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V6A in V6R: Postal Code Readings, October 9

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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
6:00pm until 8:00pm in PDT
West Point Grey Branch Vancouver Public Library – V6R 4480 W10th Ave., Vancouver

Please join contributors and coeditor Elee Kraljii Gardiner for the third in a series of Postal Code Readings from the anthology V6A: Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (Arsenal Pulp Press:2012)

V6A is the postal code prefix for the DTES, an area called “the poorest postal code in Canada” and beloved by residents for its creativity, optimism and energy. This series brings V6A to different areas of the city to engage in creative discussion.

Writers Jonina Kirton, Henry Doyle, Angela Gallant, My Name is Scot and Muriel Marjorie will share their poetry, prose and memoir and hold conversation with the host neighbourhood, West Point Grey (V6R), about local issues and the writing life.

V6A: Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastsidewas shortlisted for the 2012 City of Vancouver book prize and just delivered a second printing.Thank you to Arsenal Pulp Press and the Vancouver Public Library for cosponsoring!Additional info at www.arsenalpulp.com and www.thursdayswritingcollective.ca
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