Donna Morrissey

AX Literary Series: UNB Writer in Residence, Donna Morrissey

April 17

AX Literary Series:

Thursday, April 17, 6pm
FREE Event. Donations welcomed and appreciated.

Join us on Thursday, April 17, at 6 PM in the AX Gallery (12 Maple Ave, Sussex, NB) for a special evening with Donna Morrissey, UNB Writer in Residence. Moderated by Gemma Marr, this event will feature readings from Morrissey’s deeply personal memoir, Pluck, and her powerful historical novel, Rage the Night.

With her signature charm and humor, Morrissey explores themes of resilience, family, and self-discovery. Pluck is an intimate reflection on love’s restorative power through loss and mental illness, while Rage the Night blends historical fact with gripping fiction in a tale of identity and survival.

This free event is part of the AX Literary Series—donations are welcomed and appreciated.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of Canada’s most celebrated authors! 📖✨

Bio

Donna Morrissey has published seven nationally best selling novels, plus a memoir, Pluck.

She has received The Winifred Holtby Prize for fiction in England, Margaret Alexander Edwards Award in the United States, plus multiple awards and nominations for her writing in Canada, including the Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel of 2017.

Her novel, Sylvanus Now, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. Her fiction has been translated into Italian, French, German, Dutch and Japanese. She was a finalist for a Gemini for her script, The Clothesline Patch.

Her memoir Pluck is currently under exploration for a six week television series with feature film writer/producer Rhonda Buckley, St. John’s, NL

She is currently editing a new memoir written about her father, called Nerk Osomond Of The Beaches.

Moderator Bio

Gemma Marr is a writer, researcher, and educator in Saint John (Menagoesq/Menahqesk). She teaches part-time in the Department of Humanities and Languages at UNBSJ, and is the coordinator of the Lorenzo Society, a non-profit arts and culture organization housed in the Faculty of Arts. Gemma has published academic articles, flash fiction, and book reviews, and is the co-chair of the Fog Lit Literary Festival, which will run in Saint John each autumn.

Donna Morrissey

AX Literary Series: UNB Writer in Residence, Donna Morrissey

AX Literary Series:

Donna Morrissey

Bio

Moderator Bio

Acknowledgements

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