Blue Metropolis
International Literature Festival
Blue Metropolis Foundation is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1997 that brings together people from different cultures to share the pleasures of reading and writing, and encourages creativity and intercultural understanding. The Foundation produces an annual International Literary Festival. Here, you can discover the themes and activities that animated the previous editions.
CONTEST RULES FOR “TELL US ABOUT YOUR REGION”
The contest is for young people and adults from this year’s three spotlighted regions— Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean—and features two ways to participate.
Write a text
Texts must be sent by email to linda.amyot@metropolisbleu.org NO LATER THAN June 16. Texts received after this date will be deemed ineligible for the contest.
Take a photo
Photos must be send by email to linda.amyot@metropolisbleu.org NO LATER THAN August 16. Photos received after this date will be deemed ineligible for the contest.
Winning texts and photos will be featured on the Blue Metropolis website.
Important: By submitting their texts and/or photos, participants consent to the sharing of their entries on Blue metropolis web pages and via its social media accounts.
Our new Indigenous Story Time series brings Indigenous authors into schools and libraries. Actor Marco Collin, star of the Radio Canada series Pour toi Flora, and author and visual artist Christine Sioui Wawanoloath will share stories that explore themes related to ecology and traditional Indigenous knowledge. These activities for grade school students are presented free of charge. These Indigenous storytelling activities will take place in late April 2023 at libraries in St-Charles, Saul-Bellow and Mercier, all located in riverside neighbourhoods of Montreal, as well as in Contrecœur.
2022-23 SCHEDULE
Indigenous story times featuring Marco Collin
Indigenous story times featuring Christine Sioui Wawanoloath
In 2022-23, the series was enriched by a special two-class visit at Mère Marie-Rose in Contrecœur that featured Nicolas Bérubé, a biologist associated with the Port of Montreal. Workshops facilitated by Caroline Barber followed this visit and empowered students to make use of poetry to express their points of view on these animals.
Schedule for 2022-23 maritime series workshops, facilitated by Caroline Barber (school activities closed to the public)