Special Two-Night Event Only for VMI Community
VMI invites our alumni to a special reading event with two exceptional guest authors this spring, translator and author Jennifer Croft and novelist and poet Farzana Doctor. These separate evenings of craft conversation, discussion, and Q&A are a unique opportunity for the VMI community to learn firsthand about the work of two creative writers. Held on two nights, one on April 12 and the other on May 17, the readings are open only to the VMI alumni, mentors, and the current cohort. No matter what genre you work in, these author talks will be a fascinating opportunity to consider questions about craft.
Tuesday April 12, 7pm PST— 8:15pm PST Jennifer Croft
Tuesday May 17, 7pm PST— 8:15pm PST Farzana Doctor
These two events are a package and the fee is $25. Attendance is reserved for the VMI community.
To secure a spot, please send an email to info@vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com . VMI will respond with instructions for an e-transfer payment of $25 and will send a Zoom link, which we ask you not to share.
If you are experiencing financial hardship, we have a few spots available. Please email info@vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com
Below are the bios of our guests. We look forward to seeing you!
Jennifer Croft won the 2020 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for her illustrated memoir Homesick and the 2018 Man Booker International Prize for her translation from Polish of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s Flights. She is also the author of Serpientes y escaleras and Notes on Postcards and the translator of Federico Falco’s A Perfect Cemetery, Romina Paula’s August, Pedro Mairal’s The Woman from Uruguay, and Olga Tokarczuk’s The Books of Jacob. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa and a PhD from Northwestern University.
Farzana Doctor is a Tkaronto-based author, activist and psychotherapist. She has written four critically acclaimed novels. Her latest, Seven, which Ms. Magazine described as “fully feminist and ambitiously bold”, was chosen for multiple 2020 Best Book lists and shortlisted for the Trillium and Evergreen Awards. Her poetry collection, You Still Look The Same, will be released in May 2022. Farzana is also the Maasi behind Dear Maasi, a new sex and relationships column for FGM/C survivors. Click here to see her links.