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C2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, September 29, 1999 I I THE 1999 LITERARY SEASON Bookers Bookstore, 172 Lakeshore Rd. E., I Oakville *844-5501 • bookers © sympatico^a I H A R D C O V E R N O N -FIC TIO N 1. PARENTIN G WITH HIT AND WISDOM | BARBARA COLOROSO (Event Apple­ by College Auditorium, Oct. 20) 2. MOTION SICKNESS DAVID LAYTON (Brunch Event, Nov. 7) | 3. JAN WONG'S CHINA JAN WONG (Brunch Event, Nov. 7) 4. OLGA ROMANOV PATRICIA PHENIX (Brunch Event, Nov. 7) \ 5. TIS FRANK McCOURT 6. PIERRE BERTON'S CANADA PIERRE BERTON 7. THE QUEEN MOTHER; WOMAN OF THE CENTURY HUGHMASSINGBERD 8. TOO YOUNG TO FIGHT: MEMO­ RIES O F OUR YOUTH DURING W ORLD WAR II PRISCILLA GALLOWAY 9. HOW TO READ A POEM EDWARD HIRSCH 10. TRAILBLAZERS JUDITH FINLAYSON (Event OTHS Auditorium Nov. 15) P A PE R B A C K N O N -FIC T IO N 1. STAYING AFLOAT W HEN THE WATER GETS ROUGH (Seminar Bninada Itm, Oct. 19) DAVID POSEN 2. TORONTO, A LITERARY GUIDE GREG GATENBY 3. STOLEN LIFE R U B YW IE BE 4. THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN SIM O N W INCHESTER 5. GREAT CANADIAN BOOKS OF THE CENTURY B ILL RICH ARD SO N 6. SHAKESPEARE: THE INVENTION OF THE HUMAN HAROLD BLOOM 7. CANADIAN SAYINGS B ILL CASSELM AN 8. THE NEXT CENTURY: WHY CANA-1 DA WINS NUALA BECK 9. ANGELA'S ASHES FRANK McCOURT 10. GREAT BOOKS D AVID D EN BY H A R D C O V E R FICTION 1. PILGRIM TIM O TH Y F IN D LE Y (Reading at Appleby College Chapel, Oct. 5) 2. A STAR CALLED HENRY RODDY DOYLE 3. NO GREAT MISCHIEF IF THEY FALL ALISTAIR MacLEOD 4. OXFORD BOOK OF STORIES BY CANADIAN WOMEN ed. by ROSEM ARY SULLIVAN 5. MOTHER O F PEARL M ELIN D A HAYNES 6. TRUE AT FIRST LIGHT ERNEST HEMINGWAY _ 7. A GOOD HOUSE BONNIE BURNARD 8. SUMMER GONE DAMDMacFARLANE 9. WHAT T H E BODY R EM EM ­ BERS SHAUNA SINGH B ALD W IN 10. ANTOINETTE AND THE WOLF STEPHANIE M ACINA (Children's Book Launch at Bookers, Oct. 2) PA PER BA C K FICTION BROKEN GROUND JACKHODCINS AMSTERDAM IA N M cEW AN (Booker Prize/98) CRIM E IN THE NEIGHBOR­ HOOD SUZANNE BERNE (Orange Prize/98) THE W HITE BONE BARBARA GO W DY K ITS LAW DONNA MORRISSEY HANNA'S DAUGHTERS M ARIANNE FREDRIKSSON BLINDNESS JOSE SARAM AGO (Nobel Prize/98) EUCALYPTUS M URRAY B A IL (Commonwealth Prize/98) TH E COLONY O F UNREQUITED | DREAMS WAYNE JOHNSTON i. LOVE O F A GOOD WOMAN ALICE MUNRO (Giller Prize/98) Best Bets provided \ courtesy of Teens sweep writing contest Two teenagers won this year's writ­ ing contest, hosted by the Inkwell Writers Group's and co-sponsored by Bookers Bookstore and The Oakville Beaver. This competition, the second annu­ al, solicited entries in poetry and, it seems, the under 18 category was won by a 15-year-old and the adult catego­ ry by a 14-year-old. The latter submitted her poem to be judged with the other adult submis­ sions, and since there are no age restrictions on that category, two teens emerged as winners of the two $100 prizes. The following poem is Alexandra Essoe's winning entry in the under 18 category: Hope of Twilight The snowflakes twinkle soft like lace, And fall upon her battered face. Her bitter tears freeze on her cheeks; Her past is painful, her future bleak. What is she running from? Only she knows. An ignorant pig as the story goes. In her last desperate attempt to escape. He grabbed her, beat her, she was too late. Now while he sleeps, she packs her sack. And heaves it onto her aching back. Into the night, her bag she drags, With her matted hair and tattered rags. She cries in fear that he might wake. Her body begins to convulse and quake. But still she stealthily treads in quiet, Her house is surely of sight. She is no longer with her man. She's on her own; she's in God's hands. What will she do? Where will she go? Photo by Peter C. McCusker Elyse McKenzie, 14, (left) and Alexandra Essoe, 15, are this year's winners of the Inkwell Writers Group's annual writing contest. Each winner received a book, $100 in prize money, and had their names engraved on the Literary Award