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Joyous in Winnipeg

10/20/2015

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Who says dreams don’t come true? Since I was eight years old, pored over a map of Hudson Bay, Manitoba, at school and saw pictures of polar bears, whales and husky dogs, I have wanted to go there. And now it’s happening.  Thanks to Dr Warren Cariou, Department Head, Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture, University of Manitoba, where I am currently, Writer-in-Residence, and Jamie Christie, Churchill Regional Centre Coordinator, University College of the North, I will be travelling from Winnipeg to Churchill in a few weeks time.
I will be talking about my writing, reading from some of my fiction work, introducing and showing the feature film, In Fading Light (Amber 1989), which I worked on, and running a screenplay workshop with people from the community.
Not only that, I will be joined on this adventure by Peter Mortimer, who will read from his book, The Last of the Hunters, which came out of his six months residency with North Shields fishermen, when he went out to sea with the fishing crews.  He will also read some of his poetry and run a short fiction workshop.
 
Churchill lures people to the shores of Hudson Bay for polar bears, beluga whales, a huge old stone fort and endless subarctic majesty. But while these are reason enough for Churchill to be on any itinerary, there's something less tangible that makes people stay longer and keeps them coming back: a hearty seductive spirit that makes the rest of the world seem – thankfully – even further away than it really is. – Lonely Planet

​Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/manitoba/churchill#ixzz3p2jvPCCR

photo below courtesy of Vincent K. Chan
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10/23/2015 05:23:41 am

How fantastic - I'm very jealous. I'm sure both you and Pete will have a wonderful time, the workshop and readins will be great, don't stay too long!

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