Past Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 4Â 7:30PM
PAGES BOOKES ON KENSINGTON (1135 Kensington Rd NW)
June Flywheel
Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence Charlotte Gill reads, along with Ross Priddle, Sarah Gibbs, Helen Hajnoczky and Eva Tihanyi.
MONDAY, MARCH 9Â 7:30PM
MAEWAN BALLROOM, 3rd FLOOR MACEWAN STUDENT CENTRE, UÂ OF CÂ
Free public reading with Â
Poet and author Alberto RÃos, the 2009 Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writer
Alberto Rios. Photo: Lupita Barron-RiosAlberto RÃos’s ten collections of poetry include The Smallest Muscle in the Human Body, a finalist for the National Book Award. His most recent book is The Theater of Night, which received the 2007 PEN/Beyond Margins Award. Published in the New Yorker, Paris Review, Ploughshares, and other journals, he has also written three short story collections and a memoir, Capirotada, about growing up on the Mexican border. Regent’s Professor and the Katharine C. Turner Chair in English, RÃos has taught at Arizona State University for 26 years.Â
This event is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow the reading.
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Directions to MacEwan Conference & Event Centre
Map to MacEwan Conference & Event Center
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26Â
3PM: ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION (Social Sciences Building, Room 1015)
7PM: BOOK LAUNCH AND READINGS (TRUCK Gallery, 815-1st Street SW)
Sina Queyras and Lisa Robertson in Calgary launching new books:
Queyras's Expressway and Robertson's Magenta Soul Whip
Sina Queyras, last year's Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence, will be in Calgary on Thursday, February 26 for the launch of her new book, Expressway - which she completed during her M-F residency. Her new poetry collection uses the modes of the Romantic poets to explore the world of modern transportation and mobility.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2009Â 7:30PM
THE NICKLE ARTS MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF CALGARYÂ
Photo: Karen EngleLynn Coady
2008-09 University of Alberta Writer-in-Residence
Lynn Coady reads from her acclaimed novel, Mean Boy, and her new novel, Hyperborea.
Lynn comes to Calgary courtesy of an exchange program between the Markin-Flanagan program and the U of A Department of English. Each year, these institutions host the other school's writer-in-residence for free public events.Â
The reading is free and open to the public. A book signing and reception follow the reading.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2009Â 7:00PM
HC L-1, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Markin-Flanagan Program & University of Alberta's Writers Exchange
As part of an exchange program, each year the U of C's Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program and the U of A's Department of English host the other school's writer-in-residence for free public events.
Charlotte Gill, 2008/09 U of C's writer-in-residence, Marina Endicott,and Tom Wharton - in conversation. The reading is free and open to the public. For more information, click hereÂ
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2008Â 12 NOON
ARTÂ GALLERY OFÂ CALGARY
Tickets: $8
Current Writer-in-Residence, Charlotte Gill reads at an upcoming 2008 WordFest event, Celebrating the Small Press. Gill reads along side a cross section of the best of the small presses; spoken word artist and author, Genni Gunn, playwright and author, Claudia Dey, and novelist, Beverley Stone. Â
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2008Â 10:30AM
VERTIGO THEATRE CENTRE - THE PLAYHOUSE
Tickets $15 (General Admission) ;Â $7.50 (Students & Seniors)
Jaspreet Singh, the 2006-2007 Writer-in-Residence, reads at Location/Dislocation as part of the 2008 WordFest. Singh and authors, Nadeem Aslam, Steven Galloway and Rawi Hage will offer individual insights on cultural change and a shifting sense of identity.Â
For more information on these and other upcoming 2008 WordFest events, visit: www.wordfest.com
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2008Â 7:30PM
ENGINEERED AIR THEATRE, EPCOR CENTREÂ
Charlotte Gill / Photo by Jaya Surjadinata & Sina QueyrasÂ
Charlotte Gill
2008 - 2009 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence
and
Sina Queyras
2007 - 2008 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence
The Markin-Flanagan program celebrates the residencies of two of its writers-in-residence with a free public reading. Gill will read from her award-winning short story collection, Ladykiller and Queyras will read from a selection of new work written during her residency.
All are welcome. A book signing and reception follow the reading.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2008Â 7:30PM
PAGES BOOKSTORE ON KENSINGTONÂ
Sina Queyras, the 2007-2008 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence, launches Nineteen Short Stories by Samuel Beckett, a chapbook written during her residency.
Each story in Nineteen Short Stories by Samuel Beckett is a slant attempt to both get at the core of each of Beckett's nineteen plays, and to in some way get at the most slender idea of the story. The chapbook, published by No Press, was written during Queyras's Markin-Flanagan residency.
This event is free and open to the public.Â
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008Â 7:30PM
PAGES BOOKSTORE ON KENSINGTONÂ
Photo: Monique de St. CroixJaspreet Singh launches his first novel
Jaspreet Singh, last year's Canadian Writer-in-Residence, reads from his new novel CHEF, written during his residency.
This event is free and open to the public.
SINA QUEYRAS READINGS AND TALKS:Â Â
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2008Â 3:30PM
HC L-3, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTAÂ Â (EDMONTON)
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008Â 8:00PM
MERCER UNION, A CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, 37 LISGAR ST. (TORONTO)
Laynie Brown and Sina Queyras
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008Â 7PM
HALLWALLS CINEMA, 341 DELAWARE AVENUE @ TUPPER (BUFFALO, NY)
Laynie Brown and Sina Queyras
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2008
BRONWEN WALLACE CONFERENCE, QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY (KINGSTON, ON)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008Â 7:30PM
THE ROZSA CENTRE, HUSKY OIL GREAT HALL (U OF C)
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rob mclennan
2007 - 2008 University of Alberta Writer-in-Residence
rob mclennan, the current writer-in-residence at the University of Alberta, reads new poems and from Missing Persons, his novel-in-progress.
rob comes to Calgary courtesy of an exchange program between the Markin-Flanagan program and the U of A Department of English. Each year, these institutions host the other school's writer-in-residence for free public events.
The reading is free. All are welcome. A book signing and reception will follow the reading.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007Â 7:30PM
THE ROZSA CENTRE, ECKHARDT-GRAMATTE HALL (U OF C)Â Â
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Derek Walcott, Photo: Susana P. AlonsoDEREK WALCOTT
Nobel Laureate in Literature
2007 Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writer
Don't miss the opportunity to hear Nobel Prize winning author Derek Walcott read from a collection of his poetry.
The reading is free. All are welcome. A book signing and reception follow the reading.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2007Â 7:30PM
ENGINEERED AIR THEATRE, EPCOR CENTREÂ Â
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Writers-in-Residence Jaspreet Singh and Sina Queyras, Photo: Monique de St. CroixSINA QUEYRAS
2007 - 2008 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence
and
JASPREET SINGH
2006 - 2007 Markin-Flanagan Canadian Writer-in-Residence
The Markin-Flanagan program celebrates the residencies of two of its writers-in-residence with a free public reading. All are welcome. A book signing and reception follow the reading.