Meet J.R Léveillé, hear him read from this year's On the Same Page winner, The Setting Lake Sun, and have your copy signed

Drop in at the Bibliothèque Somerset Library 4 - 6 p.m. to chat with J.R. Léveillé, whose book The Setting Lake Sun / Le soleil du lac qui se couche is this year's winner of the On the Same Page, Manitoba's biggest book club.

In this workshop on haiku, J.R Léveillé will talk about the Japanese poetry form which inspired some of his own work. Try your hand at creating one and share the results with the group. Limited to 12 participants. To register, call 986-6779.

Author & poet J.R. Léveillé, whose book The Setting Lake Sun / Le soleil du lac qui se couche is the 2011-12 selection of the On the Same Page province-wide book club, discusses the art of translation this evening with S.E. Stewart, who translated Le soleil du lac qui se couche into English, and local literary translator Mark Stout.

Margaret Macpherson will be signing copies of her new novel, Body Trade.

Novelists Genni Gunn and Alison Preston alight at the Owl's Nest, along with fellow Fictionistas Gayleen Froese, Wendy McGrath, and Sue Sorensen, for an afternoon of readings.

Signature novelists Genni Gunn and Alison Preston join fellow Fictionistas Gayleen Froese, Wendy McGrath, and Sue Sorensen for a delicious evening of readings.

Alison Preston, whose newest literary mystery is The Girl in the Wall, joins fellow Fictionistas Gayleen Froese, Janice MacDonald, and Sue Sorensen.

Alison Preston hosts the Winnipeg kick-off of the 2011 FICTIONista tour. Joining her are Canada Reads finalist Angie Abdou, mystery novelist Janice MacDonald, and debut novelists Patti Grayson and Sue Sorensen. Admission is free. Great door prizes.

Pages at the Plaza presents a discussion by women writing fiction about women with Margaret Macpherson, author of Body Trade, Ami McKay, author of The Virgin Cure, and Frances Greenslade, author of Shelter. Hosted by award-winning author Sharon Butala. $5.00 buys general admission or $15.00 buys admission and lunch. Pre-purchased books available at 10% discount.

Three powerful female authors—Stevie Cameron (On the Farm: Robert William Pickton and the Tragic Story of Vancouver’s Missing Women), Marni Jackson (The Mother Zone and Home Free) and Charlene Diehl (Out of Grief, Singing)—present stories of tragedy and courage. This event includes live music and a buffet brunch at the Sutton Place Hotel.

The mother-child relationship is a rich source of inspiration—a source of great joy and pain. We celebrate this bond in the writings of Charlene Diehl (Out of Grief Singing), Marni Jackson (The Mother Zone and Home Free) and Myrl Coulter (winner of the First Book Award for The House with the Broken Two).

The mother-child relationship is a rich source of inspiration—a source of great joy and pain. This bond is celebrated in the writings of Charlene Diehl (Out of Grief Singing), Marni Jackson (The Mother Zone and Home Free) and Myrl Coulter (The House with the Broken Two).

Local poet Jason Roy will open for Michael Pacey, who will be reading from his new poetry collection The First Step.

Margaret Macpherson, author of the new novel Body Trade, and winner of the 2010-2011 Slam-Off, hosts this special non-fiction edition of Story Slam.

Margaret Macpherson, author of the new novel, Body Trade, and 2010-2011 winner of the Edmonton Story Slam-Off, joins Amanda Hagan, co-producer of Story Slam, to talk about the event and what it means for local writers.

Margaret Macpherson is one of seven spectacular authors featured in this LitFest cabaret. Margaret joins Myrl Coulter, Charlotte Gray, Darrin Hagen, Douglas Roche and Geo Takach. Their work combines the sweep of history and the intimacy of memoir, in the warm, genial atmosphere of the ARTery. This evening is hosted by Citytv's Bridget Ryan. Music by Carrie Day.

Michael Pacey reads from his new poetry collection The First Step, along with Laurence Hutchman and Sue Sinclair.

Charlene Diehl, author of Out of Grief, Singing, joins the Winnipeg Walk to Remember group for its 5th annual walk. The organization says, "We walk to spread awareness about Pregnancy and Infant Loss and to remember our babies who have gone too soon, to form a community of support for bereaved parents and to celebrate our children's all-too-short lives. Pregnancy and Infant Loss refers to the loss of a child in pregnancy at any gestation, stillbirth, shortly after birth (of any cause) and infants up to the age 2 (of any cause). The loss may be recent or long ago, it does not matter. Who can join us: Any parent who has lost a child under the age of 2, including during any gestation of pregnancy, their friends and family, and any member of the community who wish to offer their support in raising Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness." Charlene will give a short reading before the walk begins.

Alison Preston will be launching her new mystery, The Girl in the Wall. Readers will remember Inspector Frank Foote, who once again stumbles on a murder scene in his normally quiet Norwood Flats neighbourhood.