Name: Christmas Disaster Stories
Start: 2023-12-14T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2023-12-14T20:30:00-08:00
Location: Historic Joy Kogawa House

Christmas Disaster Stories

Located in the Marpole neighbourhood of Vancouver, Historic Joy Kogawa House is a 1912 heritage house owned by the City of Vancouver as a cultural space to honour the life work and writing of author Joy Kogawa. Today, the property is a unique live/work space for writers, a space for public events, and an ongoing symbol of the racial discrimination experienced by Japanese Canadians as a consequence of the Second World War.

Historic Joy Kogawa House Society

Join us for an evening of storytelling and holiday cheer with writer-in-residence Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho and special guest JJ Lee!

Historic Joy Kogawa House

Writer-in-residence Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho and special guest JJ Lee welcome you to enjoy an evening of storytelling + holiday cheer:<ul><li>Readings from Better Next Year, a brand-new anthology of diverse Christmas stories</li><li>Craft chat on what makes a good short story with anthology editor JJ Lee</li><li>Community sharing circle plus tea and treats</li></ul>Limited admission. Reserve your spot early!$25 (includes one copy of Better Next Year plus admission, tea, and goodies) This event has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.

Venue and AccessibilityThis event will be hosted in-person at Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver.Accessibility: <a href="https://www.kogawahouse.com/wp/about-the-house/accessibility/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.kogawahouse.com/wp/about-the-house/accessibility/</a>Acknowledging the Past: <a href="https://www.kogawahouse.com/wp/acknowledging-the-past/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.kogawahouse.com/wp/acknowledging-the-past/</a>

About the BookChristmas is trumpeted as a time of peace, joy, bounty and goodwill. Believers and non-believers alike covet the spirit of the holidays even when circumstances are screwed up.Recollections from acclaimed Canadian authors combine with emerging voices from across the country in an anthology that debunks the popular depiction of Christmas while delivering its messages of hope and renewal.Writers marginalized by personal circumstance, faith, and race share memories of surviving bleak Christmases past: holidays spent in shelters, or on the streets; families marred by alcohol and violence; personal struggles with addiction, poverty or grief; isolation and loneliness. Despite these and other obstacles, contributors strive to salvage the spirit of the season.With contributions from:<ul><li>Tolu Oloruntoba, winner of the Governor-General’s Award and Griffin Prize for poetry</li><li>Sonja Larsen, winner of the Edna Staebler Award for creative non-fiction</li><li>Joseph Kakwinokanasum, winner of the PMC Indigenous Literature Award 2023</li><li>JJ Lee, shortlisted for the Governor General, Hilary Weston and Charles Taylor prizes for non-fiction</li></ul>Additional contributions from:<ul><li>Jennifer Allen</li><li>Joanna Baxter</li><li>Jaki Eisman</li><li>Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho</li><li>Jordan Kawchuk</li><li>Courtney Racicot</li><li>Ola Szczecinska</li><li>Goran Yerkovich</li></ul>Published by Tidewater Press

About the EditorJJ Lee’s debut book, The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son, and a Suit (McClelland &amp; Stewart) was a finalist for the Hilary Weston, Charles Taylor, Hubert Evans and Governor General’s awards for Non-Fiction. For ten years, he was a contributor reporter, producer, and host for CBC Radio and now leads a Non-Fiction workshop at The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University.

About the HostWiley Wei-Chiun Ho (she/her) is the award-winning author of short stories and personal essays. Her work has been published in literary journals River Teeth, ROOM, PRISM international, Ricepaper, WordWorks, and the anthology Chrysanthemum: Voices of the Taiwanese Diaspora. Her first book-length manuscript The Feral Children of Dunbar Street explores the complexities of growing up in a transnationally separated “astronaut” family, where the parents and children live overseas from each other. The manuscript was First Runner Up for the 2021 Jim Wong-Chu Emerging Writers Award.

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