LATEST NEWS:
LATEST NEWS:
Anna Swanson, an A-frame writer-in-residence in 2019, has made the 2023 CBC Poetry Prize longlist for Sweetness | מתיקות. From the announcement: Anna Swanson (she/her) is a queer Jewish writer and librarian based in St. John’s and currently completing an MFA at the University of Guelph. Her writing is interested in themes of chronic illness,…
Read moreNew look at the life and legacy of Al Purdy
An Echo in the Mountains: Al Purdy After a Century has been published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. The work is edited by Nicholas Bradley, a 2016 writer-in-residence at the A-frame. And one of the many contributors to this new perspective is Jeff Weingarten, a 2018 alumnus. Following is McGill-Queen’s description: “From the 1960s until his…
Read MoreNew work by 2019 writer-in-residence Damian Rogers
Acclaimed poet and 2019 writer-in-residence Damian Rogers has published An Alphabet for Joanna: A Portrait of My Mother in 26 Fragments. Here is how Penguin Random House Canada describes it: “Throughout her childhood in Detroit, Damian Rogers was never given a satisfactory account of the circumstances that led to her own birth. The ‘truth’ behind…
Read MoreOpen House cancelled; writers return
The A-frame annual Open House, in partnership with the Ameliasburgh Fall Fair, had been scheduled for September 19 and 20 this year. Regrettably, due to the pandemic, both the Open House and the Fair were cancelled for 2020, but hope to be back in 2021. On the good news side, the Association was able to…
Read MoreCall for Applications Suspended
The Call for Applications for a residency at the A-frame has been suspended for 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, the A-frame association would be entertaining candidates for 2021 at this time. However, the residency program scheduled for this summer was cancelled. Writers who would have attended will be rescheduled in the 2021 season.
Read MoreWriters-in-Residence 2020
In light of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by federal and provincial governments, and to eliminate risk for writers-in-residence, attending volunteers and the local community, the Al Purdy A-frame residency program has been suspended until further notice. Future developments will be announced on this site.
Read MoreSuccessful Open House
Another great day at the A-frame. Over two days, more than 100 visitors, equaling last year’s total. So good to see continued interest in the preservation of the house and, especially, its role as a retreat for writers. A cultural crossroads it always was, and it remains. Al would raise a glass. And Eurithe, who…
Read MoreRare opportunity to see poet Al Purdy’s inner sanctum
AMELIASBURGH Poet Al Purdy’s iconic A-frame on Roblin Lake in Prince Edward County will hold an open house on Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The house, built by Al and his wife Eurithe, has been restored as a retreat for Canadian writers and has welcomed more than…
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Purdy A-Frame Open House, September 21 & 22
COME VISIT THE PURDY A-FRAME! We are open to the public Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22, between 10am and 4pm. Check out the restorations we’ve done and see where Al Purdy wrote many of his poems. There will be free information handouts, Purdy memorabilia for sale, and friendly hosts to welcome you. Bring…
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Purdy Drinks 2019 on Monday, May 27 in Toronto
Purdy Drinks is an annual event held in support of the Al Purdy A-frame residency. This year we are lucky to be partnering with House of Anansi and Henderson Brewing Co to bring you something really special. In addition to readings by Damian Rogers, Meaghan Strimas and Sarah Dearing, we will have a silent auction…
Read MoreWriters in residence 2019
The Al Purdy A-frame Association is pleased to announce the writers-in-residence for the 2019 season at the A-frame in Ameliasburgh, Prince Edward County. Cornelia Hoogland, April 13 to May 4, 2019 Cornelia Hoogland’s Trailer Park Elegy (Harbour, 2017), a book-length long poem, was a finalist for the League of Canadian Poets’ 2018 Raymond Souster…
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