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Author talks

Mississauga Library’s Author Talk series features a wide range of talented writers. Hear authors read from their books, ask questions, learn about the writing process, and find out more about their craft of telling captivating stories. For ages 13 and over.

Event schedule

All author talks are free with registration. A Mississauga Library card is not required.

Thomas Wharton
Thomas Wharton

Wed, April 24, 7-8 pm

Thomas Wharton is a writer, editor, and professor.  His first novel, Icefields, won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. His subsequent works include Salamander, The Logogryph, and a YA fantasy trilogy. His latest novel, The Book of Rain, an eco-science-fantasy was shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers Trust Prize in 2023. He teaches creative writing at the University of Alberta and lives in Edmonton.

 

Anuja Varghese
Anuja Varghese

Wed, May 29, 7-8 pm

Anuja Varghese won the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award for her debut short story collection, Chrysalis. This captivating work delves into the South Asian diaspora experience through a feminist and speculative lens. Anuja writes literary fiction, speculative fiction, and erotica/romance, where women of color take center stage. She holds an English Literature degree from McGill University and a Creative Writing Certificate from the University of Toronto, and lives Hamilton, Ontario.

Adriana Chartrand
Adriana Chartrand

Wed, June 26, 7-8 pm

Adriana Chartrand is a mixed-race Native woman, born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her father is Red River Métis (Michif), born and raised in the Métis community of St. Laurent, and her mother is a white settler from Manitoba. Adriana has two degrees in film studies and has previousl y worked in the social work field. An Ordinary Violence, her debut novel is a chilling horror story about a young Indigenous woman haunted by the oppressive legacies of colonization. She lives in Toronto and works in the film industry.

Previous sessions

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