Love our Local Authors

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is home to talented storytellers informed by diverse worldviews and experiences. In this evolving feature, we will highlight some of our gifted writers, past and present, and celebrate Newfoundland and Labrador storytelling through the written word.

Supported by TD Bank Group (TD) through the TD Ready Commitment, Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries (NLPL) are happy to welcome Ivan J. White to the Stephenville-Kindale and St. George’s Libraries as NLPL’s second Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, beginning on November 2, 2024. Ivan J. White hails from the Mi’kmaw community of Flat Bay, on the west coast of Newfoundland. He holds a Master of Applied Literary Arts from Memorial University’s Grenfell Campus where he discovered a love for the field of Narratology. A sharer and connector at heart, Ivan J combines his experience in writing, audio, and communications to facilitate and reveal authentic stories that contribute to Mi’kmaw pride and progress. Most of this work has been in the building of spaces, guidance of others, and platforming of Mi’kmaw and Indigenous People’s voices. Ivan J has worked professionally in multiple fields including arts administration, event management, education, and journalism, with professional artistic credits in published writing, music, teaching, and filmmaking.

To learn more about about the this initiative and the programs being offered, contact Stephenville-Kindale Public Library and St. George’s Public Library.

Do you have a story to tell? Below are links to local organizations with programs and services available to support emerging and established writers, artists, musicians, filmmakers, and other creatives in Newfoundland and Labrador.

February is LOLA Month: our annual celebration of Newfoundland and Labrador books, authors and readers. It includes naming NLPL’s Must-Read Book of the Year and awarding the Margaret Duley Prize.

Find out more about LOLA Month.

Organized by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA), in cooperation with public libraries in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Prince Edward Island, this initiative helps make local, accessible eBooks and audiobooks available for simultaneous, unlimited usage through OverDrive/Libby and Pretnumerique. During #ReadAtlantic campaigns, your NLPL library card provides access to a range of Read Atlantic titles, including books published in Newfoundland and Labrador.