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Austen and Montgomery panel with Sarah Emsley, Cavendish Literary Festival

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Time:
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Location:
Kindred Spirits Inn and Cottages, 46 Memory Lane, Cavendish, PE, Canada, C0A 1N0
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https://www.cavendishliteraryfestival.com/
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Member event

“Diana’s birthday is in February, and mine is in March. Don’t you think that is a very strange coincidence?” Anne Shirley asks Marilla Cuthbert in L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

Just like Diana before Anne, L.M. Montgomery celebrated a milestone birthday (150 years in 2024) just before Jane Austen (250 in 2025). This wide-ranging discussion between Sarah Emsley, Laura Robinson, and Kate Scarth, moderated by Jessica Doria-Brown, will explore the life, work, and legacy of two of the world’s greatest novelists: Jane Austen and L.M. Montgomery. Discover the impact and intersections of their stories, with plenty of audience interaction and time for Q&A.

Complimentary coffee and treats will be available for all guests during the event.

*Accessibility Note: Please be advised that this session is accessible only by one flight of stairs.

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Kindred Spirits Inn
Ticket Price: $25.00
Voices: Laura Robinson, Kate Scarth and Sarah Emsley
Moderator: Jessica Doria Brown

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  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
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  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

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