Can鈥檛 Lit podcasters Daniel Zomparelli and Dina Del Bucchia will join Jennifer Spruit for a reading at NIC鈥檚 Stan Hagen Theatre, Thursday, March 1 at 7 pm. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Join 糖心vlog传媒in welcoming local author Jennifer Spruit and Can鈥檛 Lit Podcasters Daniel Zomparelli and Dina Del Bucchia to its Comox Valley campus Thursday, March 1 as part of NIC鈥檚 Write Here Readers Series.
Date: Mar 1, 2018Time: 7 pmLocation: Stan Hagen Theatre, Comox Valley campusCost: Admission is freeThe trio will be reading at the Stan Hagen Theatre 7 pm. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Spruit鈥檚 debut novel A Handbook for Beautiful People was published in October 2017. Canadian writer Annabel Lyon calls it 鈥渨onderful, heartfelt, heartbreaking.鈥� She says, 鈥淚 can't recommend this novel highly enough."
Her work has appeared in Arc, The Antigonish Review, and Prairie Fire Magazine, among others. She studied creative writing at UBC. When she is not writing, she enjoys playing folk and bluegrass, teaching music to children and rowing a blue canoe near her Comox Valley home.
She will be joined by Vancouver writers Daniel Zomparelli and Dina Del Bucchia, co-hosts of the popular Canadian literary podcast, Can鈥檛 Lit, described by Nuvo magazine as one of the top five Canadian podcasts to know.
Daniel Zomparelli is the Founder of Poetry Is Dead magazine. His first book of poems, Davie Street Translations, is a documentary of gay male culture in Vancouver which Georgia Strait describes as 鈥渦tterly charming and disarming.鈥�
His first collection of short stories Everything is Awful and You鈥檙e a Terrible Person came out in the Spring of 2017.
鈥淶omparelli's book 鈥� like his body of work 鈥� does the smart and risky thing of trying the same questions on for size over and over again, probing the edges of our hang-ups with agitation and admiration,鈥� said a reviewer in Quill and Quire magazine.
Dina Del Bucchia is the author of three collections of poetry: Coping with Emotions and Otters, Blind Items and Rom Com, the latter co-written by Zomparelli. She is an editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine and the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers鈥� Series. Her first short story collection, Don鈥檛 Tell Me What to Do is an offbeat book about strange, imperfect people doing strange, imperfect things. Publishers Weekly calls it 鈥渁 confident collection of 15 witty, tightly crafted tales of theft, artisanal doghouses, and funeral crashing. 鈥�
NIC鈥檚 Write Here Readers Series showcases the richness of literary arts in our region, offering students and community members the opportunity to hear from some of Canada鈥檚 top writers. The series is made possible through the Canada Council of the Arts.
鈥淒ina, Daniel and Jennifer are a talented and diverse trio and we are thrilled to have them join our series,鈥� said Nick Van Orden, 糖心vlog传媒English instructor and series organizer.
Each semester, 糖心vlog传媒offers a wide selection of university transferrable English and creative writing courses, many of which are available at reduced rates to learners ages 55 and older through NIC鈥檚 Joy of Lifelong Learning program. To find out more about NIC鈥檚 programs and courses visit www.nic.bc.ca.
The Write Here Readers Series continues April 5 with award-winning poet Jordan Abel.
For more information on this event or the Write Here Readers Series, visit www.nic.bc.ca/artssciences or contact Nick Van Orden at nicholas.vanorden@nic.bc.ca.
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