Working Groups Sponsored by the Alberta Public Interest Research Group.
 
Affordable Student Housing (ASH)
Alberta In Kyoto Investigation Group
Anti-Capitalist Edmonton (ACE)
Biofreedom
Citizens for Peaceful Communities (CPC)
Coalition Against War and Racism (CAWAR)
Edmonton Small Press Association (ESPA)
Fait Accomplit
FUSS Feminist Collective
House of Mother Earth (HOME)
Just Java
Lal, new media collective
The Olive
Media Working Group
Sierra Youth Coalition
SimpleFood organic food buying group
Students for Indian Development
Student Worker Action Group (SWAG)
Track-Tion
 

 

The Olive

The Olive is a non-profit editorial collective that was established by students and former students at the University of Alberta in 2000 in order to provide a regular and consistent forum for poetry in Edmonton. The mandate of the organization has always been to feature local writers as well as poets from across Canada; we wish to foster an environment where local writers and those who enjoy poetry can interact with artists from the larger literary community.

From the very beginning The Olive has distinguished itself as a unique cultural experience: we feature a single author at each reading and we also distribute a free "chapbook" (a small collection of poems; in this case, 8 pages) in which we publish selected poems by our monthly reader.

We also host an open stage at the conclusion to each evening where anyone interested in sharing work is invited to read. We host our readings at Martini's Bar and Grill (9910 109St., Edmonton) on the second Tuesday of every month during the academic year.

contact The Olive at oliveseries@hotmail.com