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Campbell River Art Gallery presents the Opening Reception for Recover All That is Ours, curated by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Campbell River Art Gallery presents the Opening Reception for Recover All That is Ours, curated by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Campbell River Art Gallery presents the Opening Reception for Recover All That is Ours, curated by Shannon Webb-Campbell (author of Who Took My Sister?). Guest curated by Shannon Webb-Campbell Mi’kmaq writer and poet, “Recover All That is Ours” features visual artists Meryl McMaster, Meagan Musseau, Lindsay Dobbin, and collaborators Becca Taylor, Breanna & Niki Little, […]
Growing Room Festival Opening Night Party with Too Attached
Growing Room Festival Opening Night Party with Too Attached
Hosts: Chelene Knight and Nav Nagra Join festival authors and Room staff and volunteers as we kick off Growing Room 2018 with a launch party at the Fox Cabaret, featuring opening remarks by Room’s managing editor Chelene Knight and editorial board member Nav Nagra, feminist-themed drinks, and music by Too Attached. Too Attached is two […]
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Growing Room Festival presents Hidden Intersections: Writing Between the Cracks with Chelene Knight
Growing Room Festival presents Hidden Intersections: Writing Between the Cracks with Chelene Knight
Hidden Intersections: Writing Between the Cracks With Amber Dawn, Kim Clark, Farzana Doctor, and Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) Moderator: Minelle Mahtani Race and gender—these intersections are at the forefront of every conversation when it comes to writing and publishing. But what about those intersections that aren’t talked about? From single motherhood, class, […]
Growing Room Festival presents Indigenous Brilliance, with Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents Indigenous Brilliance, with Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents Indigenous Brilliance With Joanne Arnott, Carleigh Baker, Marie Annharte Baker, Selina Boan, Molly Billows, Sharon Jinkerson-Brass, Samantha Nock, Deanna Partridge-David, Bev Sellars, and Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild) Hosts: Jessica Johns and Jónína Kirton From poetry, to fiction, to performance, every one of these writers is giving […]
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Growing Room Festival presents Where Does the Page Stop and the Body Begin: Writing the Body, with host Mallory Tater
Growing Room Festival presents Where Does the Page Stop and the Body Begin: Writing the Body, with host Mallory Tater
Growing Room Festival presents Where Does the Page Stop and the Body Begin: Writing the Body With Amber Dawn, Kim Clark, Samantha Nock, Casey Plett Moderator: Mallory Tater (author of This Will Be Good) We welcome all bodies to sit in with us as these writers strip the layers of writing the body. Where does […]
Growing Room Festival presents By Blood, By Choice: Exploring Family and Community in Writing, with Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents By Blood, By Choice: Exploring Family and Community in Writing, with Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents By Blood, By Choice: Exploring Family and Community in Writing With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Joanne Arnott, Gurjinder Basran, Maggie de Vries, Clea Roberts, Bev Sellars Moderator: Minelle Mahtani Spend your morning exploring the dynamics of family and community in writing. What is family and how […]
Campbell River Art Gallery presents Shannon Webb-Campbell
Campbell River Art Gallery presents Shannon Webb-Campbell
Campbell River Art Gallery presents a reading by Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of Who Took My Sister?.
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Growing Room Festival presents Reopening Old Wounds: Self-Care When Writing, with Chelene Knight
Growing Room Festival presents Reopening Old Wounds: Self-Care When Writing, with Chelene Knight
Growing Room Festival presents Reopening Old Wounds: Self-Care When Writing With Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant), Maggie de Vries, Ijeoma Oluo, Bev Sellars Moderator: Betsy Warland Writing can be a powerful way of healing after trauma; however, the process can also trigger painful memories and emotions. How do we know when we’re ready […]
Growing Room Festival presents White Feminists: Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much, with Chelene Knight and Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents White Feminists: Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much, with Chelene Knight and Gwen Benaway
Growing Room Festival presents White Feminists: Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) Jillian Christmas, Silvia Moreno-Garcia Moderator: Ijeoma Oluo “Feminism” might have been Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, but who is really entitled to be a part […]
Growing Room Festival presents Love in Lit: Heartbreaks, Heteronormativity, and Clichés With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Caroline Adderson, Jillian Christmas, Casey Plett Moderator: Anna Ling Kaye When it comes to one of the most tired subjects in the history of storytelling, how can writers create a narrative that can move […]
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Calgary Wordfest presents Erin Wunker
Calgary Wordfest presents Erin Wunker
In celebration of International Women's Day, Calgary Wordfest presents Erin Wunker, author of Notes from a Feminist Killjoy. $15.00 Tickets Available here. Please note: this event is currently SOLD OUT.
