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Join us for a conversation between Carleigh Baker\, Alfian Sa'at and Ali Cobby Ecke rmann.
This panel discussion brings Indigenous writers from three different countries together in conversation about their creative work\, their experiences navigating creative industrie s and colonial histories\, and writing as a means of resistance to prevaili ng colonial (and supposedly “post-colonial") structures. Where do the exper iences of Indigenous writers intersect or diverge and what sorts of solidar ities can be built across borders?
This event is moderated by Professor Billy-Ray Belcourt.
This event is free and open to the p ublic. Registration is required to attend. Please register by clicking the link below.
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Carleigh Baker is an author and teacher of nêhiyaw âpihtawikosisân and Eu ropean descent. Born and raised on Stó:lō territory\, she currently lives o n the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Skwxwú7mesh (Squ amish)\, and səl̓ilwəta (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Her debut story collectio n\, Bad Endings (Anvil Press\, 2017)\, won the City of Vancouver B ook Award\, and was also a finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction P rize and the Emerging Indigenous Voices Award for fiction. Her short storie s and essays have been translated into several languages and anthologized i n Canada\, the United States\, and Europe. Her newest collection\, Last Woman\, and Mudlarkers< /span>\, a novel\, are forthcoming wit h McClelland & Stewart. As a teacher and researcher\, she is particularly i nterested in how contemporary fiction can be used to address the climate cr isis. Her novel-in-progress\, Mudlarkers\, is a darkly satirical l ook at how modern conservationist movements have displaced Indigenous voice s on issues of land stewardship. She was a 2019/20 Shadbolt Fellow in the H umanities at Simon Fraser University\, where she sometimes teaches creative writing.
Ali Cobby Eckermann is an Aboriginal poet\, visual artist and recipient of the prestig
ious Windham-Campbell Prize. Her debut collection of poetry\,
Alfian Sa’at is a Resident Playwri ght with Wild Rice. His published works include three collections of poetry \, One Fierce Hour\, A History of Amnesia\, and The I nvisible Manuscript\, a collection of short stories\, Corridor\, a collection of flash fiction\, Malay Sketches\, three collect ions of plays as well as the published play Cooling Off Day. Alfian has won Best Original Script at t he Life! Theatre Awards four times\, in 2004 for Landmarks\, in 20 10 for Nadirah\, in 2013 for Kakak Kau Punya Laki (Your S ister's Husband) and in 2016 for Hotel (with Marcia Vanderstraaten ). In 2001\, Alfian won the Golden Point Award for Poetry as well as the Na tional Arts Council Young Artist Award for Literature. He has also been nom inated for the Singapore Literature Prize three times\, for Corridor (1999\, Commendation Prize)\, A History of Amnesia (2004) and h is translation of the novel The Widower (2016).
The School of Creative Writing’s Visiting Writers Program provides an opportunity for our students\, alumni and faculty to connect with insightful writers in small group settings. We encourage everyone in Creative Writing to take advantage of this opportunity – it’s a unique benefit of being involved in the Schoo l.
These events are open to all Creative W riting students\, alumni and faculty. If you’d like to bring a friend\, ple ase do!
This event is free and ope n to the public. Registration is required to attend. Follow the link provi ded at the top of this event listing to register.
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