnadithit.

Host
Marie Wadden – 2008 Winterset finalist and CBC Radio journalist

Summary: Preface: Artist Gerry Squires will discuss Shawnadithit and the Spirit of the Beothuk

The panelists will discuss their various approaches to representing an important part of Newfoundland and Labrador history, and how each has attempted to capture the spirit of the Beothuk in prose.

2:00 p.m. - "2010 New Voices"Readers/Writers
Morgane Chollett – author of the novel “Saint Gracious”
Chad Pelley – author of the novel “Away From Here”
Jeff Rose-Martland –author of the novel “Game Misconduct”. This novel evolved from a manuscript that won the 2005 Percy Janes Award.

Host
Dr. Noreen Golfman

Summary: Dr. Golfman will introduce three new writers who will read from their work and participate in a discussion on how to get published, respond to the critics and market their books.

10:00 a.m. - "En Plein Air "Plays/Events
Gerry Squires
Local Artists - list to follow
Host
Gerry Squires

Summary: Local Artists will set up their easels in Salvage and Gerry Squires will provide an interpretative discussion of the works and styles of the artists. Winterset in Summer attendees are invited to join this artistic walking tour.

8:00 p.m. - "2010 Winterset Voices"Readers/Writers
Michael Crummey – author of the novel “Galore.” For “Galore,” Crummey is the winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book (Canada & Caribbean) and a finalist for the 2010 Governor General's Literary Awards; the Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award; the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award; and the Commonwealth Writers Prize best book award.
Jessica Grant – author of the novel “Come Thou Tortoise.” For her debut novel, Grant was a 2010 finalist for the Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award.
Lisa Moore – author of the novel “February.” For “February,” Moore was also a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book (Canada & Caribbean);

Host
Michael Enright – host of CBC Radio’s “Sunday Morning”

Summary: This year’s finalists will read from their 2009 works, and Michael Enright will lead the discussion on various topics related to each of the novels.

2:00 p.m. - "2010 Iconic Voices"Readers/Writers
Margaret Atwood – author of, most recently, The Year of the Flood.
Host
Michael Enright -- host of CBC Radio’s “Sunday Morning”

Summary: Our iconic host will lead a one-on-one discussion with Canada’s literary icon. This is a rare opportunity to see and hear two of Canada’s leading thinkers in conversation about practically everything.

12:00 a.m. - "2010 Natural Voices"Readers/Writers
Graeme Gibson, author of “The Bedside Book of the Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany”
Host
Carol Off – author and host of CBC Radio’s “As it Happens”

Summary: Graeme Gibson and Carol off will discuss his book and Graeme will present a lively slideshow of his material.