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42 CHARLOTTE GRAY ONTARIO, EVENTS 31, 38 Charlotte Gray, one of Canada’s pre-eminent biographers, has won many awards for her writing, most notably the prestigious Pierre Berton Award for a body of historical writing. She is currently the Chair of Canada’s National History Society. Her new book, Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike, tells the story of the legendary Yukon Gold Rush of 1896 through the lives of six extraordinary individuals and offers a colourful and entertaining journey into a world gone mad for wealth. © GARY OTTLEY © TERENCE BAILEY © KOBI KALMANOVITZ © VALBERG IMAGING DAVID GROSSMAN ISRAEL, EVENTS 32, 36 David Grossman is the leading Israeli writer of his generation. He is the author of seven internationally acclaimed novels and two powerful journalistic accounts, as well as a number of children’s books and a play. Grossman has been presented with numerous awards, including Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters (France). He lives with his wife and children in a suburb of Jerusalem. His emotionally wrenching new novel is Until the End of the Land. SARA GRUEN CANADA/UNITED STATES, SPECIAL EVENT Canadian author Sara Gruen is the author of the awardwinning #1 bestselling novel Water for Elephants, as well as Riding Lessons and Flying Changes. Gruen was born in Vancouver and raised in London, Ontario. She studied English literature at Carleton University in Ottawa. In order to write her latest novel, Ape House, Gruen studied linguistics and a system of lexigrams so she could communicate directly with the bonobos living at the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, Iowa. GENNI GUNN BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 59, 62 Genni Gunn is a writer, musician and translator. Her books include two novels, Tracing Iris and Thrice upon a Time; two short story collections, Hungers and On the Road; and two poetry collections, Faceless and Mating in Captivity. Gunn’s works have been fi nalists for the CBC Literary Awards in all three categories (fi ction, personal essay and poetry) and have been nominated for numerous other awards. Her new novel is Solitaria. PAUL HARDING UNITED STATES, EVENTS 51, 55, 65 Paul Harding has an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and has taught writing at Harvard and the University of Iowa. He spent most of the 1990s as the drummer for the band Cold Water Flat before turning to writing. He lives near Boston with his wife and two sons. Tinkers, his fi rst novel, won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fi ction—a rare accomplishment for a debut novelist. © DOMINICO SPOSATO © ALEXANDRA ROCKINGHAM RICHARD HARVELL UNITED STATES, SPECIAL EVENT Richard Harvell was born in New Hampshire, USA, and studied English literature at Dartmouth College. He now lives in Basel, Switzerland, with his wife and son. The Bells is his fi rst novel. MICHAEL HELM ONTARIO, EVENTS 35, 59 Michael Helm is the author of The Projectionist, a fi nalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, In the Place of Last Things, a fi nalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize and a regional Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book and, most recently, Cities of Refuge. His writings on fi ction, poetry and photography have appeared in North American newspapers and magazines, including Brick, where he serves as editor. He teaches at York University in Toronto. JACK HODGINS BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 38, 63 Jack Hodgins has written seven novels and three story collections, including Spit Delaney’s Island and The Invention of the World. Hodgins’ fi ction has won the Governor General’s Award, the Canada-Australia Prize, the Commonwealth Prize (Canada and the Caribbean) and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, among others. In 2009 he was appointed to the Order of Canada. He lives in Victoria, BC, where, until recently, he taught writing at the University of Victoria. His new novel is The Master of Happy Endings. © DARREN STONE ANOSH IRANI BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 34, 37, 47 Anosh Irani was born in Bombay and moved to Vancouver in 1998. He is the author of the acclaimed novels The Cripple and His Talismans and The Song of Kahunsha. His play, Bombay Black, won the Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2006 for Best New Play or New Musical, and his latest play, My Granny the Goldfi sh, performed to enthusiastic reviews at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver this past spring. His new novel is Dahanu Road. © TUSHNA SHROFF REBECCA JAMES AUSTRALIA, EVENTS 15, 25 Rebecca James’ fi rst young adult novel, Beautiful Malice, has received international acclaim and prompted critics to suggest she might be the next J.K. Rowling. Beautiful Malice is a gritty psychological thriller for teenage readers in which people, motives and circumstances are never what they seem. James lives in Armidale, Australia with her partner and their four sons. Rebecca James’ appearance is made possible by the Australian Council for the Arts.
READY FOR A NEW CHAPTER It’s your story. Make it a page-turner. Pursue your goals and dreams with over 100 courses and programs in: editing business communication and professional writing publishing technical communication public relations journalism creative writing Courses start throughout the year. Visit our website for course information. THE WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROGRAM 778-782-5093 wpp@sfu.ca www.sfu.ca/wp2010 THE AWARD-WINNING WRITER’S STUDIO IS a one-year part-time certificate program a one-on-one relationship with a professional writer/mentor comprised of: mentor-led workshops; courses, readings and book production; professional training in addition to writing practice FREE INFORMATION SESSION AT HARBOUR CENTRE Tuesday, October 5, 6:30–8pm Reserve a seat: twsinfo@sfu.ca or 778-782-8975 or www.sfu.ca/reserve INVITES YOU TO our anthology reading and launch on October 24, 4–5:30 pm, at the Vancouver International Writers Festival 2011 MENTORS Jen Currin, Poetry and Lyric Prose Shaena Lambert, Fiction Brian Payton, Narrative Nonfiction APPLICATION DEADLINE Monday, November 1, 2010 SFU VANCOUVER 778-782-5073 www.thewritersstudio.ca twsinfo@sfu.ca 43
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