A Reading with Shani Mootoo

Grasped your hand / as if it were breath: A  Reading with Shani Mootoo

 The Write Place is proud to present a reading by Shani Mootoo.

Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland and grew up in Trinidad. Her debut novel, Cereus Blooms at Night, was a finalist for the Giller Prize and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize. She is the author of several other highly acclaimed works, and her most recent novel, Polar Vortex, was also a finalist for the Giller Prize.  She is the author of two books of poetry, The Predicament of Or, and Cane | Fire. A filmmaker and visual artist, she has written and directed several videos, and her paintings and photo-based works are exhibited internationally.

She is the recipient of a Dr. James Duggins Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Award, the Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award, and has been awarded an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Western University. She lives in Southern Ontario, Canada. 

Shani will be reading from a few pieces of her work. Find the Zoom link to join in.