Garden of Literary Delights
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The 'Garden of Literary Delights', or GOLD, is an annually curated event by the Kabir Cultural Centre, Montreal, since 2021. It seeks to promote Canadian writers of South Asian origin and the theme is diversity: of form, style, subject, and genre.ÌýThe evening will feature readings, panel discussions, giveaways and more.
About the individual artists on this year's panel:
- Farzana Doctor is a Tkaronto-based author, activist and psychotherapist who has written four critically acclaimed novels, including the bestselling,ÌýSeven,Ìýwhich explores the issue of female genital mutilation/cutting. Her most recent work is a poetry collection.Ìý
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Shailee, based in Montreal,Ìýis a writer, poet, playwright and literary scholar who recently published her first book, a graphic novel:ÌýMy Story, My Voice:ÌýSita and Helen (yes, Helen of Troy).Ìý
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Toronto-based Angela Misri is an award-winning journalist (CBC and more), educator and author of YA, adult and children’s fiction. She will regale you with the adventures of her creation,ÌýPortia Adams, Sherlock Holmes’ granddaughter!Ìý
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Playwright and short story writer, ZahidaÌýRahemtulla has won accolades forÌýplays,ÌýThe Wrong BashirÌý(a comedy about mistaken identity)ÌýandÌýThe FrontlinersÌýboth ofÌýwhich premiered in her hometown, Vancouver.
Location:Ìý
1200 Atwater Ave
Westmount, Quebec H3Z 1T4