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Inspired by Shawn Meredyk’s WiE 20/20 talk in November (http://www.youtube.com/
It’s open to anyone who has something they’d like to read to the group. It will be hilarious, guaranteed. If you have something you’d like to read, send your say so to info@wordsinedgewise.ca to get on the list (first come first serve). Hosted by Morgan Murray. |
Behold the joy stained faces of the December 2011 WiE crowd. (Photo by Kristie Jameson)
Are you coo-coo for WiE? Interested in gaining very valuable and resume friendly experience? Words in Edgewise is seeking a Co-Coordinator to assist in the overall organization and running of the monthly event series. It’s a great opportunity to learn basic event planning and organization, graphic and web design, marketing and promotion, and the like. As well as give you the opportunity to meet many fascinating artists and intellectuals. Not to mention helping to ensure this popular St. John’s institution remains healthy and happy.
A great Co-Coordinator will be familiar with Words in Edgewise, perhaps has even presented or volunteered in the past (but it’s not required, this is a volunteer position for crying out loud). You will be full of life and ideas. You aren’t afraid to try new things or bite off more than you could possibly chew.
The Co-Coordinator will do things like plan events, recruit presenters, design posters, update the WiE website and Facebook page, respond to emails, come up with hair-brained schemes, shoot video, edit video, post video to YouTube, write press releases, design posters, print posters, hang posters, buy veggie trays, move chairs and tables, introduce speakers, facilitate discussions, tell bad jokes in front of a crowd (though not required, you are more than welcome to tell good jokes, or just work behind the scenes if that suites you better).
That sounds like a lot, but you wouldn’t be doing it alone. All told it will likely be 10-15 hours per month.
Interested? Send an email to info@wordsinedgewise.ca outlining your interest and burgeoning competence in such things, perhaps with a resume, but we won’t hold you to that as this is a volunteer position for crying out loud.
Words in Edgewise and Lawnya Vawnya are teaming up to present a panel discussion on small press publishing on Sunday, April 22, 3:00 pm, at Eastern Edge Gallery.
If you can’t laugh at your seven year-old self, who can you laugh at?
On May 17th at Words in Edgewise grown-ups will be reading things they wrote as kids. It’ll be hilarious. You should come. You should read. Sign up now!
Guidelines:
• It must be something you wrote as a child, not merely a story about something from your childhood.
• It can be anything you wrote–a story, a poem, a diary, a philosophical treatise.
• Visuals are encouraged.
• You can read several things if you wish, but keep the total time to 5 minutes or you will be grounded.
Journalism, Grad School, and Comedy – Words in Edgewise
Words in Edgewise proudly presents two talks by Andy Veilleux on good journalism, and Melanie Greene on grad school persistence, along with the stand-up comedy of Adam Clarke.
8PM, Thursday, March 22, 2012, Eastern Edge Gallery, 72 Harbour Drive, Pay-what-you-can
Andy will talk for 15 minutes or less about the decline of journalism as a profession, and how journalists need to gain back public support. He will briefly touch on the history of journalism, the role it is supposed to play in society, and what is hurting the public’s trust in journalism.
Andy is a journalist, and a master’s student at Memorial University. He is interested in sports, identity, and journalism among other random subjects. He was born in Sudbury, Ontario.
This presentation will provide an overview of Melanie’s PhD research, which seeks to understand the effects of support services on graduate student experiences, persistence, and ultimately, their development as individuals, as stewards of their discipline, and, potentially, as emerging scholars.
Melanie is a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sociology from Memorial and a Master of Arts in Sociology from McMaster.
The On Screen columnist for The Scope magazine, Adam is one of St. John’s hottest up-and-coming comedians. (Photo by Jamie Skidmore)
Plus: Grown-up drinks, and snacks.
Hosted by Morgan Murray
8PM
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Eastern Edge Gallery
72 Harbour Drive
Pay-what-you-can
