Canadian Authors-Toronto Celebrates Indie Author Day: CAA Member Indie Author Readings

CAA Member Indie Author Readings

Indie Author Day, on Saturday November 7, 2020, is a special day dedicated to celebrating the contributions and achievements of Indie Authors. This event brings together local indie authors, writers, and readers for a day of education, networking, workshops, and more. Canadian Authors–Toronto is excited to be participating as an official host of the 5th annual Indie Author Day in 2020!

Pre-registration is required. Click on the links below to receive your individualized Zoom links. To register, click here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcO-hpzsqHNDjsAbtj8ZUXDiKhScRkmxq

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Please keep track of this reply. It contains your personalized link to the event.

Program Details:

5:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST — CAA Member Indie Author Readings

Please join in to hear fantastic works presented by CAA­­­–Toronto authors. Each author will read for five minutes.

Comments? Questions?

Email Canadian Authors–Toronto co-president JF Garrard, hello at jfgarrard.com.

Reader Bios: 

Gavin Barrett was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and immigrated to Toronto from Hong Kong in 1996. Understan (Mawenzi House, 2020) is his first collection of poems. His poetry has been published in a Penguin India anthology and reputed literary journals. The Tartan Turban Secret Readings series, which he runs with novelist Mayank Bhatt, focuses on giving racialized writers a stage. He is cofounder of Barrett and Welsh, a branding and advertising agency that specializes in creating inclusion through communications. gavin barrett

Ariane Blackman is the author of two poetry collections, No One Sleeps (LyricalMyrical Press, 2013) and The River Doesn’t Stop (Aeolus House, 2018) and a novel, The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone (LE Press, 2018). She is the co-editor of Juniper, an on-line poetry publication.

Guglielmo D’Izzia is an actor and writer who hails from Sicily. His artistic pursuits have led him to some of the greatest cities in the world: Rome, New York City, and now Toronto. The Transaction, his debut novel, won the 2016 Marina Nemat Award and was a finalist of the 2020 International Book Awards Literary Fiction Category. He was also nominated “Most Promising Author” 2020 by The Miramichi Reader.

R.A Morris holds a Master of Environmental Studies from York University and has lived and worked in Honduras, Fort Good Hope, and the territorial capital of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories. Beyond What Separates Us is his first novel. He lives in Toronto.

A. B. Neilly is a writer, playwright, philosopher, astrologer and magician. Her publications include novels for children, articles, short stories, and blogs. Her YA novel, Kalala, will be published by Prometea Press. Her play The Seer has been performed at the Toronto Queer Festival and Magicians was selected for the Big Ideas Festival. abneilly.com

Michael Newman is the author of the historical fiction novel Between These Walls, published by Friesen Press. He is a retired real estate executive, born in Hungary, the son of holocaust survivors. He lives on Toronto’s waterfront with his wife and spends his time travelling and writing. Between These Walls is his debut novel, with a sequel in the works.

Uta Sojat was born and raised in Germany and immigrated in 1973. After retiring from her career teaching gifted elementary school students, Uta followed her passions of travel, photography, and writing. She has written three coffee table books about Rajasthan, India. Her novel, Chandkoor’s Journey, tells a cross-cultural love story and immerses readers in Rajasthani culture. www.uta-sojat.com