Acclaimed Writers Phinder Dulai and Daniel Heath Justice Read at UBC

VANCOUVER — Mark your calendars for the November session of the Play
Chthonics reading series, and an opportunity for conversations with
our visiting writers. Phinder Dulai and Daniel Heath Justice join us
for a night of provocative readings. Please arrive on time as seating
is limited.

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Graham House at Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road
Cost: Free

Phinder Dulai is a Surrey-based poet and author of two books of
poetry: Ragas from the Periphery (1995) and Basmati Brown (2000) and
is anthologized in Making a Difference: Canadian Multicultural
Literature (Oxford University Press, 2007). Phinder Dulai is
particularly interested in migrant experiences, and he has spoken at
schools, colleges, and universities across Canada and internationally.

Daniel Heath Justice is a U.S. born Canadian citizen of the Cherokee
Nation. He lives with his husband near Georgian Bay in southern
Ontario, and teaches Aboriginal literatures and Aboriginal Studies at
the University of Toronto. He is the author of numerous essays on
Indigenous literature and cultural studies, as well as the scholarly
book, Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History. He is
also the author of Way of Thorn and Thunder, an Indigenous epic
fantasy trilogy, which is forthcoming in an omnibus edition from the
University of New Mexico Press in spring 2011.


The Play Chthonics Reading Series showcases innovative poetry,
narrative, and cross-genre writing. We encourage creative,
interdisciplinary conversations among writers, students, faculty, and
community members in Vancouver. The series is supported by the Canada
Council and the following UBC institutions and programs: the
International Canadian Studies Centre, Green College, the Department
of English, the First Nations Studies Program, the Program for
Critical Studies in Sexuality, and the Center for Cross-Faculty
Inquiry. We gratefully acknowledge their assistance.

Contact us at play.chthonics@gmail.com.