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DTSTART;TZID=UTC-3:20201001T190000
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SUMMARY:Afterwords Literary Festival: The Hours That Remain
DESCRIPTION:Keith Barker reads from his Dora-award-winning play The Hours That Remain.\n  \n \nThe AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet\, and in the fall of 2019\, AfterWords held its inaugural edition.  In 2020\, due to Covid-19\, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is primarily interested in presenting (and being in the audience for) conversations among writers about the ideas that push them forward\, the experiences that formed them into writers\, and what writing can tell us about how to be human. Our mission is to give those writers who choose to join us the very best experience that Halifax has to offer.  \nWe will offer live captioning upon request to all of our online events.  \nWe celebrate our festival on the unceded and traditional homeland of the Mi’kmaq People. We do land acknowledgements as a part of the reconciliation process. In order for this festival to exist\, for Canadians to enjoy the lives that they have\, Indigenous people were removed\, displaced\, and killed. This truth is an uncomfortable one\, but one that is necessary to face if we\, as fellow Canadians\, are to understand our whole history. We honour the Mi’kmaq\, whose stories have been shaped by Mi’kma’ki. \nKeith Barker reads from his Dora-award-winning play The Hours That Remain\, an exploration of missing and murdered indigenous women. Barker\, an Algonquin Métis playwright and the artistic director of Native Earth Performing Arts theatre company\, then joins Colleen Murphy in conversation. \n\nThis event is presented with the help of Playwrights Guild of Canada’s PlayConnect program. \n​7:00-7:45 pm AST on Thursday\, October 1st. \nTickets available August 10th. \n
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/afterwords-literary-festival-the-hours-that-remain/
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Book signing and sales,Festival,Reading,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T203000
DTSTAMP:20260427T210758
CREATED:20200918T141715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T141715Z
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SUMMARY:Hello/Goodbye: An  evening of readings & literary discussion presented by the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program
DESCRIPTION:Calling all readers and writers! Join the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program for an evening of readings\, literary discussion\, live Q&A and book giveaways. Help welcome incoming Canadian Writer-in-Residence Meg Braem and say farewell to outgoing Writer-in-Residence Sharanpal Ruprai. Registration required. \n\nMeg Braem is an Alberta-based playwright whose plays have been nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award and won the Alberta Literary Award for Drama\, the Alberta Playwriting Competition\, and Playwright Theatre Centre’s “The News Competition.” Her work has been presented at the University of Lethbridge\, Citadel Theatre\, Theatre Calgary\, Lunchbox Theatre\, The Belfry Theatre\, Sage Theatre\, Sparrow and Finch Theatre\, Atomic Vaudeville\, and Intrepid Theatre. Most recently\, her play The Josephine Knot was published by Playwrights Canada Press and she was the dramaturg on Anna Chatterton’s new play Cowgirl Up at Alberta Theatre Projects. \nSharanpal Ruprai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Ruprai’s début poetry collection\, Seva\, was a finalist for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry at the Alberta Literary Awards. Her poetry is featured in many anthologies\, including GUSH: Menstrual Manifestos for Our Time\, The Calgary Renaissance\, Red Silk: An Anthology of South Asian Canadian Women Poets\, and Exposed. Her second collection of poetry\, Pressure Cooker Love Bomb\, was released in April 2019. \nREGISTER HERE.
