PAST EVENTS
5/6-7/23 LITERAsian, Vancouver
2/10/23 Visiting Author Reading Series, Downtown Writers Center, YMCA of Central New York, Syracuse
2/5/23 “Let’s Begin: Strategies for Opening a Story,” The Writer’s Studio, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver
10/21/22 “Holding Attention in Fiction,” Surrey International Writers Festival, Surrey, BC
10/12/22 Yu & Me Books, New York City, with Melissa Fu
9/20/22 Canadian Writers in Person, York University, Toronto
8/13/22 Chinatown Storytelling Centre, Vancouver
7/12/22 “Holding Attention in Fiction,” Historic Joy Kogawa House, Vancouver
5/18/22 “Construction of a Story Arc,” The Writers’ Union of Canada Webinars, with Frances Boyle, Sidura Ludwig, and Natasha Deen
5/4/22 Kingston Frontenac Public Library / Queens University Library, Kingston, ON
5/2/22 “Keeping It Short,” Festival of Literary Diversity, Brampton, with Kim Fu and Norma Dunning
3/16/22 “A Century of Chinese Migrant Stories,” Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, with Doretta Lau
2/28/22 Literary Forum, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY
2/12/22 “Holding Attention in the Short Story,“ Festival of Literary Diversity Academy Webinars
11/7/21 ”The Publication Process: Writer, Editor, and Agent Connect,” Wild Writers Literary Festival, Waterloo, ON, with Jackie Kaiser, Janie Yoon, and Pamela Mulloy
10/21/21 Visiting Writers Series, Wells College, Aurora, NY
9/28/21 Red Dragon Reading Series, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
8/14/21 Ithaca Is Books, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY
6/15/21 Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, with Nana Nkweti and Emilio Fraia
6/8/21 US Book Launch, Buffalo Street Books, Ithaca, NY
5/18/21 “The Science of Fiction,” Ottawa Independent Writers, Ottawa
5/7/21 Spring Writes! Literary Festival, Ithaca, NY, with G’Ra Asim
5/7/21 “Collected Work: On Writing Short Forms, and Gathering Them into Book Form,” Spring Writes! Literary Festival, Ithaca, NY, with Leslie Daniels, Emily Fridlund, and Gina Nutt
3/4/21 How to Pronounce Knife Book Talk with Souvankham Thammavongsa, Innis College, University of Toronto, Toronto
11/18/20 ”The Short Story: Getting In Between Spaces,” Wild Writers Literary Festival, Waterloo, ON, with Vinh Nguyen and Souvankham Thammavongsa
11/4/20 “On Holding Attention,” Wild Writers Literary Festival, Waterloo, ON
10/27/20 ”The Immigrant Experience,” Toronto International Festival of Authors, Toronto, with Marc Herman Lync
10/25/20 “The Afternoon Tea,” The Vancouver Writers Festival, Vancouver, with Caroline Adderson, Francesca Ekwuyasi, Will Ferguson, Michelle Good, and Kevin Spenst
9/30/20 Victoria Festival of Authors, Victoria, BC, with Amanda Leduc, Catherine Hernandez, and Zsuzsi Gartner.
9/25/20 “Time Travel,” Word Vancouver, Vancouver, with Kawika Guillermo and Leslie Shimotakahara
9/21/20 Canadian Book Launch, Innis College, University of Toronto, Toronto
9/10/20 “At the Crossroads,” Words Across Canada / The Word on the Street, Toronto, with Kaie Kellough
8/28/20 “Late Bloom: Publishing Later in Life,” Chautauqua Writers' Center Brown Bag Conversation, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY