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WordFest 2009 authors will be announced at our Festival launch in early September. For information on our launch or for media information please contact Jocelyn Hebert at jhebert@wordfest.com or call 403.237.9068.
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Atwood Fans Rejoice!
WordFest will host legendary Canadian author Margaret Atwood with her latest work The Year of the Flood on September 29th at 7 pm at Knox United Church. The Year of the Flood (McClelland and Stewart) is due to hit shelves in September. Margaret Atwood will be available to sign The Year of the Flood after the event. Tickets are on sale now for $20 and may be purchased by calling WordFest at 403.237.9068.
Seating is allocated according to ticket purchase order so don′t delay!
Photo credit George WhiteSide
WordFest confirmed author hits Oprah’s 2009 Summer Reading List
WordFest 2009 confirmed author, Hal Niedzviecki, is highlighted in the July edition of O Magazine and on Oprah Winfrey’s website for his new novel The Peep Diaries: How we’re learning to love watching ourselves and our neighbours. Niedzviecki’s The Peep Diaries made Oprah’s 2009 Summer Reading list. Niedzviecki will take part in WordFest 2009 from October 13-18.
Jamaica is a Word: Understanding Jamaica Through Cultural Expression with Mutabaruka on July 22
People hear the word Jamaica and all kinds of things come to mind; reggae, Bob Marley, Rastafari, Marcus Garvey, dancehall, white sand beaches, political violence and crime. Revolutionary dub and reggae poet Mutabaruka will discuss what gave rise to these different ideas and how the cultural expressions shape or define what it means to be Jamaican.
Wednesday, July 22 @ 6pm
$20 or free with Folk Boot Camp Workshop registration. Register online at calgaryfolkfest.com or phone 403.233.0904
Co-presented by WordFest, Calgary Folk Festival, and Jamaican Canadian Association Alberta.
