Coast Lines & Sparks

April 2025

NQ has some literary hobnobbing scheduled this weekend:

Coast Lines
On Saturday, April 26th, Coast Lines: Memorial University’s Book Club, will host a special 40th anniversary tribute to the Department of English’s creative writing program. The panel features esteemed writers and faculty members – Mary Dalton, Lisa Moore and Aaron Tucker – in conversation with writer and broadcaster, William Ping.
In-person registration can be done online. To join the livestream, visit the Faculty of HSS Facebook page during the event.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM NST; the panel discussion runs from 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Location: Emera Innovation Exchange, Signal Hill Campus

SPARKS Literary Festival
Then on Sunday, April 27th, everyone is welcome to attend the annual SPARKS Literary Festival. Founded in 2009, SPARKS celebrates the literary creations of Newfoundland and Labrador, showcasing writers (both local and from abroad) at various stages of their creative lives. This year’s festival includes seventeen writers participating in panels focused on short fiction, poetry, novels and—for the first time—a children’s story hour for readers of all ages.
For a complete schedule, visit the SPARKS website.
Date: Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM NST
Location: R. Gushue Hall, Memorial University; Free parking available in Lot 11.
Registration is not required for either in-person or online attendance.  To join the livestream, visit the Faculty of HSS Facebook page during the event.

Come catch these events and visit with NQ 🙂

Q & A

Q and A with Filmmaker Benjamin Noah

BY NQ

There is something gloriously epic about this island. It adds incredible production value if you are willing to spend long days out in the cold to get the shots right. Newfoundland is a broad canvas and I want to make ambitious brush strokes, so it’s a good fit. 

Review

Teresa Connors’ Immersive Audio-Visual Installation Currents at Sound Symposium XIX

BY Eva Crocker

Suddenly ripples started appearing on the large screen, like you see on the surface on of a pond at the beginning of a downpour. On two of the smaller screens the tide tugged unfurled waves back out into the bay; another showed mint-coloured lichen on a grey rock; a third played water gurgling in and out of a tide pool. I could feel the bunny-rabbit thump of blood coursing through my heart and it was correlating with the steady tick in the soundscape.