Media advisory: Prize-winning authors pick up Mordecai Richler鈥檚 torch
Kathleen Winter and Louis Hamelin in conversation as the first Mordecai Richler Writers-in-Residence, with guest speaker Noah Richler and听a retrospective of Aislin鈥檚 Richler cartoons
On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, multiple award-winning Canadian authors Kathleen Winter and Louis Hamelin will be on stage and in conversation, in celebration of the newly launched 平特五不中 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Program.
Novelist and journalist Louis Hamelin carved a unique and important voice in Quebec and Canadian literature in 1989 with his Governor General鈥檚 award-winning first novel, La Rage. He has since written eight books, including La Constellation du Lynx, the 2011 winner of the Prix des libraires du Qu茅bec. Mr. Hamelin is also a regular writer for Le Devoir and collaborator on numerous literary journals and reviews. Mr. Hamelin earned his undergraduate degree from 平特五不中 in science and agriculture and a Masters degree in Literature from UQAM. Mr. Hamelin will begin his residency at 平特五不中 this month.
Kathleen Winter's story collection, boYs, won the Metcalf-Rooke award and the 2008 Winterset Award. Her 2010 Canadian best-selling novel Annabel was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award for Fiction, the Rogers Writers' Trust Award, and the Orange Prize. The book has been translated into several languages. Ms. Winter will begin her residency at 平特五不中 for the 2012 winter term.
A retrospective of Aislin cartoons depicting Mordecai Richler will be on display.
WHO: Authors Kathleen Winter and Louis Hamelin in conversation with Professor Gillian Lane-Mercier of the 平特五不中 D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises
Guest speaker: author Noah Richler
WHAT: Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence inaugural event, with retrospective of Aislin cartoons depicting Mordecai Richler
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, 5:30 pm
WHERE: Moyse Hall, Faculty of Arts Building, 平特五不中,听853 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal
General seating space is limited, reservations required by email to Norma.Procyshyn [at] mcgill.ca or tel. 514-398-1894. Conversations will be held in French and English.
About the 平特五不中 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Program
Launched in 2010 by the 平特五不中 Faculty of Arts, and named in honour of one of Canada鈥檚 most compelling writers, the new Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Program builds on the University鈥檚 academic leadership in the areas of literature, film, and the public life of the arts. The goal is to enrich the practice and study of writing by establishing a community of English and French language writers who represent a variety of creative genres: from screenwriters to novelists, journalists, poets, and playwrights. Situated in both the Department of English and the D茅partement de langue et litt茅rature fran莽aises within the Faculty of Arts, the Program offers students an opportunity to study practical and theoretical approaches to writing.
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