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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

JESSE WENTE AND TRINA ROACHE PRESENTED BY UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE

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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