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More than sixty writers of Italian heritage presented their work at the 19th Biennial Conference of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW). The conference, titled The Vines of Diaspora: Italian-Canadian Literary and Artistic Cultures, took place on September 27 and 28, at York University and the Columbus Centre, and featured emerging as well as established writers and academics. Abril Liberatori,…

International Day of Mourning takes place on April 28th to remember workers killed or injured in the workplace. At Toronto's Columbus Centre politicians gather along with a who's who of the Italian community to honour Italian immigrants killed on the job. In 2016, the Italian Fallen Workers Memorial Wall was built to honour 1000 Italian immigrants who died on job…

The Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) held its biennial conference at the University of Torino, in Torino, Italy, from September 28 to October 1, 2022. The conference, which was originally planned for 2020, was twice delayed due to the Covid pandemic. With the effects of the pandemic waning and travel restrictions lifted, association members were able to come together last…

  Montreal, May 16, 2021 – We are pleased to report the names of the winners of the 2021 Accenti Writing, Photo and Poetry contests. The winners were announced live on Zoom during the Librissimi Toronto Italian Book Festival on Saturday, May 15, 2021. The winner of the Accenti Writing Contest and recipient of the $1000 Grand Prize is Maria…

What does it mean to be queer and Italian-Canadian? And what experiences do queer Italian-Canadians have when their sexual orientation and gender identity come in contact with their cultural heritage and traditions? Licia Canton, the director of the documentary Creatives Spaces: Queer and Italian-Canadian, is hopeful that this project will help to encourage new conversations on these topics and to celebrate…

Montreal, May 26, 2020 – Publisher Domenic Cusmano and Editor-in-chief Licia Canton are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Accenti Writing and Photo contests, as well as the winners of the Popular Vote for both contests. The winner of the Accenti Photo Contest and recipient of the $1000 Grand Prize is Giuseppe Cardoni (Perugia, Italy) for his photo “Piazza…

If you could choose a first conference to attend as a speaker, the Biennial Conference of the Association of Italian-Canadian Writers (AICW) should be the one. An interdisciplinary conference, it includes academic and creative writing, film, photography, art, and translation, and you never feel like you don’t belong –even if you’re not Italian-Canadian, like me. Started in 1986, the conference is an…

  Life and passionate pursuits deserve celebrating. The Premio all’eccellenza del lavoro e alla cultura Italiana nel Mondo, bestowed upon four honourees at a gala dinner and fundraiser on October 25, 2018, certainly was that – celebration in grand style. This was the 18th edition of the Premio, and third to take place in Toronto, since its inception in New York, in 1994,…

Accenti Magazine and its newly-formed Foundation welcomed the vernal equinox with a dazzling dinner and dance gala. On the eve of the first day of spring, over 150 friends of Accenti Magazine in stylish attire gathered at Buffet Roma in Montreal to celebrate the Magazine, introduce the members of the Foundation and show support for future initiatives. The evening was enlivened by Disco…

Since 2003 Accenti has been a vehicle for expressing creativity through words and images. With its annual writing and photo contests, Accenti celebrates the imagination of emerging and established writers and photographers from Canada and elsewhere, and provides an opportunity for visibility and publication, not to mention cash prizes! Even stories that don’t win, may eventually be published. The fifth annual Accenti Magazine Awards were held…