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Brockton Writers Series 13.11.24: Sadiya Ansari
Sadiya Ansari is a Pakistani Canadian journalist based in London, and the author of the instant bestseller In Exile: Rupture, Reunion, and My Grandmother’s Secret Life. Days ahead of the launch of my debut memoir, I had a tender conversation with my dear friend Aisha Jamal, a deep thinker and one of the first readers…
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2024 — 6:30 p.m.
Brockton Writers Series presents readings by: Sydney Hegele Moez Surani Sadiya Ansari Christina Wong & Daniel Innes — Special note: As we adapt with current social distancing regulations, we’re happy to announce our event will be hosted in-person at the Glad Day Bookshop, located at 499 Church St., Toronto. We will also live stream the event…
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Brockton Writers Series 11.09.24 Report — Stop Sitting On Your Work and Put It Out There!
By Kirby KIRBY’s work includes She (KFB, 2024), Last Licks (Anstruther Press, 2024), Behold (2023), a stage adaption of Poetry is Queer (Palimpsest Press, 2021), and This Is Where I Get Off (Permanent Sleep Press, 2019). Their column The First Time is a regular feature at Send My Love To Anyone. They are the publisher at knife | fork | book kirbyshe.com *** Reason 1: “What is my…
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BWS 11.09.24: In Case You Missed It
We had a wonderful group of writers talk about their work and share their stories with us this past Wednesday. Click here to see the recorded live stream of our July 10th event featuring Hannah MAry McKinnon, Kevin T Craig, Lily Soltani, and Jeffrey Douglas, with guest speaker Kirby who spoke to us about pushing through fears and barriers in…
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Brockton Writers Series 11.09.24: Lily Soltani
Niloufar-Lily (Lily) Soltani is the author of Zulaikha, a debut novel praised for its exploration of class, gender, and race. Lily is also a poet and poetry translator, and has been featured in various literary magazines. A graduate of Humber Creative, Lily lives in Vancouver, BC and works in the power and energy sector. War…
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