Canadian Authors-Toronto: From Screen to Stage and Back: In Conversation with Zoe Whittall and Wiebke von Carolsfeld

Co-presented by Editors Toronto, Canadian Authors–Toronto, and the Creative Writing Program at the School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto (UofT).

For our first joint program meeting of the 2019–20 season, Editors Toronto, Canadian Authors–Toronto, and the Creative Writing Program at UofT’s School of Continuing Studies will feature a conversation about books and movies with two of the brightest lights in Canadian film, TV, and book publishing. Multiple award-winning writer Zoe Whittall and renowned film editor and director (and now novelist) Wiebke von Carolsfeld will read from their novels, show clips from their film and TV work, and share stories about what it’s like to write, edit, and be edited across different media.

Have you ever wondered how some writers manage to do it all, publishing novels, stories, sometimes poetry, while also writing, directing, and/or editing for film and TV? What kind of versatility, skills, and industry knowledge are required to move fluidly between page and screen, and what can writers, filmmakers, and editors learn from those who thrive on such border crossings? Zoe and Wiebke will address these and other questions in a wide-ranging discussion of their own books, movies, and TV work.

The conversation will be moderated by writer, editor, and arts critic Lee Parpart, whose career has taken her from newspapers to film studies classrooms and hybrid publishing.

Admission is FREE for members of Canadian Authors Association; Editors Canada; and affiliates of the Creative Writing Program at UofT’s School of Continuing Studies. Tickets are $10 for non-members and $5 for non-member students.