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DESCRIPTION:\nWhen and Where: \nFriday, April 25, 2025 7:30 pm to 11:00 p
 m \n Isabel Bader Theatre \n 93 Charles Street West Toronto, ON M5S 2C7 
 \n\nDescription: \nWe’re thrilled to invite you to Literature Matters, fe
 aturing Nahlah Ayed, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Kyo Maclear on Friday, Apr
 il 25, at Isabel Bader Theatre. This event, hosted by Smaro Kamboureli,
  marks the final event of her tenure as the Avie Bennett Chair in Canadian
  Literature—don’t miss it!📍 Location: Isabel Bader Theatre (93 Charles Str
 eet West, Toronto, ON) ⏰ Doors open at 7:00 PM | Event begins at 7:30 PM
  🎟 Reserve your free ticket hereNahlah Ayed – A Family of Words: Reviving 
 the Past Nahlah Ayed is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and the ho
 st of CBC’s Ideas. A former parliamentary reporter for The Canadian Press 
 and a graduate of Carleton University's Master of Journalism program, she
  also holds a Master's degree in interdisciplinary studies (Philosophy, E
 nglish and Science) and a Bachelor of Science in genetics from the Univers
 ity of Manitoba. For two decades, Ayed worked in hot zones around the glo
 be—from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, to Russia’s annexation of Crime
 a—and has won many awards for her coverage of Middle Eastern politics. Her
  first book, A Thousand Farewells, was a finalist for the 2012 Governor 
 General’s Literary Awards. Her latest book, The War We Won Apart, was an
  instant #1 Canadian national bestseller. Billy-Ray Belcourt – An Autobiog
 raphy of Northern Alberta Billy-Ray Belcourt is from the Driftpile Cree Na
 tion in northwest Alberta. An Associate Professor and Canada Research Chai
 r in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia\
 , he was awarded the 2019 Indspire Award, the highest honour the Indigeno
 us community bestows on its own leaders. His first book of poetry, This W
 ound is a World, won the 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize and was a finalist for
  many awards, including the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Poetry. His
  second book of poetry, NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field (2019
 ), was similarly a finalist for many awards and a national bestseller, a
 s was also his first book of prose, A History of My Brief Body (2020), e
 ssays about colonia violence, love, and queerness. A Minor Chorus (2022)
  won the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. His most recent title is Coexistence:
  Stories (2024). Kyo Maclear – Something of a Mess Kyo Maclear is an essay
 ist, novelist and children’s author. Her nonfiction books include the hyb
 rid memoir Birds Art Life (2017), a #1 Canadian bestseller, finalist for
  the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, and winner of the
  Trillium Book Award, and Unearthing (2023), a Canadian bestseller and w
 inner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction. She holds a
  Master of Arts in Cultural Studies from OISE and a doctorate in Environme
 ntal Humanities and teaches writing at the University of Guelph Creative W
 riting MFA. In 2023 she was the recipient of the Vicky Metcalf Award for Y
 oung People in recognition of her many children’s books. She is also the a
 uthor of two novels, The Letter Opener (2007) and Stray Love (2012).We ho
 pe to see you there! \n93 Charles Street West Toronto, ON M5S 2C7 \n\nCat
 egories \n Lecture Series \n\nAudiences \n Alumni and FriendsCommunityGrad
 uate StudentsUndergraduate Students
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LOCATION:93 Charles Street West Toronto, ON M5S 2C7
SUMMARY:Literature Matters: Nahlah Ayed, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Kyo Macl
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