The Koffler is delighted to present three virtual panels featuring shortlisted Vine Awards authors on November 16, 17 and 18, 2021. 

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The Koffler is delighted to present three virtual panels featuring shortlisted Vine Awards authors on November 16, 17 and 18, 2021.

The Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature is a national awards program that honours both the best Canadian Jewish writers and non-Jewish Canadian authors who deal with Jewish subjects in Fiction, History, Non-Fiction and Young Adult/Children’s Literature, each with a prize of $10,000.

Winners will be announced on November 23, 2021 at an online Awards Ceremony. In addition to the ceremony, the Koffler is presenting three virtual panels featuring shortlisted Vine Awards authors on November 16, 17 and 18, 2021. All events are free.

Vine Awards Panel 1: WWII Fiction & Stories of Survival – November 16 at 7PM
Authors Michelle Barker, Gordon Korman, and Carol Windley in conversation with Naomi K. Lewis.
The first panel features the 2021 Vine Awards shortlisted writers – Michelle Barker, Gordon Korman, and Carol Windley – in conversation with juror Naomi K. Lewis. Join us for an evening of enlightening conversation, as all three authors reflect on writing WWII fiction, stories of survival, and the coming-of-age genre. Learn more and register.
Vine Awards Panel 2: Storytelling, Loss & Grief – November 17 at 7PM
Authors Sidura Ludwig, Nessa Rapoport, Rick Salutin and Gideon Salutin in conversation with Nathan Adler.

Presented by the Koffler Centre of the Arts.

The Koffler Centre of the Arts is dedicated to accessibility. ASL will be provided at this event, and a transcript and video/audio recording will be available afterwards on the Koffler website. This Zoom event is in webinar format, meaning all event attendees will be off camera. We will do our best to accommodate additional access needs; if you have questions or concerns, please contact our access point person, Mary, at manderson@kofflerarts.org

 

Presented by:

A Kultura Collective Member

Start Date: November 16, 2021

Closing Date: November 18, 2021

7:00 PM

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Free

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