Beth Powning

AX Literary Series: Beth Powning

July 3, 630pm

AX Literary Series:

Beth Powning

Thursday, July 3, 630pm
FREE Event. Donations welcomed and appreciated

Join us at AX for an engaging evening with bestselling author Beth Powning, in discussion with writer and former CBC reporter Julia Wright. Together, they’ll explore the art of blending archival research with storytelling, the question of who ‘owns’ a story, and the writer’s responsibility to truth when drawing from real people, events, and history.

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Bio

Beth Powning lives in New Brunswick. She has published seven books: Home – Chronicle of a North Country Life; Shadow Child; The Hatbox Letters; Edge Seasons; The Sea Captain’s Wife; A Measure of Light and The Sister’s Tale. Her books have been long-listed for the Dublin International Fiction Award, and been short-listed for numerous awards such as the Thomas Head Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award and The Edna Staebler Award, as well as being Globe and Mail Best Books. She has attended literary festivals in England, Ireland, the USA, and across Canada. Her latest novel, The Sister’s Tale, was an immediate Canadian best-seller.

Moderator Bio

Julia Wright is a writer, teacher, and broadcaster in Saint John, New Brunswick. She was the host of Information Morning Saint John on CBC Radio 1, as well as a newsreader and reporter – known locally for her features and storytelling about the people and places of southwestern New Brunswick. Her work has appeared in many Canadian and international publications. She holds a MA in English from McGill University in Montreal.

Julia Wright

Acknowledgements

Thank you to the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture for their support of this event.