Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023 - Open Readings
Join us for an evening of free readings hosted by our esteemed faculty Sharanpal Ruprai, featuring participants from the Emerging Writers Residency.
This gathering offers a unique opportunity to hear from the amazing writers currently in residency, who are poised to share their remarkable work as open readings. The event allows program participants to practice reading their written material to an audience, and to showcase their talents to new readers. With their varied backgrounds and experiences, they contribute a diverse range of poetry that enlightens, engages, and inspires.
Bio - Sharanpal Ruprai
Dr. Sharanpal Ruprai (she/her) is an Associate Professor and is the Chair of the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Dr. Ruprai is an internationally recognized writer, her début poetry collection, Seva was shortlisted for the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry by the Alberta Literary Awards in 2015. Her second collection, Pressure Cooker Love Bomb, was shortlisted for the prestigious 2020 Annual Lambda Literary Awards, the Robert Kroetsch award for poetry, the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry and was the Goldie Finalist for Poetry. She served as the poetry editor for Contemporary Verse 2: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing (CV2). Dr. Ruprai was the 2019-2020 Canadian Writer-in-residence at the University of Calgary.
