An Evening with Jordan Abel, David Chariandy & Stephanie Sinclair

Join us for an inclusive and expansive conversation about the past, present, and future of Canada’s literary landscape featuring Nisga’a poet and author Jordan Abel, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, David Chariandy, celebrated and award-winning author of Brother and I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You and Professor at the University of Toronto, and Anishinaabe author and publisher of McClelland and Stewart, Stephanie Sinclair, in conversation with Minelle Mahtani, Chair of Canadian Studies at UBC and author of May it Have a Happy Ending.

Together, they will discuss the development of Kanata Classics, a ground-breaking new series that pairs Indigenous authors with non-Indigenous authors to celebrate exceptional works of Canadian literature and Canada’s many identities, geographies, and generations. Don’t miss this nuanced and incisive exploration of the histories and silences, evolving canons, and voices that are redefining how we see and imagine our shared homeland and future.

This event is co-presented with UBC Canadian Studies