Cochrane Historical Displays

Monday, September 15th: Art Norris reads from "Succession", his new collection of linked stories set through the season of a hay harvest, against the backdrop of the suburbanization of an agricultural district in the foothills of Alberta. Reading will take place at the NEW Auburn Saloon, located on Centre St. and 9th Avenue.

Celebrating a decade of writing

Markin-Flanagan programme celebrates a decade of writing with daylong writing festival.

WHO:
Anita Badami, Ven Begamudrè, Dionne Brand, Louis de Bernières,
Richard Harrison, Larissa Lai, Suzette Mayr, Rosemary Nixon,
Peter Oliva, Roberta Rees, Laura Robinson, Richard Sanger

WHAT:
Daylong festival of reading and writing

WHERE:
Rozsa Centre, U of C Campus

WHEN:
Friday, September 19, 2003

The University of Calgary Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme celebrates a decade of writing on Friday, September 19, 2003 with a daylong celebration of reading and writing at the Rozsa Centre. 12 writers out of the 35 writers who have participated in the Markin-Flanagan programme over the last decade join in the celebration.

Festival Events

Three daytime writing panels take place between 10 am and 3:30 pm:
10 am to 11 pmWriting across genres
Dionne Brand, Richard Harrison, Roberta Rees and Richard Sanger discuss the fine art of genre-hopping and other literary promiscuities.
1 pm to 2 pm The language of fiction / the language of fact
Louis de Bernières, Suzette Mayr, Rosemary Nixon and Peter Oliva navigate the shifting landscapes of imaginary and historical texts and places.
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm The politics of pleasure and the pleasure of politics
Anita Badami, Ven Begamudré, Larissa Lai and Laura Robinson explore the super-charged space of politics and pleasure in political writing.

Panel discussions are free and open to the public.

Gala reading and reception at 7:30 pm:

Anita Badami, Dionne Brand and Louis de Bernières read from their
latest books. A free reception follows the reading, where writerswill be on hand for book-signings.

The three writers have taken part in the Markin-Flanagan programme asdistinguished visiting writers in the past and are returning to Calgaryespecially for the gala celebration.

Badami reads from The Heros Walk and her forthcoming book, Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?, a novel that explores the complex roots of terrorism. Brand reads from her latest poetry collection, thirsty, a sensual biography on the emerging city of Toronto and its troubled emotional and historical crossroads; and de Bernières reads from his forthcoming novel, Birds Without Wings, a novel he began during his residency in Calgary.

A free reception follows the reading. Writers will be on hand forbook-signings.

Festival events are free and open to the public.

To order free tickets to the gala reading and reception, call the Campus Ticket Centre, 220-7202.

For information on the writing festival, visit www.markinflanagan.com <http://www.markinflanagan.com> www.markinflanagan.com or call 220-8177.

Wednesday, October 1st: Pages presents the launch of author, storyteller, and good friend Fred Stenson's new book, "Lightning" at the Calgary Public Library. Free admission.

Thursday, October 2nd: The Calgary Public Library presents CBC interviewer Eleanor Wachtel (Original Minds and The Arts Tonight). Free admission.

later in the fall:

Friday, November 7th: Bill Bissett launches his spoken verse CD, "Rumours ov Hurricane".

Thursday, November 27th: Join us at the Calgary Public Library for the event of the fall as Lieutenant-General Romeo Dallaire discusses his first hand account of the Rwandan genocide of 1993 in his new book "Shake Hands With the Devil". Admission is $5 and tickets are available from Pages. Based on last year's ticket sales before the book was postponed, we expect a sellout so please buy your tickets early.