Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival

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YANN MARTEL
SASKATCHEWAN, EVENTS 19, 37, 48
Yann Martel studied philosophy at Trent University, worked
odd jobs—tree planter, dishwasher, security guard—and
travelled widely before turning to writing. He was awarded
the Journey Prize for the title story in The Facts Behind the
Helsinki Roccamatios. His second novel, Life of Pi, won a
number of awards, including the 2002 Man Booker Prize. His most recent
books are What Is Stephen Harper Reading? and his highly anticipated novel,
Beatrice & Virgil. Martel lives in Saskatoon.
© MACARENA YANEZ
IAN MCALLISTER
BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 1, 13
Ian McAllister is an award-winning photographer and
fi lmmaker, and a founding director of both the Raincoast
Conservation Society and Pacifi c Wild. He lives with his family
on an island in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest, a setting
that inspires his writing and photography. His latest book,
The Sea Wolves, is a study of a highly social, fi ercely intelligent and genetically
distinct strain of wolves—one that swims and fi shes in the Great Bear Rainforest
on British Columbia’s rugged west coast.
DON MCKAY
NEWFOUNDLAND, EVENTS 38, 44
Don McKay is the author of 11 books of poetry, most recently
Strike/Slip. He has won two Governor General’s Awards for
poetry and has been shortlisted twice for the Griffi n Poetry
Prize, most recently for Camber: Selected Poems, which was a
Globe and Mail Notable Book of the Year. McKay is also known
as a poetry editor, and he has taught poetry in universities across the country.
Don McKay’s appearance is made possible in part by The Betty and Ralph Gustafson Chair of
Poetry at Vancouver Island University.
© JAN ZWICKY
SHARON E. MCKAY
ONTARIO, EVENTS 16, 32
Sharon E. McKay is an award-winning author of more than
14 books and the fi rst writer of young adult fi ction to receive
the title of War Artist from the Canadian Forces. In 2009 she
travelled to Afghanistan to do research for her new novel,
Thunder Over Kandahar. During her stay she spent time in
villages where she met Afghanis of all ages and was able to hear fi rst-hand
stories about life in a war zone.
STUART MCLEAN
ONTARIO, SPECIAL EVENT
Master storyteller and humorist Stuart McLean is the author
of several bestselling books, including Vinyl Cafe Diaries,
which won the short fi ction award from the Canadian
Authors Association; Home from the Vinyl Cafe and Vinyl
Cafe Unplugged, which both won the Stephen Leacock
Award for Humour; and Welcome Home: Travels in Smalltown Canada,
which won the CAA’s award for non-fi ction. His latest book is The Vinyl Café
Notebooks, a wonderfully eclectic essay collection selected from 15 years of
radio-show archives and re-edited by the author.
© MARTIN WEINHOLD
STEVE MCORMOND
ONTARIO, EVENTS 44, 58
Steve McOrmond’s fi rst poetry collection, Lean Days, was
shortlisted for the Gerald Lampert Award. His second, Primer
on the Hereafter, was awarded the Atlantic Poetry Prize.
Originally from Prince Edward Island, he now lives in Toronto.
His latest collection is The Good News About Armageddon.
KATIE SMITH MILWAY
UNITED STATES, EVENTS 4, 18
Katie Smith Milway’s fi rst book, One Hen: How One Small
Loan Made a Big Difference, received international acclaim
for enlisting children in the cause of microfi nance. She is a
partner at the Bridgespan Group, a consultant to non-profi ts
and philanthropists. Her latest book, The Good Garden: How
One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough, provides children with the
opportunity to become part of the movement to grow “good gardens” and
foster food security.
DAVID MITCHELL
UNITED KINGDOM, EVENTS 53, 60, 62
David Mitchell is the acclaimed author of the novels Black
Swan Green, which was selected as one of the 10 Best Books
of the Year by Time; Cloud Atlas, which was a Man Booker
Prize fi nalist; Number9Dream, which was shortlisted for the
Booker as well as the James Tait Black Memorial Prize; and
Ghostwritten, awarded the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for best
book by a writer under 35 and shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award. His
new book is The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. He lives in Ireland.
© MIRIAM BERKLEY
SUSIE MORGENSTERN
FRANCE, EVENTS 11, 17, 28
Susie Morgenstern was born in the US. Thanks to falling in
love with, and marrying, a French mathematician, she has
lived much of her adult life (more than 30 years) in France.
Her books have been translated into numerous languages
and received many prizes, with some being adapted for fi lm
and television. In 2005, she was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, in
honour of her distinguished literary contributions.
Susie Morgenstern’s appearance is made possible by the Consulate General of France in Vancouver.
© THERESA BRONN
SUSIE MORGENSTERN
FRANCE, ÉVÉNEMENTS 11, 17, 28
Susie Morgenstern est une auteure française d’origine américaine, installée
en France et mariée à un mathématicien français. Auteur prolifi que, elle se
consacre à l’écriture de romans et d’albums pour la jeunesse. Certains de ses
romans ont été adaptés au cinéma ou à la télévision, comme L’amerloque en
1996. Les ouvrages de Susie Morgenstern sont traduits dans de nombreuses
langues. En 2005, elle a été décorée Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres,
une distinction honorifi que qui récompense «les personnes qui se sont
distinguées par leur création dans le domaine artistique ou littéraire».
Le Consulat général de France à Vancouver assume les coüts de déplacement de Susie Morgenstern.