Wednesday, March 8 from 11:30-12:30pm Dr. Derek Beaulieu is the author of twenty-six books of poetry, conceptual fiction, critical writing, as well as over 200 chapbooks and 6 edited volumes. He is also Director of Literary Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Join us via Zoom for a reading and talk on […]
Music of the Shakespearean stage in the Restoration period 15 March 2023 4:00pm - 5:00pm Room SC 203 In a pub in 1667 the theatre impresario Tom Killigrew boasted to the diarist Samuel Pepys that ‘that the stage is now by his pains a thousand times better and more glorious than ever heretofore.’ Along with […]
21 March 2023 via Zoom 2:45pm – 3:15pm Jael Richardson is the best-selling author of Gutter Child, which was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award and was the recipient of a Word Award. Richardson lives in Brampton, Ontario where she serves as the Executive Director for the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). Join us […]
Miriam will read from her work and then speak with Karen about "writing, reading, fighting and talking." The event will conclude with an audience Q&A and book signing, and is open to members of the York community and beyond. Learn More Date: April 17, 2023Venue: 2nd Floor, Second Student CentreReception: 7:00 – 7:30 pmLecture: 7:30 […]
30 March 2023 4:30pm - 5:30pm Charlene Adhiambo is a Kenyan American writer currently based in Harlem, NY. Her one act play Guardian was read at Saudade Theatre’s Re-Descobrimentos Festival in July 2020. She writes stage plays, screenplays, fiction, and songs. She writes in a space somewhere between Ray Bradbury and Toni Morrison, two of […]
Revolutionary Poetics and Poetic Revolutions: Lillian Allen Discusses Make the World New 15 March 2023 via Zoom 2:30pm-3:30pm Leading Canadian poet and international exponent of dub poetry Lillian Allen is a foremother of Canadian poetry. She is a Juno award winner, lifelong arts activist, cultural strategist, and Professor of Creative Writing at OCAD. An award-winning […]
Thursday February 2nd, 2pm - 3pm 014 McLaughlin College (Junior Common Room)Hybrid Event The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and the Department of English are proud to host award-winning Canadian poet, Karen Solie, our 2022-2023 Writer-in-Residence, as she reads from new and selected work. A Q&A will follow. Karen Solie is the author […]
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.Location: McLaughlin Junior Common Room (014 McLaughlin) Do you want to publish your writing? Are you interested in a career in publishing? Join an afternoon conversation with the talented people at the heart of three of Canada's most vibrant publishing programs. Canisia Lubrin, poetry editor for McClelland & […]
Starkie Mak is a multi-faceted artist experienced in the realms of visual art, illustration, teaching art, writing, and poetry, as well as having a deep-seated respect for literature. Upon moving from Hong Kong to Toronto in 2018, she was motivated to create a story highlighting notions of trust, courage, and love. She is of the mindset […]
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2022: 2:30PM – 4:00PM 305 FOUNDERS COLLEGE, SENIOR COMMON ROOM IN-PERSON/HYBRID Emma Healey's most recent book is Best Young Woman Job Book: A Memoir, which was published by Random House Canada this past March. Her essays, criticism and poems have been published in a lot of places, most recently Vulture magazine and n+1. Join […]