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Author Talk with Catherine Hernandez

Tri-Cities Writers Festival

2025-05-29 15:00:00 2025-05-29 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Talk with Catherine Hernandez Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thursday, May 29
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-29 15:00:00 2025-05-29 16:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Talk with Catherine Hernandez Hear from Catherine Hernandez, an award-winning author and screenwriter, during a virtual author talk at the Tri-Cities Writers Festival. Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Branch - City Centre

City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Hear from Catherine Hernandez, an award-winning author and screenwriter, during a virtual author talk at the Tri-Cities Writers Festival.

This virtual event is being live-streamed on Youtube, with a question and answer period following the author talk. You can choose to watch from home or visit the City Centre branch to watch the live-stream with other fans.

No registration required, just drop-in.

To watch the livestream, follow this link: https://youtube.com/live/Th6lWYYC7-g?feature=share

For more information about this Tri-Cities Writers Festival event, email ask@coqlibrary.ca 


CATHERINE HERNANDEZ (she/her) is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is a proud queer woman who is of Filipino, Spanish, Chinese and Indian descent and married into the Navajo Nation. Her first novel, Scarborough, won the Jim Wong-Chu Award for the unpublished manuscript and was a finalist for several awards including Canada Reads 2022. She wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Scarborough, which was nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards and won 8 including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Her second novel, Crosshairs, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and made several Best-Of lists of 2020. Her third novel, The Story of Us, was an instant national bestseller and was selected for the One Book Peterborough, Kitchener and Simon Fraser University. She is currently working on a few television projects. Her fourth novel, Behind You, about a young girl growing up in Scarborough when a serial killer was at large, was published this year and was an instant national bestseller. Before it hit the shelves, it was optioned by Conquering Lion Pictures to become a feature film, with Catherine writing the screenplay. 

AGE GROUP: | Youth (12-18) | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | Adult Program |

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Branch - City Centre

Phone: 604-554-7323

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Tue, Sep 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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The City Centre branch offers:

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  • Silent study room
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Upcoming events

Fri, Sep 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Sep 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 06, 1:30pm - 2:15pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sun, Sep 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 08, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Sep 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Sep 09, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Sep 09, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Tue, Sep 09, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Sep 10, 10:00am - 11:30am

Wed, Sep 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Sep 10, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 127

Thu, Sep 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Sep 11, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Sep 11, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Sep 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sun, Sep 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 15, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Sep 15, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Tue, Sep 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Sep 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Sep 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Tue, Sep 16, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Cancelled
Wed, Sep 17, 10:00am - 11:30am

Wed, Sep 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Sep 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Sep 18, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Sep 18, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Sep 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Sep 19, 1:30pm - 3:15pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sun, Sep 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 22, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 22, 11:00am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 22, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 23, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 23, 11:00am - 11:30am

Tue, Sep 23, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 23, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Tue, Sep 23, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Cancelled
Wed, Sep 24, 10:00am - 11:30am

Wed, Sep 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Sep 24, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Sep 24, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Sep 24, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Cancelled
Thu, Sep 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Thu, Sep 25, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Thu, Sep 25, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Sep 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Room 127

Sat, Sep 27, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sun, Sep 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Room 127

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 29, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 29, 11:00am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Mon, Sep 29, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 30, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Cancelled
Tue, Sep 30, 11:00am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Wed, Oct 01, 10:00am - 11:30am

Cancelled
Thu, Oct 02, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Thu, Oct 02, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Thu, Oct 02, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Cancelled
Sat, Oct 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Cancelled
Sun, Oct 05, 10:30am - 11:00am