Island Studies Press

06/08/2026

Looking for a Father's Day gift for the Islander in your life? Check out The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time by Edward MacDonald. The book depicts growing up in Newport, PEI, in the late 50s to early 70s and is a unique blend of history, archival photos, and poems. As one man in a bar recently told me, "I don't usually like poetry, but I loved Ed's book." Your dad or grandad might too.

05/26/2026

In case you missed the editors of Turning the Tide in conversation with Andrew Jennings about climate change, social change, and islandness, here is the link!

In this webinar, the editors of a new interdisciplinary volume of essays will highlight the local experiences of Islanders around the world who are now situa...

05/25/2026

Are you a writer on PEI interested in the future of the Island Literary Awards? Be a part of the community conversation on June 13.

05/19/2026

Islands Matter Seminar: Turning the Tide - Climate Change, Social Change, and Islandness, MAY 20 at 9 am (AT).

In this free webinar, the editors of a new interdisciplinary volume of essays will highlight the local experiences of Islanders around the world who are now situated at the forefront of climate change.

Offering multiple perspectives from 13 small island nations, Island territories and Canadian sub-national jurisdictions, this discussion will touch upon place-based innovative actions, including creative responses to climate change, the strength of islanders’ dynamic knowledge systems to weather climate impacts, the desire to move towards food sovereignty, and institutional responses to climate change that include culturally informed solutions.

While recognising that the scope of climate change is planetary and global, Turning the Tide brings the conversation down to earth by navigating climate futures through an island lens.

Register by clicking on the link below.

Seminars and Events at the Institute for Northern Studies

05/19/2026

ISLAND WRITING AWARDS SURVEY

As one part of ongoing consultation with PEI's diverse writing communities in support of a revitalized awards program for Island writers, the PEI Writers Guild has launched an online survey to gather feedback.

This short survey is open to Island writers and creatives at all levels of experience. Even if you’ve never participated in a PEIWG event or submitted to the Island Literary Awards, these are your awards and we want to hear from you!

The survey will help shape the future direction of the awards program and celebration and will be open until June 15. Complete the survey by visiting the PEIWG website for more information.
https://www.peiwritersguild.com/

Additionally, "On Saturday, June 13 (1-4 PM), there will be a Community Conversation at the library in Charlottetown to discuss the overall findings from the engagement and facilitate a dialogue between a panel of established and emerging writers about the history of the ILAs and the future needs of writers on PEI." All interested people are invited.

We are the PEI Writers' Guild—a group of authors, editors, publishing industry professionals, and community-minded writers. We’re rooted in Epekwitk (PEI) but we have a dynamic, enveloping global wingspan. We are students, and we are teachers. We write short fiction, YA, memoir, poetry, travel. ...

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Edward MacDonald and Brent MacLaine whose poetry books are nominated for a PEI Book Award! Both of books celebrate Island history, landscape, and people. You can pick up a copy of A Skeptic in Springtime by Brent MacLaine and The Geography of Home: Poems for a Lost Time by Edward MacDonald at Bookmark.

More than a dozen Island authors are being recognized for their work after being nominated for the 2026 PEI Book Awards. The short list of nominees is as follows: Children’s LiteratureMy Little Ogichidaa: An Indigenous Lullaby by Willie Pollhe Sandcastle that Jack Built by Judith Graves Sarah Pona...

04/27/2026

Tonight: Poets & Pints at the Rodd Charlottetown (Georgian Room), 7 pm. Free, all are welcome. Come hear Ed MacDonald, Judy Gaudet, and Sadie McCarney read and talk about their new books.

03/18/2026

A sneak peek at Judy Gaudet's new poetry collection, Another Landscape. The book launch will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Main 204) at the University of Prince Edward Island. Books will be available for sale, thanks to the Bookmark. The event is free, and all are welcome.

03/10/2026

Katherine Dewar, thank you for your tenacity, energy, and wit. It was a pleasure to work with you on your trilogy of books that highlighted women's experiences in the First and Second World Wars. What is remembered lives.

03/04/2026

Hope to see you at Judy Gaudet's book launch on March 24, 7 pm, in the Faculty Lounge at the University of Prince Edward Island. If you can't wait until then, you can pick up a copy of Another Landscape, her third poetry collection, at Bookmark.