Author Talk with Joseph Kakwinokanasum
Tri-Cities Writers Festival
Saturday, May 31
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Branch - City Centre
City Centre Combined 136 & 137Join 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.
Branch - City Centre
The City Centre branch offers:
- Free wi-fi access, no password required
- Meeting and study rooms
- Public computer stations
- Printing, faxing, scanning, and photocopying
- Silent study room
- A Discovery Lab showcasing eResources and lendable technology
