»ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ

Events Calendar

Custom Search Form

    Search Type

    Events Calendar Header

    *
    *

    Events Calendar

    Admin Menu

    Migration Notice

    Last updated: Aug 18, 2026 11:39 am
    A new version of the »ÆÉ«ÊÓƵ Events Calendar will launch Wednesday, August 26. All events dated September 1, 2024 and later will be migrated. As part of this process, additions to the current calendar will be suspended at 3:00 p.m. on August 25.
    Today
    DayWeekMonth

    Scotiabank Giller Prize Event

    When:
    Wednesday, March 23, 2022
    7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Where:
    Grant Hall
    Find on Campus Map
    Description:

    The Department of English is delighted to announce our Scotiabank Giller Prize Event with 2021 winner and the department's Writer in Residence Omar El Akkad.

    This free in-person event, celebrating Omar's 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel What Strange Paradise, features a live reading by the author, a book signing, and contributions from writers Joshua Whitehead, Megan Coles, Esi Edugyan, and Juliane Okot Bitek.

    Members of Dr. Sam McKegney's course, ENGL 466: "Topics in Modern/Contemporary Canadian Literature I: The Scotiabank Giller Prize and Literary Prize Culture" are currently working on this events conception and delivery. Learn more about the course here: /english/undergraduate/courses/engl-466-1?fbclid=IwAR1P8Mr2CfcU_cfKg6ABNkDhFHi53f3iFq3fH3eRPObWCi46rqQzesDfM2c

    Contact:
    Jesyka Traynor
    17jlmt@queensu.ca
    Cost:
    n/a
    Registration:
    For More Info:
    n/a
    Categories:
    Moderation:
    • If this event listing appears to have errors or inaccuracies, please notify the event's Contact (see above).