Nominations now being received for Gzowski fellowship for literacy

Nominations are now being accepted for the Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship in honour of the late beloved broadcaster, magazine and newspaper editor and writer. The fellowship is administered by ABC Life Literacy Canada and provides one journalist with $3,000 to research and develop a story about adult literacy in Canada. The 2010 winner of the first fellowship was Susan Quinlan of the

National Reading Summit to be held in Montreal Jan 20 and 21

The TD National Reading Summit II is one month away. It takes place at La Grande Bibliothèque in Montreal Thursday, January 20 and Friday, January 21. The conference was started two years ago by a group of concerned librarians, parent activists, booksellers, teachers, publishers and corporate leaders who wanted to create a national reading strategy as a lynchpin for responsible citizenship. The

Quarter of a million attended Word on the Street events across Canada

Word on the Street, the national magazine and book festival, is reported to have drawn 250,000 people in cities across the country on Sunday, September 26. Toronto's festival, the biggest, was in its 21st year and other cities were Vancouver, Kitchener and Halifax. Saskatoon held a preview event for its first WOTS to occur in 2011."The growing success of The Word On The Street festivals across

International Reading Association invades Toronto

A major event in the literacy world is the annual conference of the International Reading Association, this year being held in Toronto (Monday 14th through Thursday 17th at the Metro Convention Centre). There is a lineup of inspiring speakers and workshops too long to list here, but which can be found at the association's conference website. Canadian non-members can attend for C$230 a day or C

Gzowski prize recognizes doing something good for literacy

If there's someone at your magazine who deserves to be recognized for services to literacy in this country, now's the time to enter them (or yourself) for the Peter Gzowski Award of Merit. It's a prize awarded by ABC Canada Literacy Foundation.The competition is open to all professional journalists working and residing in Canada. Journalists may submit their own work, or nominate the work of