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This page is intended to bring together events of interest to the writing community in Winnipeg. The host groups are the Manitoba Writers' Guild, Association of Manitoba Book Publishers, Society for Technical Communication (Manitoba chapter), The Writers' Collective of Manitoba, and the Editors' Association of Canada. To register for any event listed on this page, follow the instructions in the post; an RSVP on the page does not guarantee you a spot. Here's to great writing!
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Email RSVP to MWGEvents2022@gmail.com to get the link to join our next Book Chat!
Our next virtual Book Chat features Cheryl Parisien, who will read from her debut novel, The Unweaving, and answer questions from the audience. To join us, please email MWGEvents2022@gmail.com for the Zoom instructions.
About the author:
Cheryl Parisien is a Red River Métis writer who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Treaty 1 territory. Her ancestors lived on the river lots of St. Norbert and her roots stretch back to the beginning of the Métis homeland. Loosely based on her family’s history, The Unweaving is her first novel.She's had short stories published by Unleash Press and received honourable mention in the 2024 Dave Williamson Short Story Competition. The Unweaving was recently long listed for the First Nations Communities Read Award. She is currently working on her next novel, following the characters in The Unweaving.
About The Unweaving:
In 1869, the arrival of surveyors from the new Dominion of Canada sends ripples of anxiety through the people of Red River. As the Métis Nation begins negotiating terms for joining Confederation, each member of the Rougeau family adapts in their own way: Clément looks outward, trying to maintain his livelihood as a carter, while his wife, Marienne, looks inward, determined to hold their fracturing family together. Julien, the eldest son, joins Louis Riel to confront the same intruders that so impress his sister, Charlotte. As the Red River Resistance unfolds, the consequences of each choice become heartbreakingly clear.
