Alice Major will be the guet speaker at the Edmonton & Area Famous Five Society’s luncheon on Thursday, March 25, 2010.
The Society hosts five luncheons a year in the ballroom of Edmonton’s historic Macdonald Hotel. The Enbridge Famous Five luncheon series features speakers from the business, academic and not-for-profit worlds — and at least one [...]

A generous selection from Alice’s collection, The Occupied World, appears in a new anthology of Canadian poetry published in Ireland.

The Office Tower Tales was awarded the Pat Lowther Award at the annual conference of the League of Canadian Poets on June 13. The Lowther award is given annually for best book of poetry by a Canadian woman.
The award was established in memory of Pat Lowther, a young B. C. poet who died tragically just [...]

Alice Major’s The Office Tower Tales has been awarded the “Trade Book of the Year – Fiction” prize by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. Not bad for a book of poetry.
The jury said, “The award goes to a landmark volume that offers a wealth of superlative writing, humour and sharp social commentary. ”
The shorlist [...]

Alice Major’s latest book, The Office Tower Tales, has been shortlisted for two prizes: the City of Edmonton Book Prize, and the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, given by the League of Canadian Poets for best book of poetry by a Canadian woman.
The Lowther jurors say:
“Pandora’s box is open, and out come tales spun by Sherry. [...]

Alice will be reading in April, 2009 in Toronto, Owen Sound, Hamilton and St. Catherine’s.

Alice will read as part of the Canadian Literature Centre’s Brown Bag reading series.

The Edmonton Poetry Festival hits town September 11-13.

Alice Major’s glosa, Parting, is featured on the “Poem of the Week” site maintained by Canada’s Parliamentary Poet Laureate, John Steffler.

Praise for the performance from Graham Hicks (Edmonton Sun) and Todd Babiak (Edmonton Journal)