Ottawa Authors and Artisans Fair

Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 10:00am

Dominican University College
96 Empress Ave
Ottawa, ON
K1R 7G3

The 2010 Authors & Artisans fair is organized by Ottawa Independent Writers and will take place in Ottawa on Saturday, Nov. 20 and Sunday Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

More than 45 local authors will display and sell their books. New this year will be a workshop for writers on the Saturday; tables for local artisans and public tours of Dominican University College, which is quite historic. During the tours, fairgoers will have the opportunity to view part of the university's collection of historic books, some of which are several hundred years old.

On Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. Ottawa author Denise Chong, whose latest book is Egg on Mao, will talk about the writer’s task of prying into memory, a skill she honed in her first book, her family memoir, The Concubine's Children.

On Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. author Brian Doyle will give a reading and answer questions about his many books, which include Hey, Dad!, Up to Low, Angel Square and Uncle Ronald.

The topic at the Saturday workshop is `The Art of Networking.' It's designed to help authors and writers learn how to further their careers and writing projects by using networking to make and develop contacts. The workshop will be delivered by Ottawa networking expert Angela Sutcliffe. For more information, please contact Donna MacLellan at: donnamac1@rogers.com

For more information about the fair, please contact OIW President George Laidlaw: (613) 831-2505 or laidlaw@iosphere.net. Information can also be seen at: www.oiw.ca.