IN PERSON Lit Lunch - Writing Through the Noise
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 11am-12:30pm
with U of C Writer in Residence, Danny Ramadan
a collaboration between the Alexandra Writers Centre Society (AWCS) and the Calgary Distinguished Writers Program (CDWP)
FREE PUBLIC EVENT
please bring a bag lunch
Whether political, environmental, or personal, how do we cut through the noise around us and continue to create meaningful work? Join U of C Writer in Residence, Danny Ramadan, for a discussion on how to lift our voices and stories above the chaos and create the work that matters to us.
This program takes place in person at the Alexandra Writers’ Centre (AWCS), on the 4th floor of cSpace Marda Loop (map).
Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ-refugees advocate. His memoir, Crooked Teeth, came out in May 2024 to raving reviews. His latest novel, The Foghorn Echoes won the Lambda Award for Gay Fiction, and was nominated for the BC & Yukon Book awards, and the city of Vancouver Book Award. The Clothesline Swing won the Independent Publisher Book Award, longlisted for Canada Reads, and is translated to multiple languages. His award-winning children’s books The Salma Series received the Nautilus Book Award, The Publishing Triangle Award, the Middle East Book Award, amongst dozens of other nominations and honours. Since his arrival to Canada, Ramadan has raised over $300,000 for LGBTQ+ identifying refugees ensuring safe passage to more than two dozen queer and trans refugees. Ramadan graduated with an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC, and received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Adler University. He lives in Vancouver with his husband and two dogs. When he is not writing, he is probably playing video games.
About the CDWP :
The Calgary Distinguished Writers Program strives to advance the careers of Canadian writers, invigorate the Calgary writing community, and enhance the activities of the Faculty of Arts and the Department of English. The program achieves its objectives through two annual residency programs: one for an emerging Canadian writer, and one for a distinguished writer of international stature.
