Extra day, tons of stars mark FEQ comeback Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Festival d’Été de Québec (FEQ) organizers found themselves juggling such a bounty of available talent,…
Imagination Writers’ Festival: Morrin Centre presents a noteworthy poetry and music event Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Imagination Writers’ Festival, which took place from April 5 to 10 at the Morrin…
Imagination Writers’ Festival: Discovering the colourful world of Matthew Forsythe Lise Lafond lise@qctonline.com “You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!”…
Katherena Vermette talked about her latest book at the Morrin Centre Imagination Writers’ Festival on April 7. (Photo by Jeanne Lebossé-Gautron) Imagination Writers’ Festival: Katherena Vermette returns with The Strangers Peter Black, Local Journalism Initiative reporter peterblack@qctonline.com Award-winning author Katherena Vermette made her debut appearance at the Morrin Centre’s Imagination Writers’…
Author Jael Richardson (left) was interviewed by Université Laval literature student Myriam Bowles-Carrier (right). Richardson’s debut novel, Gutter Child, has been shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award and is a finalist for the Forest of Reading White Pine Award. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Imagination Writers’ Festival: Jael Richardson presents her debut novel, Gutter Child Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Jael Richardson, a fresh and vibrant new writer from Brampton, Ont., visited the Morrin Centre on…
Imagination Writers’ Festival: ‘You want to live other lives, right?’ Author Ann Lambert shares insights Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Ann Lambert shared some insightful knowledge about her writing process and her…
Christopher DiRaddo presented his newest book The Family Way at the Morrin Centre’s Imagination Writers’ Festival on April 6. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) Imagination Writers’ Festival: Christopher DiRaddo writes the books he wanted to read Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com If you ever talk with Christopher DiRaddo and he pulls out a notebook to scribble…
Engineer-turned-author Terry Fallis returned to the Imagination Writers’ Festival at the Morrin Centre to present his latest book, Operation Angus, published in 2021, 11 years after the first two books featuring the same characters. (Photo by Cassandra Kerwin) Imagination Writers’ Festival: Terry Fallis brings back Angus for a third novel Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com The Imagination Writers’ Festival is back at the Morrin Centre after a two-year absence. On…
Imagination Writers’ Festival: Belcourt and Martis share journeys of self-discovery Ruby Pratka, Local Journalism Initiative reporter ruby@qctonline.com Billy-Ray Belcourt and Eternity Martis both know what it’s like to be an…
Author Derek Künsken and host Myriam Bowles-Carrier discuss the contemporary social concerns that science fiction can highlight through its extrapolated time-scales at the Morrin Centre Imagination Writers’ Festival. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) Imagination Writers’ Festival: Derek Künsken explores new universes with The Quantum War Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com Derek Künsken’s choice of science fiction as a genre allows him to ask difficult social…