Can't decide on which local author talk to attend during the Tri-Cities Writers Festival? Drop-in to the Library aft er hours for a unique experience featuring a panel discussion with Iona Wh ishaw\, Harrison Mooney and Kevin Chong. This event will be moderated by l ocal comedian and author Ryan Murphy and is our feature event for our fest ival. \;
\nThis will be a conversation followed by a question an d answer period.
\nNo registration required. \;All ages welcome.
\nEntry to the event for everyone will start at 6:45 pm. \;
\nFor more information about this Tri-Cities Writers Festival event\, e mail \;ask@coqlibrary.ca.
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\nRYAN MURPHY is an award-winning wr iter and editor who has created engaging digital content for some of the l argest and most trusted brands in the world including Walt Disney Studios\ , HBO\, and many more.
\nHis critically acclaimed short stories and columns have been published in 21 books and have been featured on more tha n 170 radio stations and 60 newspapers and magazines across North America. https://www.ryanmurphywrites.c om \;
\nHARRISON MOONEY is a best-selling m emoirist and award-winning journalist from Abbotsford\, British Columbia. His debut memoir\, Invisible Boy\, was the winner of the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction\, and shortlisted for the Governor G eneral's Literary Award and the Hurston Wright Legacy Award in memoir nonf iction. Harrison's work has appeared in the New York Times\, the Vancouver Sun\, the Guardian\, Yahoo\, Maclean's and the Tyee\, where his columns a ppear regularly. He lives in East Vancouver with his family. Learn more ab out Harrison at https://www.harris onmooney.ca \;
\nKEVIN CHONG is the author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction\, most recently the novel The Dou ble Life of Benson Yu\, which was a finalist for the 2023 Scotiabank Gille r Prize and named a Best Book of Canadian Fiction by the CBC. His creative nonfiction and journalism have recently appeared in Time Magazine\, Liter ary Hub\, Montecristo\, and the Globe and Mail. An associate professor at the UBC Okanagan\, he lives in Vancouver with his family. See https://thatkevinchong.com/ \;for more d etails about Kevin.
\nIONA WHISHAW \;is a forme r educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver\ , British Columbia\, with her husband. For more details\, visit https://ionawhishaw.ca/ \;
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