Historical Fiction with Richler Writers-in-Residence Ann-Marie MacDonald & Heather O’Neill

Hosted by Ara Osterweil & Alexander Manshel

Wednesday, October 30, 5-8 pm
Faculty Club Ballroom, 3450 rue McTavish

Come join the Department of English for an evening devoted to historical fiction in literature. 2024 Richler Writers-in-Residence Ann-Marie MacDonald and Heather O’Neill will read from their recent novels, followed by a discussion about historical fiction with Professor Alexander Manshel and Ara Osterweil.

Wine and snacks will be served.

Please come dressed in costume as your favorite literary or historical character.

The event is full!

If you would like to add your name to the mailing list, please email ara.osterweil [at] mcgill.ca (subject: Historical%20Fiction%20Waiting%20List) (Ara Osterweil).

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s writing for the stage includes the award-winning play Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet), as well as The Arab’s Mouth, Belle Moral: A Natural History, and Hamlet-911. She also authored the libretto for the chamber opera Nigredo Hotel, and book and lyrics for the musical Anything That Moves.

Heather O’Neill is the author of six books, including Lullabies for Little Criminals, The Lonely Hearts Hotel, and When We Lost Our Heads. She has been awarded the Canada Reads Prize, the Danuta Gleed Award, The Writer's Trust Fellowship, and the Hugh Mclennan Prize for Fiction. Her fiction has been nominated for the Giller Prize twice and the Women's Prize for Fiction three times. She is also an award-winning essayist who has written for The Guardian, The New York Times Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and The Walrus.