An evening reading with Francine Cunningham and Wayne Arthurson
Schedule
Tue Apr 30 2024 at 06:30 pm
Location
Peter Lougheed Leadership College, University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB
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Join us to celebrate a 27 year partnership with the UAlberta and UCalgary Writer-in-Residence programs! The reading will kick off on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 PM in the City Room, upstairs at Peter Lougheed Hall on campus, 11011 Saskatchewan Drive NW. Francine and Wayne will both read from their work and conduct a Q&A with the audience. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided!
Parking is available in Lot U on the west side of Lougheed Hall. Street parking around the building is also available.
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Award-winning writer, artist and educator Francine Cunningham is the 2023-24 Canadian Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary. Francine is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta.
Her debut book of poems On/Me (Caitlin Press) was nominated for multiple prizes, as was her debut book of short stories God Isn’t Here Today (Invisible Publishing. Her first children’s book, What if bedtime didn’t exist (Annick Press) will be out in March 2024. Francine also writes for television.
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Writer and literary agent Wayne Arthurson is the 2023-24 Writer-in-Residence at the University of Alberta and is the author of eight novels and five books of nonfiction. Arthurson’s work focuses on the Indigenous experience in Canada, informed by his Cree and French Canadian heritage. His novella The Red Chesterfield won the 2020 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence (formerly the Arthur Ellis Award) in the Best Novella category.
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Where is it happening?
Peter Lougheed Leadership College, University of Alberta, 11011 Saskatchewan Dr NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2B4, Canada,Edmonton, AlbertaEvent Location & Nearby Stays: