Alissa York’s internationally acclaimed novels include Mercy, Effigy (shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize), Fauna and, most recently, The Naturalist. She is also the author of the short fiction collection, Any Given Power, stories which have won her the Journey Prize and the Bronwen Wallace Award. Her essays and articles have appeared in such periodicals as The Guardian, The Globe and Mail and Canadian Geographic. York has lived all over Canada and now makes her home in Toronto with her husband, artist Clive Holden.
Past Events
Saturday October 29, 2016
Our Inescapable Nature
- 15:00
- Toronto
- Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre
Cost: $18/ $15 Supporters, Free for Students & Youth 25 under
Join distinguished authors Yann Martel, Andrew Westoll, and Alissa York as they read from their new works live!
Wednesday October 26, 2016
The Past You Make
- 18:00
- Toronto
- Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre
Cost: $18/ $15 for Supporters, Free for Students & Youth 25 under
Learn how C.C. Humphreys, Steven Price, and Alissa York re-imagine the past.
Tuesday October 4, 2016
IFOA Etobicoke
- 19:00
- Etobicoke
- The Assembly Hall
Cost: Sold Out
Wendy O'Brien sits down with Alissa York to talk about The Naturalist.