News & Special Events

Literacy Plus holds a variety of fundraising events each year. Funds raised are used to help adults in Renfrew County upgrade their skills and improve their employability.

• Bonnechere Authors Festival
  Join us for our 7th Annual Bonnechere Authors Festival on Wednesday evenings in July. Canadian authors read from their books, talk about their writing and answer questions.
  • July 8:
    • Anthony De Sa
      Barnacle Love, De Sa’s first book, was a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller prize. A collection of interlinked stories about fathers, sons and parental expectations across two cultures (from Portugal to Newfoundland to Toronto), the book is described as “moving between folk tale, myth and contemporary displacement”.
  • July 15:
    • Andrew Pyper
      An award-winning author, Andrew Pyper treads the fine line between mystery genre and literary fiction. The New York Times said The Killing Circle, his most recent novel, could be “either a classy ghost story or the tale of one man’s mental breakdown….a terrific yarn”.
  • July 22:
    • Glenda Ferguson Tippins
      Glenda Ferguson Tippins was born and raised in Renfrew, in a family deeply rooted in the Ottawa Valley. She has written three novels, The Simple Hand of Fate, A Time of Reckoning, and Keeper of the Dream (published spring 2009) that arise from her strong connections to family and the Valley.
  • July 29:
    • Priscila Uppal
      Priscila Uppal is a multi-talented writer in the fiction, poetry and academic fields. Her most recent novel, To Whom It May Concern, has been likened to a “modern, multi-cultural retelling of King Lear”, exploring the comedies and tragedies of miscommunication and betrayals in a colourful family.
      • Time: 7:30 p.m.
        Place: St. James Church Hall, 78 Wellington Street, Eganville
        Cost: $15 per evening/$55 for the series
        Contact: Call (613) 628-1720
• 6th Annual Swing for Literacy Golf Tournament
  The 6th Annual Swing for Literacy Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at the Whitetail Golf Club, Eganville.
  • 18 Holes – Best Ball Scramble, Golf Cart, plus turkey dinner for $85
  • Check in 11:00 to 12:00. Golf starts at 12:00 noon
  • Pre-register and pay before August 21st at $80
    Send cheque to Literacy Plus, c/o 34177 Hwy #41, Eganville ON  K0J 1T0
  • For information, call (613) 628-1812 or e-mail cammaert@nrtco.net

Literacy Plus thanks all those who supported and attended our fundraisers in 2008.
Watch for details of the 2009 events, or call Literacy Plus at (613) 628-1720.