In anticipation of our don't-miss event coming up October 16, Lemon Hound is posting excerpts and reader responses to Theory, A Sunday all month long. Check out Krystal Languell's poignant reply here. To celebrate this text, and it's recent publication in English by Belladonna* press, Writers Read is hosting Gail Scott for a marathon reading of … Continue reading “We had to create our own worlds, my friends and I, or we wouldn’t have survived”
This Tuesday: Geddes and Eriksson!
Just reminding you that Gary Geddes and Ann Eriksson will be reading at Concordia University this Tuesday, September 30, at noon in Room LB 646. Should be good one, so don't miss it!
Bad News…
It is with great disappointment that we announce our October 10 event, Writers Read Presents Deirdre Madden, has been cancelled. Ms Madden will be unavailable to attend the reading, as well as her Master Class that was scheduled for earlier that day. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and invite you to look forward … Continue reading Bad News…
Theory, A City
Lemon Hound has posted Lisa Robertson's introduction to Theory, A Sunday here. We’re hosting Robertson, along with Gail Scott, Nicole Brossard and Rachel Levitsky for a public reading Thursday October 16th at 7 pm in Room H-767 at Concordia University. This event will be following a marathon reading of Gail Scott's novel My Paris, held in the same … Continue reading Theory, A City
MASTERCLASS: Deirdre Madden
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!
Writers Read: Concordia university's reading Series 