Eminent Novelist Fred Stenson Reads at Memorial
The Department of English is pleased to announce it will be hosting an evening with award-winning and bestselling Canadian writer Fred Stenson.
Mr. Stenson will read from his most recent novel, Who by Fire, a scathing indictment of the Alberta tar sands that chronicles the impact of the natural resource industry on our families, our communities, and our environment - topics relevant to Newfoundland and Labrador readers.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Stenson has written more than two dozen books (both fiction and non-fiction), authored more than 150 film and video scripts, and has been the humour columnist for Alberta Views Magazine since its inception in 1999.
His novels The Trade and Lightning both won the Gran MacEwan's Author's Prize. The Trade was a finalist for the prestigious Giller Prize and was nominated for the IMPAC Dublin Award.
In his three historical novels, The Trade, Lightning, and The Great Karoo, Mr. Stenson simultaneously mythologizes and demythologizes the West.
The reading takes place Friday, October 30, at 7 p.m. in Suncor Energy Hall, School of Music. Free parking is available in Lot 15b. All are welcome to attend.