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/hello-goodbye-an-evening-of-readings-literary-discussion-presented-by-the-calgary-distinguished-writers-program/
CATEGORIES:Presentation,Reading,Virtual Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T210758
CREATED:20200626T142349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T142349Z
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SUMMARY:Eden Mills Writers’ Festival - Panel: Wild World
DESCRIPTION:EMWF In Your Own Backyard Online Series \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nEMWF Panel: Wild World \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nPresenters: Wade Davis\, Magdalena: River of Dreams\, Steven Heighton\, Reaching Mithymna: Among the Volunteers and Refugees on Lesvos\, and James Raffan\, Ice Walker: A Polar Bear’s Journey Through the Fragile Arctic\nHost: Laura Trethewey\, author of The Imperiled Ocean \nTake a journey down the wild Magdalena River. Walk in the footsteps of a polar bear on Hudson Bay. Stand on the beach in Lesvos\, the landing place of refugee sea crossings. During this session\, audience members will have a birds-eye view to stories of landscapes\, people\, events\, and cultures far-flung from our own experience. Journey with Wade Davis\, Steven Heighton and James Raffan as they reveal the research\, expeditions\, consultation\, and documentation behind their compelling new books. Part memoir\, part history\, part journalism\, part creative non-fiction – these titles will transport you to new places that will inspire a sense of wonder\, and perhaps\, a call to action for the future of our planet. \nThis event includes closed captioning. \nRegister HERE. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/eden-mills-writers-festival-panel-wild-world/
CATEGORIES:Panel,Presentation,Reading,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC-3:20201001T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC-3:20201001T213000
DTSTAMP:20260427T210758
CREATED:20200729T181107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200729T220623Z
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SUMMARY:Afterwords Literary Festival: Writing Into An Uncertain Future
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn how novelists Cory Doctorow\, Catherine Hernandez\, and Thea Lim engage with the often crisis-laden news of the day. \n  \n \nThe AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet\, and in the fall of 2019\, AfterWords held its inaugural edition.  In 2020\, due to Covid-19\, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is primarily interested in presenting (and being in the audience for) conversations among writers about the ideas that push them forward\, the experiences that formed them into writers\, and what writing can tell us about how to be human. Our mission is to give those writers who choose to join us the very best experience that Halifax has to offer.  \nWe will offer live captioning upon request to all of our online events.  \nWe celebrate our festival on the unceded and traditional homeland of the Mi’kmaq People. We do land acknowledgements as a part of the reconciliation process. In order for this festival to exist\, for Canadians to enjoy the lives that they have\, Indigenous people were removed\, displaced\, and killed. This truth is an uncomfortable one\, but one that is necessary to face if we\, as fellow Canadians\, are to understand our whole history. We honour the Mi’kmaq\, whose stories have been shaped by Mi’kma’ki. \nWhat can we learn from fiction about how to meet a future that feels deeply uncertain? \nOkay\, yes\, the future is always uncertain. And for sure\, it seems even more uncertain now than it did last year when we dreamed up this panel. And maybe you’re sick of contemplating the uncertain future—so let this panel of speculative fiction writers do it for you! Join Cory Doctorow\, Thea Lim\, and Catherine Hernandez in conversation with Stephanie Domet about how writers engage with the often crisis-laden news of the day and imagine possible outcomes of and perhaps even solutions to some of the pressing environmental\, social\, and technological issues that we face.  \nThis event is presented with the support of Arts Nova Scotia. \nSuggested donation of $5.00. \n​8:00-9:30 pm AST on Thursday\, October 1st. \nTickets available August 10th. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/afterwords-literary-festival-writing-into-an-uncertain-future/
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Festival,Panel,Presentation,Reading,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T210000
DTSTAMP:20260427T210758
CREATED:20201002T155634Z
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SUMMARY:The Festival of Literary Diversity Kids Bookfest: What’s the Buzz? (For Adults)
DESCRIPTION:The FOLD Kids Bookfest includes a fantastic array of events featuring a diverse array of authors and illustrators who’ve created books for young people (ages 0-18). In addition to events centred around children and young people\, the festival includes opportunities for adult writers of children’s literature to take part in pitch sessions and to develop their craft through in-person workshops with the festival’s incredible lineup of authors. \n  \n \n  \n2020’s Best Children’s Titles for Teachers\, Parents and Librarians \nGrab your pen and paper and get ready to take notes. This showcase offers librarians\, parents and educators a snapshot of the best Canadian Own Voices titles this year featuring FOLD Kids Coordinator Ardo Omer along with Khary Mathurin from Another Story Bookshop. \nThis event is recommended for educators (parents\, teachers\, librarians\, etc.). This event will be recorded and made available on our website soon after the event. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/the-festival-of-literary-diversity-kids-bookfest-whats-the-buzz-for-adults/
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Festival,Presentation,Virtual Festival
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20201001T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20201002T000000
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SUMMARY:Victoria Festival of Authors: Great Minds Don’t Think Alike
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nWith John Barton\, Lorna Crozier\, Kyeren Regehr and Madeline Sonik\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVictorians can claim writers John Barton (Lost Family)\, Lorna Crozier (Through the Garden)\, Kyeren Regehr (Cult Life)\, and Madeline Sonik (Fontainebleau) as belonging to their vibrant\, rich literary community. With strong voices and distinct styles\, their works span the range from poetry to prose\, memoir to fiction. Join them for a panel moderated by Darrel J. McLeod that will be as intriguing as the works are diverse. Darrel will facilitate a free-ranging discussion on a variety of topics beginning with style\, structure\, form\, and their relationship to content. \nModerated by Darrel J. McLeod and sponsored by the Greater Victoria Public Library. Closed-Captioned. \nFREE\, BUT REGISTRATION REQUIRED. REGISTER HERE. \n\n\n\n
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/victoria-festival-of-authors-great-minds-dont-think-alike/
CATEGORIES:Book Fair,Festival,Panel,Reading,Virtual Festival
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