THE CURST rocks SK

Thanks to Mia Michele CKOM for this article. Thanks to BritZ for the amazing photo. 

Kelley Jo Burke wins City of Regina Writing Award for new play "Rigby"

For the fourth time, KJB win the CRWA--here's the judges' comments re her work in progress "Rigby." 

“Rigby,” a play about pain, disability, the measure of a life, the measure of death, is strange, sharp, and surprising. Its transformations of set and character are like live-action animation on stage as it takes a fantastical premise and renders it plausible through its assured voice and characterization. Its marvelous premise introduces the banshees who operate in the small pocket between life and death. It consistently offers wit and humour expressed through the offbeat but richly imagined characters as it philosophizes on the relationships between bodies, disability, and narratives."

The jury consisted of Canadian writers Anne Fleming and Yusuf Saadi:

Anne Fleming is the author of five books of fiction and poetry including Gay Dwarves of America, poemw, and The Goat, a novel for children. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Governor-General’s Award, the Journey Prize, the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, and the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. The Goat was named one of the ten best children’s books of the year by The Wall Street Journal and the New York Public Library. She teaches at UBC’s Okanagan Campus.

Yusuf Saadi’s first collection Pluviophile was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. His writing has appeared in literary journals including The Malahat Review, Vallum, Brick, and Best Canadian Poetry. He currently resides in Montreal.

I will be presented with this year’s City of Regina Writing Award event on Thursday May 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm at Wascana Place (2900 Wascana Drive) in Regina, Sask. This will be a free event open to the public.

TICKETS ON SALE! THE CURST APRIL 28 TO MAY 14 DANCING SKY THEATRE

April 28 to May 14, 2023 @ Dancing Sky Theatre: For those who have been asking, the tickets for the world premiere of our alt pop musical fantasia THE CURST, by me, with fab songs by the legendary LIBRARY VOICES are now on sale. https://www.dancingskytheatre.com/

FMI--check the Dancing Sky website #dancingskytheatre #kelleyjoburke #Libraryvoices

With huge thanks to he David Edney Fund for Theatre, Sk Arts, and St. Peter's College.

Please please please.....

This message from my beloved Dancing Sky Theatre"

 

In 2020 we planned to do a show called THE CURST by Kelley Jo Burke. But 2020 didn’t go as planned and it was cancelled. Now THE CURST is back on our schedule for 2023 Fingers crossed  things go right this season!
#dancingskytheatre #thecurst #hopeful #pandorasbox

— at Dancing Sky Theatre.

KJB wins first for fiction in Wine Country Writers' Festival Contest.

https://images.app.goo.gl/4GBbx4MofoGZS4598

I had forgotten that the Wine 

Country Writing Festival competition was open to anyone working in English . I will be an anthology with people from the United States , the UK and all over Canada . So cool!

" Congratulation to all the entrants in this years WCWF Writing Contest. We're so proud of each and every one of you. Always keep in mind that though you may not have won, you've still got a story that needs to find a home. It only takes one yes. Don't stop trying. Good Luck.AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Poetry

Honourable Mention: Reaching

by

Kisti Ornellas of Lanesborough, Massachusetts

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Third Place: Little Girl World

by

Madeline Medensky of Kitchener, Ontario 

~~~

Second Place: A Vernal Vision

by 

Daniel Moreschi of West Glamorgan, 

South Wales UK

~~~

First Place: The Moment in Which I Love Her

by 

Lesley-Anne Evans or Kelowna, B.C. 

Nonfiction

Honourable Mention: Paris Attacks

by 

Cherie Hanson, Kelowna, B.C.

~~~

Honourable Mention: Roller Magic

by 

Ryan Murphy of Staten Island, New York

~~~

Third Place: Tentacles

by 

Heather MacDonald of Penticton, B.C.

~~~

Second Place: From Rats to Monks: A Needed Tune-up

by 

Rosemary Potter of Hartland, Wisconsin

~~~

First Place: Cabin Seizure 

by 

Marilyn Kriete of Kelowna, B.C.

~~~

Fiction

Honourable Mention: Birthday Camel

by 

Jay Royston of Coldstream, B.C.

~~~

Third Place: Time Capsule

by 

Kim Bigelow of Edmond, Oklahoma

~~~

Second Place: Liebert's Report

by

Brian Davidson of Surrey, B.C.

~~~

First Place: Everything's got a moral only if you can find it.

by 

Kelley Jo Burke of Regina, Saskatchewan"

https://images.app.goo.gl/4GBbx4MofoGZS4598I had forgotten that the Wine Country Writing Festival competition was open to anyone working in English . I will be an anthology with people from the United States , the UK and all over Canada . So cool!" Congratulation to all the entrants in this years WCWF Writing Contest. We're so proud of each and every one of you. Always keep in mind that though you may not have won, you've still got a story that needs to find a home. It only takes one yes. Don't stop trying. Good Luck.AND THE WINNERS ARE...PoetryHonourable Mention: ReachingbyKisti Ornellas of Lanesborough, Massachusetts~~~Third Place: Little Girl WorldbyMadeline Medensky of Kitchener, Ontario ~~~Second Place: A Vernal Visionby Daniel Moreschi of West Glamorgan, South Wales UK~~~First Place: The Moment in Which I Love Herby Lesley-Anne Evans or Kelowna, B.C. NonfictionHonourable Mention: Paris Attacksby Cherie Hanson, Kelowna, B.C.~~~Honourable Mention: Roller Magicby Ryan Murphy of Staten Island, New York~~~Third Place: Tentaclesby Heather MacDonald of Penticton, B.C.~~~Second Place: From Rats to Monks: A Needed Tune-upby Rosemary Potter of Hartland, Wisconsin~~~First Place: Cabin Seizure by Marilyn Kriete of Kelowna, B.C.~~~FictionHonourable Mention: Birthday Camelby Jay Royston of Coldstream, B.C.~~~Third Place: Time Capsuleby Kim Bigelow of Edmond, Oklahoma~~~Second Place: Liebert's ReportbyBrian Davidson of Surrey, B.C.~~~First Place: Everything's got a moral only if you can find it.by Kelley Jo Burke of Regina, Saskatchewan"