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Crime author, Andrew Battershill, named Richmond's Writer-in-Residence
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Published 2:58 PDT, Wed September 5, 2018
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Canadian crime writer, Andrew Battershill,
becomes Richmond's seventh annual Writer-in-Residence, Sept. 30.
Through Nov. 30, 2018 Battershill will be in
residence to offer advice to both hobbyists and serious writers with a series
of free writing workshops, conversations and events.
The Sept. 30 kick-off starts at 1:30 p.m. in
the Rooftop Garden on the Richmond Cultural Centre’s second floor. It is wheel
chair accessible and free of charge.
Presented in conjunction with Culture Days,
Battershill offers an afternoon of meet and greet as well as an opportunity to
hear him read from his recent work. In addition, this introduction to both the
author and the programs gives attendees a chance to map out their plans as they
hear about the public programming Battershill plans to offer during his
tenancy.
According to Richmond spokesperson, Ted
Townsend, “Andrew Battershill's first novel Pillow, was long-listed for the
Scotiabank Giller Prize and shortlisted for the Kobo Emerging Writer Award and
his second novel, Marry, Bang, Kill, was released this spring. He was the
co-founder and fiction editor of Dragnet Magazine and is currently the fiction
editor of This Magazine. He holds a Masters in Creative writing from the
University of Toronto and was the 2017–2018 Writer-in-Residence at the Regina
Public Library.”
The Writer-in-Residenceprogram is available through cooperation among the Minoru
Place Activity Centre, Richmond Arts Centre and Richmond Public Library.
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