Reconciliation Through Writing with Shyam Selvadurai

Calgary Distinguished Writers Program 2014-15 Distinguished Visiting Writer Shyam Selvadurai will talk about Write to Reconcile, a project that uniquely combines creative writing and reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka. He will discuss the challenges and joys of running such a program in a country in the middle of an uneasy peace. Shyam’s CDWP residency runs November 24-December 1, 2014, and includes a number of public events. Admission to this event is free, but registration is required. Register for the event here. This event is co-produced by the Esker Foundation and Calgary Distinguished Writers Program, and will be held at the Esker Foundation (444-1011 9 Ave SE).

Location:

Esker Foundation (444-1011 9 Ave SE)

Speaker:

Shyam Selvadurai was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Funny Boy, his first novel, won the W.H. Smith / Books in Canada First Novel Award and the Lambda Literary Award in the US. He is the author of Cinnamon Gardens and Swimming in the Monsoon Sea, and the editor of an anthology, Story-wallah! A Celebration of South Asian Fiction. His books have been published in the US, the UK, India, Canada, and Sri Lanka, and published in translation in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Turkey, and Israel. His latest novel is The Hungry Ghosts.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/reconciliation-through-writing-shyam-selvadurai