Sarah Klassen will launch her new poetry collection, Monstrance, at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg on Wednesday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m. She is the featured poet at the upcoming Speaking Crow poetry series on Tuesday, March 6, 7:00 pm at Pop Soda's Coffeehouse and Gallery, 625 Portage Avenue in Winnipeg.
Sarah Klassen has been invited to speak at the Manitoba Writers' Guild first ever Symposium on Manitoba Writing taking place May 10 to 12, 2012. Sarah will present on May 10. Time and location to be announced.
Dave Williamson will launch his new novel Dating at McNally Robinson Booksellers in Winnipeg on Thursday, April 12 at 8:00 p.m.
Main character Jenkins never dreamed he'd live long enough to be dating again. Less than two years after his beloved wife's death, he finds himself sheepishly slinking past her portrait to take another woman out to the movies. Recalling his dating experience throughout the decades, Jenkins discovers that he is still no wiser than a schoolboy. Boomers will connect on many levels with this funny portrayal of their generation grappling with the realities of growing older.
About Sarah Klassen:
Acclaimed fiction writer (The Peony Season), poet (Simone Weil: Songs of Hunger and Love, Dangerous Elements, Journey to Yalta,); and editor (Poets in the Classroom), Sarah Klassen was born in Winnipeg, and currently resides there. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Winnipeg. Aside from writing, she has taught English in the public school system in Winnipeg, and at summer institutes in Lithuania and Ukraine.
About Dave Williamson:
Dave Williamson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1934 and currently makes the city his home. Primarily a writer of (comic) fiction, Dave has also worked in the genres of drama (for TV and stage), reviews and non-fiction. Formerly the Dean of Business and Applied Arts at Red River College, Dave has also served as President of the Manitoba Writers' Guild, Chair of the Writers' Union of Canada and a member of the Winnipeg International Writers' Festival advisory committee.