Award-winning Canadian author Margaret Atwood will kick off the 2016 Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story.
The author will read from her 2014 short story collection on Thursday, June 2nd at the Blyth Festival. That will be followed by an onstage conversation with fellow Canadian author Merilyn Simonds. They will discuss Atwood’s work, many interests and passions.
Tickets for the June 2nd evening are on sale now for $25 each, available through the Blyth Festival Box Office, or www.blythfestival.com.
Nine other guest authors will take part in this year’s Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story from June 2nd to 5th.
Full program details, including box office information, for the 2016 Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story can be found on the website www.alicemunrofestival.ca.
One of the missions of the Alice Munro Festival is to nurture emerging writers. This year’s Short Story Contest attracted over two hundred entries from across Canada.
The winners in the adult and youth categories will be announced at the Jubilee Gala on June 4th.