Reading in kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan on October 23!
Image by Adam Waldron-Blain
Join Ociciwan and Glass Bookshop for a reading in kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan!
Date: Saturday, October 23rd, from 1PM-3PM
Location: 10124 96 Street
Registration: Eventbrite
Ociciwan and Glass Bookshop are partnering for a reading in kamâmak nihtâwikihcikan at the end of this harvest season! Come share space in the garden with us on Saturday, October 23rd, from 1PM-3PM for readings by Emily Riddle and Jessica Johns. Each writer will be reading a piece of their choice, and afterwards we’ll be gathering for some tea and bannock outside while we chat and enjoy the space before snowfall!
Glass Bookshop is an independent bookstore that focuses on work from queer and racialized authors and the independent presses who publish their work. We're currently open for browsing in The Garage space at Latitude 53 until December 24!
Emily Riddle (She/Her) is nehiyaw and a member of the Alexander First Nation in Treaty 6. Her nonfiction and poetry appears in publications across Canada, including the Globe and Mail, Canadian Art Magazine, Prism International, Briarpatch Magazine, and Guts Magazine, and also writes for the Yellowhead Institute. She just completed a poetry mentorship program through the Writers’ Trust with Joshua Whitehead, which has resulted in her first poetry manuscript.
Jessica Johns is a nehiyaw aunty with English-Irish ancestry and a member of Sucker Creek First Nation in Treaty 8 territory in Northern Alberta. Her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction has been published widely, and her short story “Bad Cree” won the 2020 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize. Her novel of the same name will be released in January 2023 with HarperCollins in Canada and Doubleday in the US. You can usually find her doing puzzles, making kombucha, and getting yelled at by her cat, Alfredo.
This is a free, socially distanced event.
Accessibility notes: Garden entrance measures 4’ wide. There are no steps but ground is uneven. 6’ of access between planter paths. There are benches for seating (cement, no backrest). There’s no access to washrooms outside of event hours.
Transit: ETS stops at 96 Street and Jasper Avenue 1 minute walking distance (routes 2, 111, 131), 95 Street and Jasper Avenue 5 minutes walking distance (Routes 1), 100 Street and Jasper Avenue 10 minutes walking distance (Central Station, routes 8, 130X, 150X, 201). Paid city street parking and paid impark lots available.
Link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/reading-in-kamamak-nihtawikihcikan-tickets-192770400457