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Bookmark, Charlottetown’s locally owned, independent bookstore, and UPEI’s English Department’s Winter Tales are thrilled to be hosting a celebration of Deirdre Kessler’s contributions to the PEI literary community on Thursday, March 20th at 7 pm in the Schurman Market Square in the Don & Marion McDougall Hall at the University of Prince Edward Island. The evening, which will be co-hosted by Richard Lemm and Laurie Brinklow, will include short readings of Deirdre’s work by other Island writers, students and friends. Admission is free and all are welcome.Deirdre Kessler has had a pronounced influence our Island’s culture and literary scene as an author, educator, and advocate for Lucy Maud Montgomery’s writing. She is a former Poet Laureate of Prince Edward Island, a novelist, children’s author, non-fiction writer, and occasional radio broadcaster. For many years, Deirdre has been a sessional professor of children’s literature, creative writing, and the course on L.M. Montgomery with the Department of English at the University of Prince Edward Island. She has supported other writers as a workshop facilitator, book editor, and teacher. She has been involved in the L.M. Montgomery Institute from its early days, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of L.M. Montgomery Studies.
As the author of more than two dozen books, Deirdre offers readers a diverse range of worlds to immerse themselves in. In her latest book, Darwin’s Hornpipe, a sailor accused of mutiny is thrown overboard near the Galapagos and must not only survive but go on to seek justice for his friend. Her brilliant memoir, Mother Country, examines what is home and family. In the Maritime classic children’s book Lobster In My Pocket, a lonely girl meets a talking lobster. A cat sets out to see the whole wide world in Adventures of an Island Cat named Brupp. Her poetry collection Afternoon Horses is filled with a sense of wonder, the beauty of nature, and the joys and sorrows of family life. With such a deep range of work to celebrate, the evening’s festivities will have something for new and old fans alike.
For more information, please contact Heather Doran at [email protected] or 902-566-4888.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Prince Edward Island, Bus Shelter, University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3, Canada,Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
