Imagination 2024 -  H. Nigel Thomas

As an English-language cultural centre located in the historical quarter of Quebec City, the Morrin Centre strives to be a leading cultural institution of national standing, providing the Francophone and Anglophone public with rich, engaging programming in the areas of heritage interpretation, education, and the arts.  Building upon our building’s history and key institutions, our programming aims to provide historical perspective on Quebec City’s unique French-English heritage, develop enhanced educational opportunities for youth,  and act as a springboard for artistic creativity.--Le Morrin Centre est un centre culturel de langue anglaise qui fait la promotion du patrimoine de la communauté anglophone à Québec, encourage les échanges culturels et offre une grande variété d’activités, telles que des services de bibliothèque, des visites guidées, des rencontres avec des auteurs, des ateliers d’écriture et un festival d’écrivains. Son édifice de 200 ans, situé au coeur du Vieux-Québec, est géré par la Literary and Historical Society of Quebec et fait partie des lieux historiques nationaux du Canada.

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Meet author H. Nigel Thomas at this Imagination 2024 event.

Imagination Writers`' Festival 2024

Come enjoy the fifteenth edition of the Imagination Writers' Festival at the Morrin Centre!

H. Nigel Thomas (he/him) immigrated to Canada from St Vincent and the Grenadines in 1968. He taught English and French at the Protestant School Board of Greater Montreal and was later a professor of United States literature at l’Université Laval. He is the author of thirteen books that include essays, novels, short fiction, and poetry. His books Lives: Whole and Otherwise and Behind the Face of Winter, have been translated into French as Des vies cassées and De glace et d’ombre, respectively. His first novel, Spirits in the Dark (1993), was republished in 2023 by Véhicule Press; and two novels, A Different Hurricane and And then again Begin, will be published in 2025 and 2026 by Dundurn and Guernica, respectively. He is the recipient of many awards, the most recent being the 2022 Canada Council for the Arts John Molson Prize for the Arts.He will talk about the 30th anniversary edition of his book Spirits in the Dark with host Michèle Thibeau.H. Nigel Thomas is our 2013 Festival alumnus. Order Nigel's book now at La Maison Anglaise and the Festival will receive 30% of the sale! Click <a href="https://lamaisonanglaise.com/item/Pp5usTkgha2kFV44Ule-4A" title="https://lamaisonanglaise.com/item/Pp5usTkgha2kFV44Ule-4A" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

H. Nigel Thomas (il/lui) a immigré au Canada en provenance de Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines en 1968. Il a enseigné l’anglais et le français à la Commission des écoles protestantes du Grand Montréal, puis a été professeur de littérature états-unienne à l’Université Laval. Il est l’auteur de treize livres, dont des essais, des romans, des nouvelles et de la poésie. Ses livres Lives : Whole and Otherwise et Behind the Face of Winter ont été traduits en français sous les titres Des vies cassées et De glace et d’ombre. Son premier roman, Spirits in the Dark (1993), a été republié en 2023 par Véhicule Press, et deux romans, A Different Hurricane et And then again Begin, seront publiés en 2025 et 2026 par Dundurn et Guernica, respectivement. Il a reçu de nombreux prix, notamment un prix Molson du Conseil des arts du Canada en 2022.Il parlera de l'édition spéciale du 30e anniversaire de son livre Spirits in the Dark avec l'animatrice Michèle Thibeau.H. Nigel Thomas est notre alumnus du Festival Imagination 2013. Commandez le livre de Nigel maintenant à La Maison Anglaise et le Festival recevra 30% des ventes ! Cliquez <a href="https://lamaisonanglaise.com/item/Pp5usTkgha2kFV44Ule-4A" title="https://lamaisonanglaise.com/item/Pp5usTkgha2kFV44Ule-4A" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ici</a>.

Festival pass holders still need to reserve a seat by booking a free Festival Pass Ticket.See the full Imagination programming at <a href="https://www.morrin.org/en/imagination-writers-festival-2024/" title="https://www.morrin.org/en/imagination-writers-festival-2024/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">morrin.org/imagination</a> and purchase a festival pass <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/imagination-2024-festival-pass-tickets-856196074507" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/imagination-2024-festival-pass-tickets-856196074507" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.For any questions, email us at info@morrin.org /// Les détenteurs.trices d'un laissez-passer du festival doivent toujours réserver une place en reservant un billet gratuit « Festival Pass Ticket ».Consultez la programmation complète du festival à <a href="https://www.morrin.org/festival-decrivain-e-s-imagination-2024/" title="https://www.morrin.org/festival-decrivain-e-s-imagination-2024/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">morrin.org/imagination-fr </a>et achetez votre laissez-passer du festival <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/imagination-2024-festival-pass-tickets-856196074507" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/imagination-2024-festival-pass-tickets-856196074507" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ici</a>.Pour toute question, contactez-nous à info@morrin.org

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