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Author Talk with Joseph Kakwinokanasum

Tri-Cities Writers Festival

2025-05-31 14:30:00 2025-05-31 15:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Talk with Joseph Kakwinokanasum Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Saturday, May 31
2:30pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-31 14:30:00 2025-05-31 15:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Author Talk with Joseph Kakwinokanasum Join Indigenous storyteller Joseph Kakwinokanasum for a virtual author talk and Q&A. Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Branch - City Centre

City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Join Indigenous storyteller Joseph Kakwinokanasum for a virtual author talk and Q&A.

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 of Coquitlam Public Library or Michael Wright Art Gallery, #200-2253 Leigh Square in Port Coquitlam to watch the live-stream.

No registration required, just drop-in.

To watch the livestream, follow this link: https://youtube.com/live/Tu7XuKHm8y8?feature=share

The Tri-Cities Writers Festival acknowledges the funding support from the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada.

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


JOSEPH KAKWINOKANASUM is a writer, storyteller, and member of the James Smith Cree Nation. A finalist for CBC’s 2020 Nonfiction Prize and selected by Darrel J. McLeod as a Writers Trust of Canada’s 2022 Rising Star, his debut novel, My Indian Summer, won the 2023-2024 First Nations Communities READ Award, and was shortlisted for the 2023 ReLit Fiction Award. For more about Joseph visit starblanketstoryteller.com.

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

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | Adult Program |

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Branch - City Centre

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Tue, Sep 02 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Sep 03 9:00AM to 9:00PM
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Fri, Sep 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Sep 06 10:00AM to 5:00PM
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The City Centre branch offers:

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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