plaque. Her mind is blurry, like the snow. She'll go someplace far; run for the hills. Anywhere to warm this chill. This chill that's much more than the snow. It is of what she doesn't know. What is just around the bend. Does life begin, or does it end? All this races through her mind. Ll° N G A R TS MISSISSAUGA YQLYH UKRAINIAN SOHG A DANCfcjCQMPAHY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 A T 2 & 7 PM A 50-strong ensemble of singers, dancers, and musicians in a dynamic program of Ukrainian folk songs, dances, music and theatrical tableaus from the Volyn Region in the Ukraine. Prices: $ 5 0 /$ 4 0 /$ 1 9 .5 0 THE NATHANIEL DETT CHORALE WITH SPECIAL GUEST J O E S E A iy SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 AT 8 PM Prices: $ 3 5 /$ 3 0 /$ 2 5 THE MYSTICAL ARTS O f TIBET SUNDAY, MARCH 19 AT 2 PM Prices: $ 3 5 /$ 3 0 /$ 2 5 ORDER ALL THREE PERFORMANCES A N D SAVE! Adults $ 9 9 / $80 • Students $70 (Reg. Price $120/ $100) Only Toronto Area Performance ROGER WHITTAKER FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 2 PM & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 8 PM Prices: $ 4 5 /$ 3 5 /$ 2 5 THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 AT 8 PM Living Arts Centre Prices: $ 4 5 / $35 SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 AT 8 PM Massey Hall, Toronto Prices: $ 5 6 .5 0 / $ 4 6 .5 0 / $36.50 Call (416)872-4255 (for Ms k v Hail only) d n vo i2so S d u ng M E D I A S P O N S O R S TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 & 13 AT 8PM Starring Gloria Loring. SrtOKtY JOTS CAft The Songs of Leiber and Stoller. TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 & 16 AT 8PM VICTOR/VICTOfUA WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY APRIL 5 & 6 A T ^ PM CLASSICALQ O f . E D I A S P O N S O R BROADWAY A BEYOND! SERIES PRICES - SAYE UP T O $94 Area A $150 (Reg. Priet $17$ Area B $126 (Reg. Pike $147) Single Ticket Prices: $58/ $49/$39 SYMPHONY POPS SERIES Q U A R T E T T E IN C O N C E R T SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 8 PM Featuring the charismatic Sylvia Tyson, Cindy Church, Gwen Swick, and Caitlin Hanford. HOLIDAY POPS Featuring the Mississauga Children's Choir. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18 AT 8PM BIG B A N D S W IN G SUBSCRIBE A N D SAVE! SYMPHONY POPS SERKS PRICES Area A $114.75 (Re& Price $135) Area B $89.25 (Reg. Price$10S) Single Ticket Prices: $ 45/$35 Call® orderyour tickets! 905-306-6000 The Living Arts Centre 4141 Living Arts Drive Hwy 403 and Hwy 10 (west of Square One) b o o k a to ro a sp o o io i o rd o rt -b o o k oKjba | ROYAL BANK FESTIVAL OF CLASSICS p ro d u c e r o f th is s u m m e r's s e n s a tio n a l Love's Labour's Lost presents A Taste of the Classics D 5 3 Sample wines o f the world on a guided tasting led by wine expert MICHAEL FAGAN. During the reception hosted by MAYOR ANN MULVALE and T H E R O YA L BA N K FIN A N C IA L G R O U P, you can slip behind the wheel and make us an offer on a classic, mint-condition 1969 ROLLS ROYCE SILVER SHADOW - the purchase price will go to benefit our theatre company. Date: Friday, October 1,1999 Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Budds' Imported Cars (Jaguar) 2400 South Service Rd. (QEW & Bronte Rd.) Oakville Price: $100 (a tax receipt for the maximum allowable amount will be issued.) A ll proceeds from this event will be matched by the O N T A R IO ARTS E N D O W M E N T FU N D and used to assist fu tu re Festival productions. For tickets, please calI 825-4451 She's leaving her whole life behind. A life of pain; a life of sorrow. A life that led to no tomorrow. All that is behind her now. She wipes the cold sweat from her brow. The empty sky is growing bright. It is more blue than black as night. Her head is throbbing; her body aches. Her lids grow heavy as daylight breaks. Her gentle heart is no longer bound. She throws her bag upon the ground. And with a glimmer in eye, She tilts her hear toward the sky... And sobs. She made it. The following poem