Situated in both the and the DĂ©partement des littĂ©ratures de langue française, de traduction et de crĂ©ationĚý(DLTC) within the Faculty of Arts, the Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence Program is designed to host one accomplished writer per academic year. Writers selected for the prestigious writer-in-residence position are expected to give public lectures and readings, meet with and help to develop students’ writing; organize workshops, and generally participate in the creative and intellectual life of the departments and the Faculty.
This year’s Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence is internationally acclaimed novelist, playwright, performer, and broadcast host, Ann-Marie MacDonald. She is the author of the bestselling novels Fayne, Fall on Your Knees, The Way the Crow Flies, and Adult Onset.
MacDonald’s writing for the stage includes the award-winning play Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), as well as The Arab’s Mouth, Belle Moral: A Natural History, and Hamlet-911. She also authored the libretto for the chamber opera Nigredo Hotel, and book and lyrics for the musical Anything That Moves.
Historical Fiction with Richler Writers-in-Residence Ann-Marie MacDonald & Heather O’Neill
Hosted by Ara Osterweil & Alexander Manshel
Wednesday, October 30, 5-8 pm
Faculty Club Ballroom, 3450 rue McTavish
Come join the Department of English for an evening devoted to historical fiction in literature. 2024 Richler Writers-in-Residence Ann-Marie MacDonald and Heather O’Neill will read from their recent novels, followed by a discussion about historical fiction with Professors Alexander Manshel and Ara Osterweil.
Wine and snacks will be served.
Please come dressed in costume as your favorite literary or historical character.
Seats are limited!
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“Mapping Ann-Marie MacDonald” with Richler Writer-in-Residence Ann-Marie MacDonald and Dr. Neta Gordon (Brock University)
Time and location TBA