Curating the Future
Check out this interview with our upcoming guest Tim Cresswell, where he discusses his debut poetry collection Soil. "I am certainly interested in, and delighted by, what people refer to as natural landscapes, or even wilderness," says Cresswell, "but I am much more interested in the spaces where the human imprint is obvious. And … Continue reading Tim Cresswell on Soil
Click here for an excerpt from the story "Wireless," part of Lynn Coady's Giller Prize winning Hellgoing. Lynn will be joining us for a masterclass this Friday, March 13, 2015 at 11 am in room LB 646, followed by a public reading at 7 pm, in the de Seve Cinema (1400 de Maisonneuve West). You won't want to … Continue reading Lynn Coady: Excerpt from Hellgoing
Writers Read is happy to announce the details of three (three!) upcoming events. On Friday, March 6 we have Professor, author and editor Anne Jamison who will be joining us at 4 pm in Room LB 646. Anne Jamison is Associate Professor of English at the University of Utah. She is author of Fic: Why … Continue reading March Madness: Three Announcements
Looking forward to our next guest Anne Jamison, who will be joining us on Friday, March 6 at 4 pm in Room LB 646 (1400 de Maisonneuve West). Anne is Associate Professor of English at the University of Utah and the editor of Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World. She also runs the blog, … Continue reading Happy Saturday: Anne Jamison and Twilight Fan Fiction
"Characters, faces, gestures—all those sweet, tiny details of life that tantalize you daily, that you are dying to absorb and make stories out of. It’s a craving precisely like when you stood in front of the nail polish display at Shopper’s Drug Mart as a 14-year-old, wondering if anyone would notice if you dropped that … Continue reading “The Weirdness” of Lynn Coady
Just a quick reminder for everyone that Carmine Starnino is joining us for a free public reading at Concordia today. The event will be held in Room LB 646 of Concordia University's Library Building (1400 de Maisonneuve West). We're really exciting to host this great and exciting talent (and of course to see you there!)
Click here to read Carmine Starnino's poem Next Door Café, published in Geist Magazine. Then, click here to read Next Door Café: A Poet's Musings, a short piece Starnino wrote about his inspiration for the poem and his own writing process. We're lucky to have such a unique writer joining us this Monday (February 16) … Continue reading Next Door Café by Carmine Starnino
Check out this excerpt of Carmine Starnino's Lazy Bastardism for a taste of what to expect next Monday (that's a week from today) when Starnino will join us for a free public reading at 5 pm in room 646 of Concordia's McConnell Library Building (1400 de Maisonneuve West). We look forward to seeing you there!
Our upcoming reader Carmine Starnino is a poet, critic and editor whose work includes the Governor General Award winning This Way Out. He is also the poetry editor for Vehicle Press and the senior editor for Reader's Digest Canada. Get to know how he manages to strike a balance between the commercial and creative sides of his … Continue reading An Interview with Carmine Starnino
We are happy to announce our first event of the season with Carmine Starnino, who'll be joining us for a public reading in a mere two weeks time! Kick off 2015 with us as we welcome the acclaimed author of works such as This Way Out and Lazy Bastardism on Monday, February 16 at 5 pm in Room LB 646, 1400 … Continue reading Writers Read Presents Carmine Starnino February 16
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