11 Podcast Episodes
Lee Maracle delivers the Margaret Laurence Lecture
Lee Maracle delivers the Margaret Laurence Lecture
Acclaimed author, poet and activist Lee Maracle of the Stó:lō Nation delivers the Margaret Laurence Lecture, an annual e... Read more
5 Oct 2021
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54mins
Stó:lō storyteller Lee Maracle on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2020)
Stó:lō storyteller Lee Maracle on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2020)
Acclaimed Indigenous author Lee Maracle on decolonizing literature and the issues with books schools choose to iconize. ... Read more
30 Jun 2021
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38mins
Olive Senior delivers prestigious 2019 Margaret Laurence Lecture: A Writer's Life
Olive Senior delivers prestigious 2019 Margaret Laurence Lecture: A Writer's Life
Olive Senior was born in Jamaica in 1941, the seventh of 10 children. She went on to become one of Canada’s most acclaim... Read more
20 May 2020
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54mins
Author Olive Senior on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2019)
Author Olive Senior on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2019)
Jamaican Canadian writer Olive Senior shares observations and insights from her writing life in the Margaret Laurence Le... Read more
11 Jun 2019
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43mins
Playwright and Novelist Tomson Highway on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2018)
Playwright and Novelist Tomson Highway on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2018)
Canadian playwright, novelist, and composer Tomson Highway shares observations and insights from his writing life in the... Read more
17 Jun 2018
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40mins
Canadian Short Story Champion John Metcalf on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2017)
Canadian Short Story Champion John Metcalf on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2017)
Canadian writer, essayist, and editor John Metcalf shares stories and insights from his writing life in the Margaret Lau... Read more
5 Jun 2017
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1hr 7mins
Margaret Laurence Lecture: Michael Lista "Outside the Whale: Literature and the Left in the Age of Trump"
Margaret Laurence Lecture: Michael Lista "Outside the Whale: Literature and the Left in the Age of Trump"
With two well-received collections of poems and a fearless collection of essays, Canadian investigative journalist, essa... Read more
14 Mar 2017
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30mins
Children's Literature Pioneer Jean Little on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2016)
Children's Literature Pioneer Jean Little on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2016)
Canadian children’s literature pioneer Jean Little shares stories and insights from her writing life in the Margaret Lau... Read more
22 Jun 2016
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1hr 2mins
Fantasy Fiction Author Guy Gavriel Kay on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2015)
Fantasy Fiction Author Guy Gavriel Kay on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2015)
Bestselling fantasy fiction author Guy Gavriel Kay shares his insights about the writing life during the Margaret Lauren... Read more
9 Jun 2016
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48mins
Acclaimed Poet Lorna Crozier on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2013)
Acclaimed Poet Lorna Crozier on the Writing Life (Margaret Laurence Lecture 2013)
Acclaimed poet Lorna Crozier shares her insights about the writing life during the Margaret Laurence Lecture. Inspired b... Read more
8 Jun 2016
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54mins