Contest Winners

Congratulations to the students who won the Algonquin Reads Student Contest!

The winners are:

Rachel Coulas, a student in the Business Administration program, for her critical essay about the book, Motorcycles and Sweetgrass.

George Tsikouras, a student in the Business Accounting program, for his short story, "Justice is Served", inspired by the book Motorcycles and Sweetgrass.

Read more in the Algonquin Times newspaper !

Congratulations to Rachel and George!

Thank you to our esteemed judges: Kim Tysick, Barbara Foulds, Gerry Paquette, Kim Hersey, and Sarah Dagg.

Student Writing contest

We are excited about our student writing contest. We are looking for either something creative that is inspired by this year's book Motorcycles and Sweetgrass or something more like a review or a piece of literary criticism. And it doesn't have to be only written. We have had submissions in the past that included a painting and a video presentation. The sky's the limit! Have fun!

There is cash prizes to be won, and fame!! You could be published in Algonquin Times, and on the Algonquin Reads web site.

This would look AMAZING on your resume, to have won this contest, so go for it and enter your piece!

The students who entered in the past were amateur writers, coming from different programs such as paralegal, outdoor adventure, library technician and more! So you can do it too!

Best of luck and contact us if you have questions about this contest and want the full contest details sent to you - email me at merriah [at] algonquincollege.com

Happy creating!
Helena

Used Book Sale

Check out the great deals at our Used Book sale, on Tues Nov 1 and Wed Nov 2 at the Woodroffe campus, from 11-3. The money we raise funds the Algonquin Reads activities such as our annual Student Writing Contest. Prices can't be beat! Just $0.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hard cover. Come visit us in the Marketplace Cafeteria and in the J-N link.

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Next year's book

We are excited to announce our book for next year - the 2011-2012 academic year - which is Drew Hayden Taylor's hilarious, inspiring and bestselling book, Motorcycles and Sweetgrass. This book was nominated for the Governor General's award and is now available for sale in the Algonquin College First Class bookstore. Read it now and get ready for the fun events next year!

Books we love - part 2 (Perth)

More great recommendations from Perth campus readers...

Strangers in a strange land by Robert Heinlein

Grandmothers counsel the world : women elders offer their vision for our planet by Carol Schaefer
"Very good for the times we are in ."

Conversations with God by Neale Walsch
"Love it"

Katfka on the shore by Haruki Murakami

Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad
"A classic philosophical tale about a man's descent into madness and life injustices and truths."
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Call of the wild by Jack London
"A classic tale about the bond between man and nature."

The ground beneath her feet by Salman Rushdie

The wind-up bird chronicle : a novel by Haruki Murakami

Villa Incognito by Tom Robbins

The tiger : a true story of vengeance and survival by John Vaillant
"From the author of The Golden Spruce, an absorbing true story of tiger(s) and men."

Trauma farm by Brian Brett

Zoe Whittall coming to Algonquin College

Zoe Whittall is coming for an author reading on Friday March 11, 2011, from 11:00am to 12:00pm in room T102, Woodroffe campus. Learn more about this great book, participate in a Q&A and enjoy some refreshments on us!

Check out Zoe's blog at: http://zoewhittall.blogspot.com/