THIN AIR 2007
September, 23 - 28, 2007

September 27, 2007

READING: Janice Kulyk Keefer

Janice Kulyk Keefer has made her mark as an award-winning poet. She’ll read from her work and talk about the power of poetic form.
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September 27, 2007

SUSAN JUBY AND PAUL YEE (Grades 10-12)

Neither Susan Juby nor Paul Yee shy away from how difficult it is to navigate the decisions of late adolescence: friends, family, dating, money, future… Join them as they read from their work and talk about the connections between writing and experience.
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September 27, 2007

READING: Maureen Fergus and Emily Pohl-Weary

Chroniclers of adolescence, Maureen Fergus and Emily Pohl-Weary bring warmth and wit to their quirky, tough teens.
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September 27, 2007

JOEL THOMAS HYNES

Earthy, tender, bewildering, resilient: Joel Thomas Hynes captures the flavour of Newfoundland with his new novel, Right Away Monday.
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September 27, 2007

RENCONTRE avec Paul Savoie

Originaire du Manitoba et gagnant du prix Trillium de 2007 avec son recueil de poésie Crac, Paul Savoie parlera des débuts de la littérature franco-manitobaine, auxquels il a participé.
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September 27, 2007

READING: Rosanna Deerchild and Agnes Walsh

Two poets, two cultures. Rosanna Deerchild opens a door on her Cree experience, and Agnes Walsh takes us to Cape Shore Newfoundland.
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September 27, 2007

ROCH CARRIER (7e à 9e année)

Joignez-vous à l’auteur renommé Roch Carrier pour une lecture de ses ouvrages et une discussion de ses sources d’inspiration.
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September 27, 2007

TALK: William Gibson

The man who brought us Neuromancer and Pattern Recognition and the term “cyberspace” talks about text and technology and his work as a writer.
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September 27, 2007

TALK with Brenda Hasiuk

Join Winnipeg writer Brenda Hasiuk speaking to creative writing students about the writer’s craft and her new novel, Where the Rocks Say Your Name.
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September 27, 2007

MICHAEL WINTER and KATHLEEN WINTER

Newfoundland is as much about its stories as its landscape. Join Michael and Kathleen Winter, dynamic writers who also happen to be siblings, as they talk about writing and place.
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September 27, 2007

MAINSTAGE: WRITING ON THE ROCK

Newfoundland has hijacked the Canadian literary landscape with some of the sharpest and freshest—and often funniest—writing around. We’re thrilled to welcome back Joel Thomas Hynes and Michael Winter, writers who’ve lit up our stages in the last couple of years. They’re joined by Agnes Walsh, the Poet Laureate of St John’s, and relative newcomer Kathleen Winter—it’ll be an evening with some salt in the air.
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September 27, 2007

ÉCRIVAINS D’AILLEURS : Roch Carrier

Soirée intime : lecture et conversation avec l’irréductible Roch Carrier.
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September 27, 2007

READING: Merril Pauls, with Linda Clarke and Emma Burns

In Our Hands: On Becoming a Doctor is an anthology of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by Canadian medical students and residents. (A McNally Robinson event.)
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September 27, 2007

BRENDAN MCLEOD

Brendan McLeod is a spoken word powerhouse, with international recognition on his calling card. He’s also a member of the hugely popular group, The Fugitives, which packed houses at this year’s Fringe. He plays, he sings, he speaks…
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