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Dazibao presents a Lecture and Reading by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Dazibao presents a Lecture and Reading by Shannon Webb-Campbell
Reading-intervention by Shannon Webb-Campell : What’s Wrong With Romance To conclude the exhibition Spécial Video Pool Special: What's Wrong With Romance?, Dazibao is pleased to welcome Mi’kmaq poet, writer and critic Shannon Webb-Campbell. Placing her own texts in conversation with a selection of videos works from What’s Wrong With Romance?, Webb-Campbell proposes a dialogue on […]
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Incite Reading Series presents Incite: Homegrown with Chelene Knight
Incite Reading Series presents Incite: Homegrown with Chelene Knight
Incite Reading Series presents Incite:Homegrown, with Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) and Terese Mailhot. From the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to the visceral Downtown Eastside, geography holds a powerful role in the construction of our memories. The essential relationship between people and land is, once more, coming to the forefront of our […]
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Emily Carr University presents Jacob Wren
Emily Carr University presents Jacob Wren
Emily Carr University presents a reading with Jacob Wren, author of Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART.
Tonic presents Chelene Knight
Tonic presents Chelene Knight
Tonic is proud to announce our latest event, quite the spring sizzler, featuring: Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant, Ivanna Besenovsky, Amber Dawn, and David Ly. Tonic is proud to launch Amber Dawn's novel SODOM ROAD EXIT, David Ly's chapbook STUBBLE BURN, and Chelene Knight's memoir DEAR CURRENT OCCUPANT. Come congratulate the authors and […]
READ Books presents a Book Launch and Reading for Jacob Wren
READ Books presents a Book Launch and Reading for Jacob Wren
READ Books presents a book launch and reading for Jacob Wren's latest book, Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART. Book Launch + Reading Tuesday, March 20, 2018 7pm
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VerseFest’s National Capital Region Showcase, featuring Christine McNair
VerseFest’s National Capital Region Showcase, featuring Christine McNair
VerseFest's National Capital Region Showcase, featuring readings by Christine McNair, author of Charm, and Chris Johnson, Henry Biessel, and Madeleine Stratford. Tickets available here.
Vancouver Launch of Dear Current Occupant by Chelene Knight
Vancouver Launch of Dear Current Occupant by Chelene Knight
Please join Chelene Knight to celebrate the Vancouver launch of her highly anticipated new book, Dear Current Occupant, a creative nonfiction memoir,about home and belonging set in the 80s and 90s of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Host/Emcee: Meharoona Ghani With guest readers: Simone Chnarakis & Jonina Lynn Kirton Music by What it is! (whatitissoul.com) Book sales […]
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Hapa-palooza Festival presents Mixed Me: Multi-ethnic Storytelling for Teens & Kids, with Chelene Knight
Hapa-palooza Festival presents Mixed Me: Multi-ethnic Storytelling for Teens & Kids, with Chelene Knight
Hapa-palooza Festival presents Mixed Me: Multi-ethnic Storytelling for Teens & Kids, with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. For story-tellers and story-lovers! Hapa-palooza Festival, a celebration of mixed heritage arts and ideas, presents an afternoon of multi-ethnic storytelling for teens, kids, and families. Please join three exciting mixed race authors, poet and memoirist Chelene Knight […]
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IFOA presents the 10th annual Battle of the Bards, with Aaron Tucker
IFOA presents the 10th annual Battle of the Bards, with Aaron Tucker
The popular poetry competition from Toronto's International Festival of Authors returns featuring readings by 20 of Canada’s emerging and established poets, including Aaron Tucker, author of Irresponsible Mediums: The Chess Games of Marcel Duchamp. Hosted by Susan G. Cole. The poets will be judged by Geoffrey E. Taylor (IFOA Director), Zviko Mhakayakora (IFOA Executive Assistant Programming) and 2017 […]