Writers Read is proud to announce that our upcoming reader Deirdre Madden will be holding a Master Class on Friday October 10 in Concordia University's Room LB 646 from 11am -12pm. A sign-up sheet is currently posted on Professor Sina Queyras' office door (LB 674.2). There are limited spaces available and sign up on a … Continue reading MASTERCLASS: Deirdre Madden
Congrats to Tanya Tagaq!
Tanya Tagaq, whom we hosted in October of 2013, won the Polaris Music Prize! Watch this video to see her perform, it's probably unlike anything you've ever seen before. For those of you who missed Tagaq at Writers Read last year, don't make the same mistake again and mark your calendars for Deirdre Madden on October … Continue reading Congrats to Tanya Tagaq!
Francine Prose and Lydia Davis
Check out BOMB Magazine for this conversation between two of our favourite Writer’s Read Alumni Francine Prose and Lydia Davis. Writer’s Read kicks off its 2014/2015 season with award-winning Irish novelist Deirdre Madden, who’s latest novel Time Present and Time Past was published in 2013. You don’t want to miss it!
Get to Know Deirdre Madden!
For those of you who aren’t as familiar with this year’s opening writer as you should be, check out this interview in The Guardian. Starting with an overview of Madden’s work, this article discusses the novelist’s literary beginnings as well as the complex political contexts of her work. Madden will give a public reading on … Continue reading Get to Know Deirdre Madden!
2014/2015 Season Line up!
While there are a few events that are still awaiting various confirmations of time and place, Writers Read is proud to announce the general plan for our 2014-2015 season: Deirdre Madden (co-sponsored with School of Canadian Irish Studies) Friday, Oct 10 H 767 Gary Geddes and Ann Erikkson September 30th, LB 646 A Celebration of … Continue reading 2014/2015 Season Line up!
And we’re back!
Our first event of the year is a reading co-sponsored with the School of Canadian Irish Studies. Deirdre Madden will read on Friday, October 10, 2014 at 7 p.m. Room H-767 Hall Building 1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W. An elegant, insightful meditation on the shifting forces of time and memory, “Time Present and Time Past,” … Continue reading And we’re back!
TONIGHT AT 7PM: FRANCINE PROSE | FREE PUBLIC READING
Writers Read at Concordia is pleased to present bestselling fiction author Francine Prose for a public reading on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7PM in room 767 of the Henry F. Hall Building (H-767) at Concordia University (1455 De Maisonneuve W. Blvd.). Francine Prose is the author of seventeen works of fiction. Her novel A … Continue reading TONIGHT AT 7PM: FRANCINE PROSE | FREE PUBLIC READING
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