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Licia Canton’s “Healing Words: A Writing Workshop”

The Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal is pleased to present Licia Canton’sHealing Words: A Writing Workshop” during the 25th Italian Week in Montreal.

Saturday, August 4 10:30am-12:00pm
Istituto Italiano di Cultura
1200, Avenue du Docteur Penfield
Free admission, reservations obligatory

“We all have a story to tell, but sometimes we do not succeed. We don’t know how to start or the story is really painful”. In this workshop, author Licia Canton uses a number of exercises to help you get started. She’ll encourage you to write your story one word at a time.

Licia Canton will lead the workshop in English, French and Italian. Participants are invited to write in the language they prefer. Licia Canton is the author of The Pink House and Other Stories (2018), Almond Wine and Fertility (2008, second edition 2018) – short stories for women and their men – translated into Italian as Vino alla mandorla e fertilità (2015). She is also a literary critic and translator, and the editor-in-chief of Accenti Magazine. Her stories, poetry and essays have been anthologized internationally, in English, French, Chinese, Italian and dialect. As editor, she has published ten volumes of creative and critical writing, including two on the internment of Italian Canadians during World War II. She is active in the training of emerging writers through the Quebec Writers Federation and evaluates the manuscripts for the Writers’ Union of Canada. She has served as President of the Association of Italian Canadian Writers. She is an Honorary Fellow and Translator-in-Residence at the University of Hull, United Kingdom. She holds a Ph.D. from Université de Montréal and an M.A. from McGill University.

Reservation no longer available

  • Organized by: Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montréal
  • In collaboration with: Settimana Italiana di Montreal