Red Earth Women Presents
rewp II: close to the heart

Our second  season
of word, music, and song
begins on Thursday, October 21
with OPEN MIC
and
Special-Guest-Island-Artist Liza Oliver.

Transplanted from Newfoundland, Liza now lives and works on PEI where she writes fiction, monologues and poetry. She is happy to be a part of PEI’s rich creative community in which she continues to grow as a writer.

Liza has not always called herself a writer but as a child she circled random words in her Child Craft book, read them out loud to herself and called that a poem.

She started calling herself a writer after a series of experiences which started with some innocent journal writing. Liza found herself spicing up her journals, adding parts, and writing about experiences which didn’t actually happen. As a result she had no choice but to call it fiction and thus Liza- the fiction writer was born.

In 2003 she participated in the Community of Writer’s program at Tatamagouche where she learned she is not a poet but loves to dabble and and could potentially have fun with poetry.  She also learned to write what is close to her heart and has not stopped doing just that. Liza writes from a raw and honest space creating real and recognizable characters. Often her Newfoundland heritage seeps into her character’s lives and displays itself in the form of a rich sense of humour.

She participated in a program called Soloworks and discovered that she loves the art of writing and performing monologues.

Liza has read at many local literary events and embraces all experiences to share her work.  She has co-written and performed a comedy skit for for a cabaret during Charlottetown’s Pride festival and has performed in the Vagina Monologues.

Liza was the recipient of an Island Literary Award in 2009 in the short story category. She is currently working on a novel and has a rooted desire to write and perform a one woman show. She is a member of an invaluable group of writing women called the Wild Women Writers. When she is not writing, she can be found sprawled about a rock, or wrapped  around a tree trying to merge with nature.

Liza  lives happily in Stratford with her partner and their dog, a very active Boston terrier named Louis.

SO COME OUT:

Thursday October 21

at the Main Faculty Lounge, Main Buidling, UPEI
Just show up/check it out/sign up for open mic
Doors @ 7. OPEN MIC @ 7:30
Liza Oliver ~9