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SUMMARY:"The Life of a Writer" - A Conversation with UBC Library’s Writer-in-Residence Evelyn Lau
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin us for a special literary Q&A session featuring 
 acclaimed poet and memoirist Evelyn Lau\, in conversation with Bonnie 
 Nish\, Executive Director of Word Vancouver Festival. This engaging 
 dialogue offers audiences a rare opportunity to hear directly from one of 
 Canada’s most influential literary voices as she reflects on her 
 decades-long writing journey—from her groundbreaking debut Runaway: Diary 
 of a Street Kid to her most recent poetry collections.\n\nThis intimate 
 conversation will delve into Evelyn Lau’s creative process\, her thoughts 
 on the evolving literary landscape\, and the personal themes that have 
 shaped her body of work. Whether you're a long-time reader or new to her 
 writing\, this session invites you into the mind and heart of a poet whose 
 work continues to challenge\, illuminate\, and resonate.\n\nEvelyn is a 
 lifelong Vancouverite who has authored 15 books. Her memoir\, Runaway\, was 
 made into a CBC movie starring Sandra Oh.  Evelyn's collections of poetry 
 have received national awards and her prose has been translated into a 
 dozen languages.  From 2011 to 2014\, she served as Vancouver's Poet 
 Laureate.\n\nDr. Bonnie Nish is Executive Director of Word Vancouver and 
 Pandora’s Collective Outreach Society. She holds a Master’s in Arts 
 Education from Simon Fraser University and a PhD in Language and Literacy 
 Education from the University of British Columbia\, where she currently 
 teaches. A certified Expressive Arts Therapist and faculty member at the 
 Vancouver Expressive Arts Therapy School\, Bonnie has led workshops across 
 North America for over 20 years. She is the author of Love and Bones\, 
 co-editor of Concussion and Mild TBI: Not Just Another Headline\, and 
 co-author of Cantata in Two Voices with Jude Neale. Bonnie lives in 
 Vancouver and is working on a new book.\n\n\nLocation:  Peña Room (Irving 
 K. Barber Learning Centre\, Level 3)  \n\nDate & Time: Thursday\, October 
 16 – 3.00-4.00PM PT
LOCATION:Irving K Barber Learning Centre\, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
ORGANIZER;CN="Allan Cho":MAILTO:allan.cho@ubc.ca
CATEGORIES:Writer-in-Residence
CONTACT;CN="Allan Cho":MAILTO:allan.cho@ubc.ca
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URL:https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/evelynlau1
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