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September 25, 2009
4:00 pm

Campus Program: A Sip of Juice

The U of W’s talented writing students share new work to kick off the school year.

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September 25, 2009
2:30 pm

Afternoon Book Chats: Jan Andrews & Jake MacDonald

For Jan Andrews and Jake MacDonald, stories—from anecdotes to traditional tales—are an essential part of the fabric of our lives.

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September 25, 2009
2:30 pm

Campus Program Panel: The Future. Featuring Nick DiChario, Robert J.Sawyer & Robert Charles Wilson

How do we think about what’s ahead? Three top-flight science fiction writers speculate about their speculating…

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September 25, 2009
12:15 pm

The Nooner: Terry Griggs

Terry Griggs is known for sharp insight and sly wit, both in full evidence in her first mystery novel, Thought You Were Dead.

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September 25, 2009
11:00 am

Campus Program: Reading with George Elliott Clarke

George Elliott Clarke explores the history of black Canadian experience in pitch-perfect poetry and prose.

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September 25, 2009
10:30 am

Campus Program: Reading with Charles Wilson

Acclaimed science fiction writer Robert Charles Wilson paints a provocative picture of 22nd-century America.

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September 25, 2009
10:00 am

The School Program: School Stage - Tim Wynne-Jones

Award-winning writer Tim Wynne-Jones brings to the stage a new round of adventures with Rex Zero.

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September 25, 2009
8:00 am

Business Breakfast: The New Rules of Social Media. Featuring Hal Niedzviecki

Culture commentator Hal Niedzviecki has been exploring the recent upsurge of social media like Facebook and Twitter, and some of his findings are especially pertinent to people in the business sector. Join us for a light breakfast at the Prairie Ink Café and hear Hal’s thoughts on “The New Rules of Social Media: Why the Customer Doesn’t Care about Privacy—and What You Should Do About It.”

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September 24, 2009
10:30 pm

After Words: Jan Andrews

Tonight’s show is solid evidence that storytelling isn’t just for kids! Let one of Canada’s premiere storytellers bowl you over with the power of this art form.

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September 24, 2009
8:00 pm

The Mainstage: It's About Love, Actually. Featuring Jeanette Lynes, Struan Sinclair, Margaret Sweatman, Rhea Tregebov & Tim Wynne-Jones

Magnetic, perplexing, euphoric, profound—there are many faces to that dynamic power we call love.

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September 24, 2009
7:00 pm

Foyer des Écrivains: Vernissage et Lancement. Presént les auteurs suivants: J.R Léveillé & Lorraine Prichard

De nouvelles oeuvres visuelles, un nouveau livre pour les accompagner. L’influence de la culture esthétique de l’Orient est manifeste tant dans les tableaux de l’artiste que dans le recueil de l’écrivain.

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September 24, 2009
7:00 pm

Foyer des Écrivains: La Plume et le Pinceau. Presént les auteurs suivants: Charlotte Gingras, Charles Leblanc, Shaun Morin, Lorraine Pritchard, Mélanie Rocan & Anne Sechin

Une joute d’improvisations visuelles et littéraires qui jumelle écrivains et artistes visuels pour produire des oeuvres mixtes sur papier. La création dans l’instant, le suspense du nouveau. Le temps est la limite. Le public pourra aussi participer à une improvisation.

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September 24, 2009
6:30 pm

TV Premiere: Presenting...Flashforward. Featuring Robert J Sawyer

ABC television and its Canadian affiliates are ready to unveil a dramatic new series based on Robert J Sawyer’s novel FlashForward. You can join Robert for the premiere! He’ll offer a brief set-up at 6:30—show-time at 7:00.

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September 24, 2009
4:30 pm

Big Ideas: Peep Culture. Featuring Hal Niedzviecki

Citing phenomena as disparate yet connected as reality TV, Facebook, surveillance cameras, and Twitter, writer and culture commentator Hal Niedzviecki suggests that a well-established fascination with celebrities is gradually shifting toward a growing obsession with watching ourselves and our neighbors. As pop culture morphs into peep culture, what are the implications for individuals and communities?

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September 24, 2009
2:30 pm

Afternoon Book Chats: Jeanette Lynes & Rhea Tregebov

Jeanette Lynes and Rhea Tregebov, both accomplished poets, cross some generic boundaries to offer compelling debut novels.

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September 24, 2009
1:00 pm

Campus Program: Reading with Christian Bök

Christian Bök’s Eunoia inspires a whole new appreciation for the secret life of vowels.

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September 24, 2009
1:00 pm

The School Program: School Stage - Hal Niedzviecki

Indie-culture guru Hal Niedzviecki shares practical and philosophical advice about make-it-yourself culture.

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September 24, 2009
12:15 pm

The Nooner: Jeanette Lynes

Jeanette Lynes is an ambidextrous writer—this year she has a new poetry collection, The New Blue Distance, and a debut novel, The Factory Voice.

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September 24, 2009
11:30 am

Foyer des Écrivains: Rencontre et Lecture. Presént les auteurs suivants: Serge Patrice Thibodeau

Une conversation avec le poète acadien qui a remporté le prix littéraire du Gouverneur général (poésie) en 2007. Nomade dans l’âme et la réalité, il explore dans son écriture les thèmes de l’errance et de l’enracinement, du voyage et de la communication possible. Ses poèmes ont été traduits dans quatorze langues.

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September 24, 2009
11:30 am

Programmation sur les Campus: Rencontre et Lecture. Presént les auteurs suivants: Serge Patrice Thibodeau

Une conversation avec le poète acadien qui a remporté le prix littéraire du Gouverneur général (poésie) en 2007. Nomade dans l’âme et la réalité, il explore dans son écriture les thèmes de l’errance et de l’enracinement, du voyage et de la communication possible. Ses poèmes ont été traduits dans quatorze langues.

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September 24, 2009
10:00 am

The School Program: School Stage - Tim Wynne-Jones

Award-winning writer Tim Wynne-Jones brings to the stage a new round of adventures with Rex Zero.

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September 23, 2009
8:00 pm

The Mainstage: Poetry Bash! Featuring Christian Bök, Linda Frank, Jacqueline Larson, David O'Meara & Serge Patrice Thibodeau

Poets invent new paths through our language, and new languages for our paths…

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September 23, 2009
4:30 pm

Big Ideas: The SF Reality Check. Featuring Robert J. Sawyer

From its roots with HG Wells to the political allegory of the new Battlestar Galactica, science fiction has always been a powerful vehicle for commenting on the here-and-now. Join Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J Sawyer for a discussion of how science fiction lets us explore the burning issues of today...in the guise of talking about tomorrow.

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September 23, 2009
4:00 pm

Campus Program: Reading with Endre Farkas & Carolyn Marie Souaid at UofW

Montreal poets Endre Farkas and Carolyn Marie Souaid perform challenging intersections between personal lives and cultural histories.

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September 23, 2009
2:30 pm

Afternoon Book Chats: Jacqueline Larson & David O'Meara

Poets Jacqueline Larson and David O’Meara place exactly the right word in exactly the right spot—and the familiar becomes fresh again.

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