Writing from the Hyphen with Shyam Selvadurai

Sri Lankan-Canadian author and 2014-15 Distinguished Visiting Writer Shyam Selvadurai reads from his new novel The Hungry Ghosts and speaks about diasporic writing and the advantages of writing from the hyphen between Sri Lankan and Canadian. Shyam’s Calgary Distinguished Writers Program residency runs November 24-December 1, 2014, and includes a number of public events. Admission to this event is free, but registration is required. If you have a CPL library card, please register here. If you do not have a CPL library card, please register here. This event is co-presented by Calgary Public Library and the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program, and will be held in the John Dutton Theatre on the 2nd Floor of the Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Tr SE).

Location:

Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Tr 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/writing-hyphen-shyam-selvadurai