Media Advisory: 2018 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize shortlist reading event

The City of Calgary and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta are hosting a shortlist reading event for the 2018 W.O. Mitchell Book Prize finalists.

The City of Calgary celebrates literary achievement by Calgary authors: The City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, in partnership with the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, recognizes the 2018 finalists for an outstanding book published in the preceding year.

The City of Calgary established the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize in honour of the late Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell. This $5,000 book prize will be awarded at The Calgary Awards Presentation on June 12, 2019.

This year’s three outstanding local finalists will be available for a Q&A at Shelf Life Books.

Media are invited to attend.

When: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Who: This year’s finalists:

• Marcello Di Cintio - Pay No Heed to the Rockets: Palestine in the Present Tense (Goose Lane Editions)
• Larissa Lai - The Tiger Flu (Arsenal Pulp Press)
• David Martin - Tar Swan (NeWest Press)

Where: Shelf Life Books – 1302 4 St. S.W.

For more information contact Samantha at the Writers’ Guild of Alberta Calgary office at 403.265.2226.

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