was written by Elyse McKenzie, winner of the "Bookers Prize" in the adult category: The Titanic The thought that seemed to cross my mind When I looked out to sea, Was how the great surf hit my side Without upsetting me. Horrific danger spied that I Had been relaxed and content. For then a massive gust of wind Took me to my intent. The air thrust me into a berg While I fought back with fury. It felt as if my hull had sunk, While the captain was in a flurry. The excitement of the mariner boys. Some wailing, some surprised. The elder boys scurried around Until I was capsized. Gradually as I filled with water, I could not help to realize The kingdom below, the angry sea Was sweet and ignored the cries. I decided that this was where 1 was meant, The shades of blue were mine. I dozed off into a deep sleep. The water was fresh and fine. My life has never been the same, "The ship that did not panic." I had my doubts, but I pulled through Because I am the Titanic. The years have gone into the past, The future awaits for me. But I will not come up to surface, For I live within the sea. The search is already under way for next year's competition. The Inkwell, together with Bookers Bookstore and The Oakville Beaver, invite aspiring writers and songwriters of all ages to participate in a comedy writing contest. This original work of comedy must be one page in length and submitted to Bookers Bookstore by Jan. 31, 2000. As the submissions will be judged by a "blind" jury, entrants should not include their names on the work itself. Name, address, phone number and age (if under 18) should be included on a separate cover letter. The contest entry fee is $5 per sub­ mission, cash or cheque payable to The Inkwell. The first prize winners in both cat­ egories had their names engraved on The Inkwell-Bookers Literary Award plaque and received $100 each in prize money. For more information call Bookers at 844-5501 or Derik Hawley, presi­ dent of The Inkwell, at 845-1808 or e- mail to dhawley@globalserve.net. The SmithKline Beecham 1999 SUPERWALK for PARKINSON'S A day of refreshments, prizes and fun for the whole family is quickly approaching. The Parkinson Foundation of Canada's annual fundraiser, the SmithKline Beecham 1999 Superwalk for Parkinson's is on September 26 at Mel Lastman Square, North York. Participants will receive a superwalk T-shirt, refreshments, barbecue lunch and chances to win great prizes. Fun for the whole family. Registration begins at 9 am and the 2 km and 7 km walks at 10 am. Enjoy a day of fun and fresh air for Parkinson's. For pledge forms, directions, information or to pre-register, please call (4 l6 ) 932-0315* The Parkinson Foundation of Canada t h o u w h o h a v e d i f f i c u l t y w a l k i n gw e w a l k t o h e l A O Z 2 » ® A B, 0. a B V (a • boat • zjo) Italian word meaning "sketch " THE ART OF C O L L E C T I N G A series o f three informative evenings this fa ll at the Gallery. Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. OCT. 19 DAVID BLACKWOOD, ORIGINAL PRINTS vs REPRODUCTIONS. With a discussion o f the artist's etchings o f outport life in Newfoundland. NOV. 2 LILA LEWIS IRVING, HOW TO LOOK AT ART WITHOUT FEAR. A discussion o f com position and colour with a dem onstration by the artist. NOV. 16 KEN FORSYTH. HOW TO DEVELOP A COLLECTION. Advice from our consultant on building your art collection followed by inform ation from Scott M erwin o f Lifford W ine A gency about developing a w ine collection. Tickets: $30.00 per evening or $75.00 for the series (refundable on your next purchase o f artwork). Space is limited. Please call the Gallery for further details. 179 Lakeshore Rd. East, Downtown Oakville www.abbozzogallery.com (9 0 5 ) 844 -4481 I « t 4 mailto:dhawley@globalserve.net http://www.abbozzogallery.com I THE 1999 LITERARY SEASON NON-FICTION NON-FICTION FICTION FICTION CLASSICALQOf. Call® orderyour tickets! 905-306-6000 producer of this summer's sensational Love's Labour's Lost 825-4451 The SmithKline Beecham 1999 THE ART OF COLLECTING I