Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival

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JACQUES PASQUET
QUÉBEC, EVENTS 11, 26
Jacques Pasquet was born in France and now lives in
Québec. Passionate about the world of words and stories,
Pasquet has shared this interest for over ten years with
students in primary grades and students at the University of
Québec in Montreal where he teaches courses on stories
and on children’s literature, his preferred genre. His most recent book is
L’étoile de Sarajevo, with illustrations by Pierre Pratt.
JACQUES PASQUET
QUÉBEC, ÉVÉNEMENTS 11, 26
Né en France, Jacques Pasquet a pas mal voyagé avant de s’installer au Québec.
Passionné par l’univers des mots et des histoires, il a partagé cet intérêt pendant
plus d’une décennie, tant avec ses élèves du primaire, qu’avec ses étudiants de
l’Université du Québec à Montréal où il a enseigné les univers du conte et de la
littérature jeunesse. La majeure partie de son œuvre se situe en littérature de
jeunesse. Son livre le plus récent est L’étoile de Sarajevo.
MIRANDA PEARSON
BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 34, 44
Miranda Pearson is the author of two previous books of
poetry, Prime and The Aviary. Her poems have also appeared
in numerous anthologies and literary journals. A graduate of
the University of British Columbia’s MFA Program, Pearson
lives in Vancouver where she works as a freelance editor,
teaches poetry workshops at Simon Fraser University’s
Writing and Publishing Program, and works in community mental health care.
Her latest collection is Harbour.
PIERRE PRATT
QUÉBEC, EVENT 2
Pierre Pratt lives and works in his birthplace, Montreal,
unless the weather requires that he live in Lisbon. After
studying graphic design at Collège Ahuntsic in Montréal in
the early 1980s, he drew comic strips, then later turned to
illustration. Since 1990, he has illustrated (and written) about
fi fty books for children. His work has received many prizes, including three
Governor General’s Awards.
PIERRE PRATT
QUÉBEC, ÉVÉNEMENT 2
Pierre Pratt vit et travaille à Montréal (sa ville de naissance), mais aussi à
Lisbonne, quand la température le lui impose. Il a commencé sa carrière artistique
en dessinant les objets qu’il découvrait, les gens qu’il rencontrait... Après des
études de design graphique au Collège Ahuntsic à Montréal, il a commencé par
faire de petites bandes dessinées au début des années 80, avant de se tourner
vers l’illustration. Depuis 1990, il illustre (et écrit, aussi) des livres pour enfants
– environ une cinquantaine à ce jour. Il a remporté plusieurs prix, dont celui du
Gouverneur Général du Canada à trois reprises.
KATE PULLINGER
UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA, EVENTS 9, 50, 56
Kate Pullinger was born in Cranbrook, BC and moved
to London, England in 1982. Her eighth and most recent
novel, The Mistress of Nothing, was the winner of the 2009
Governor General’s Award for fi ction. Other recent books
include A Little Stranger, Weird Sister, and the short story
collection, My Life as a Girl in a Men’s Prison. With director Jane Campion,
she co-wrote the novelization of the fi lm The Piano. Her digital fi ction projects
include the award-winning graphic novel, Inanimate Alice.
© JONATHAN BEAN
PASCALE QUIVIGER
QUÉBEC, EVENTS 20, 51
Pascale Quiviger was born in Montreal and now divides her
time between London, England and Italy. Her fi rst novel, The
Perfect Circle (Le cercle parfait), won the Governor General’s
Award for French fi ction and was a Scotiabank Giller Prize
fi nalist. She has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and a
degree in Fine Arts. Her new novel is The Breakwater House.
ZACHARY RICHARD
UNITED STATES/ QUÉBEC, EVENTS, 17, 26
Environmentalist, cultural activist, poet and songwriter
Zachary Richard’s roots are deeply planted in his native
Louisiana. His heartfelt and passionate songs are uniquely his
own. A leader in the French language revival in Louisiana, his
poetry draws from the rich heritage of Acadian-Cajun culture.
ZACHARY RICHARD
UNITED STATES/ QUÉBEC, ÉVÉNEMENTS, 17, 26
Poète et compositeur, l’art de Zachary Richard colorée par sa Louisiane
natale. Un des piliers de la renaissance cadienne de Louisiane, il est
reconnu partout dans la francophonie nord-américaine pour son engagement
écologiste et son activisme culturel.
ADAM LEWIS SCHROEDER
BRITISH COLUMBIA, EVENTS 7, 37, 59
Adam Lewis Schroeder is the author of the story collection
Kingdom of Monkeys, a Danuta Gleed Award fi nalist, and the
novel Empress of Asia, nominated for the Amazon.ca/Books
in Canada First Novel Award and the Ethel Wilson Fiction
Prize. His story, “This Is Not the End My Friend,” appears in
Darwin’s Bastards: Astounding Tales from Tomorrow. His new novel is In the
Fabled East. He lives in Penticton.
RICHARD SCRIMGER
ONTARIO, EVENTS 24, 29
Richard Scrimger is the award-winning author of several
novels, picture books, screenplays and short stories. His
fi rst children’s novel, The Nose from Jupiter, won the Mr.
Christie’s Book Award and his latest adult novel, Mystical
Rose, was a Globe and Mail Book of the Year. His new
book for young readers, Me & Death: An Afterlife Adventure, is the story of
one boy’s experience with the (not so) sweet hereafter.
© ALVARO GOVEIA