About the Author
Ilona Martonfi
Author
Born in Budapest, Ilona Martonfi is a Montreal poet, editor, and creative writing teacher. She is the author of two poetry books, Blue Poppy (2009) and Black Grass (2012), and two chapbooks, Visiting the Ridge (2004) and Charivari (2013.) Her work has published widely in numerous journals across North America and abroad. Recently, her poem "Winter on Pine Avenue" was nominated for the 2014 Pushcart Prize.
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This Week in Lit Events: January 22-28th
Lots of reading series to hit this week, plus our first festival of the year: the SPARKS Literary Festival in St. John's Newfoundland!
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This Week in Lit Events: November 13-19th
Our literary events are truly coast-to-coast this week: we're holding out for when airlines get season tickets.
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This Week in Lit Events: October 16-22nd
Don't miss festivals like Vancouver Writers' Fest, International Festival of Authors, Bookfest Windsor, and the Stratford Writers' Festival, all starting this week!
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This Week in Lit Events: September 25-October 1st
If you thought last week had all the festivals, think again; this week has Thin Air in Winnipeg, Fog Lit in Saint John, Victoria's Festival of Authors, Poetry Weekend at the University of New Brunswick, Kingston Writers' Fest, and a bevy of readings and book launches.
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This Week in Lit Events: September 18-24th
Did someone order a literary festival? There are a whopping four this week, plus tons of launches and readings (if those weren't enough!).
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This Week in Lit Events: August 7-13th
We hope you're enjoying a much-deserved holiday Monday today (whatever it happens to be called in your neck of the woods). With that extra rest, why not use that energy on one of these great literary events this week?
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This Week in Lit Events: March 20-26th
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This [Month] in Literary Events: August
Happy holiday! Because literary events are naturally more scarce in the summertime, we've lumped August together into a supersized, coast-to-coast literary listing! Set your calendar to "month" and plan for these great events.
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