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August 2002, Strowbridge was invited to read and
conduct a workshop at The Writers’ Festival, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork,
Ireland. The Canadian Embassy in Dublin also sponsored a reading and a
reception. On Strowbridge’s return, The Sirius Arts Centre issued an
invitation for her to apply for a 6-week residency in Cobh. Her application
was accepted and she spent February-March as Writer-In-Residence at The
Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, sponsored by The Centre and The Canadian Arts
Council. While there, she held school workshops the Bellvue National School,
read at The Centre and hosted a Seminar/Gabfest for International Women's
Day. She was also commissioned to produce five generational essay-poems for
Ireland’s Lyric FM.
Nellie P. Strowbridge was invited by The
Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Roberts to attend the 2005 Newfoundland and
Labrador Book Awards Ceremony on April 21 at Government House. Strowbridge
was also short-listed for the 2005 E. J. Pratt Award for her poetry collection
Dancing on Ochre Sands. This award is sponsored by the
Newfoundland and Labrador Writers’ Alliance. There were readings by the
short-listed writers in both the poetry and non-fiction category at the
Masonic Temple April 20.
Her latest readings were at The Grenfell House
Museum, the Cow Head Library, and Rocky Harbour Park Interpretation Centre.
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