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AFTERWORDS
LITERARY FESTIVAL
PANELS & READINGS
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PANELS & READINGS
OPENING NIGHT AT AFTERWORDS
DAVID BERGEN AND ALEX PUGSLEY IN CONVERSATION WITH RYAN TURNER, PLUS JESSE WENTE IN CONVERSATION WITH TRINA ROACHE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
7:00 PM — 9:30 PM | DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM
PAUL O’REGAN HALL, HALIFAX CENTRAL LIBRARY
Opening Night at AfterWords features David Bergen and Alex Pugsley in conversation with writer and festival co-director Ryan Turner at 7:00 PM. Jesse Wente will then be interviewed by journalist and teacher Trina Roache at 8:30 PM. Their conversation will be followed by an audience Q&A. Books will be available for sale. This event is presented in partnership with The University of King's College.
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PANELS & READINGS
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
CHELENE KNIGHT IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE DOMET
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
LIVESTREAM
Hear Chelene Knight in conversation with writer and festival co-founder Stephanie Domet. Chelene Knight is the author of three books, including her debut novel Junie, published September 2022 by Book*Hug. She is currently working on a commissioned book on Black self-love and joy forthcoming with HarperCollins Canada in 2023. Chelene is the founder of Breathing Space Creative Literary Studio and represents a boutique list of clients as a literary agent with Transatlantic agency.
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PANELS & READINGS
KICK-OFF PARTY
WITH ANNA QUON, DAVID HUEBERT, K.R. BYGGDIN, KATHERINE ALEXANDRA HARVEY, LUKE HATHAWAY, DANIEL CABENA & SARAH MIAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
7:00 PM — 9:00 PM
CAFE LARA
