- 7 PM
- October 27, 2011
- Art Gallery of Hamilton, Tanenbaum Pavilion
- Hamilton
- Cost: $10
Location information
Art Gallery of Hamilton, Tanenbaum Pavilion
123 King Street West
Hamilton L8P 4S8
This event is presented in partnership with Authors at Harbourfront Centre, A Different Drummer Books, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Bryan Prince Bookseller and IFOA Ontario.
This event also marks the first year that IFOA Ontario is working in partnership with the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. This special evening will feature readings by the authors who will be shortlisted for the prize. The 2011 finalists include Clark Blaise, Michael Christie, Patrick deWitt, Esi Edguyan and Dan Vyleta. Unfortunately, Esi Edguyan will not be participating, but award-winning author of The Book of Negroes, Lawrence Hill, will be reading on her behalf.
Participants
Clark Blaise
Clark Blaise (Canada/USA) is the author of 20 books of fiction and non-fiction. A longtime advocate for the literary arts in North America, he has taught writing and literature at many institutions across the United States. Internationally recognized for his [...]
Michael Christie
Michael Christie (Canada) received his Masters of Fine Art in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. Prior to this, he worked in a homeless shelter in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and provided outreach to people with severe mental illness. [...]
Dan Vyleta
Dan Vyleta was born in Germany, completed a Ph.D. in history at the University of Cambridge and now lives and works in eastern Canada. His debut novel, Pavel & I, has been published in 13 countries and translated into eight [...]
Patrick deWitt
Patrick deWitt (Canada) is the author of two novels, Ablutions and The Sisters Brothers. He grew up in Vancouver and currently lives in Oregon with this wife and son. Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and longlisted for the Scotiabank [...]