Celebrate the 22nd recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, the province’s most prestigious literary honour. The special presentation will be followed by a reading by Wayson Choy, who will join the library’s “Walk of Fame”. Past award recipients include: Jean Barman, W.P Kinsella, Alice Munro, David Suzuki and William New. The evening will also include a prize presentation to Shelley Wright, the recipient of the 2015 George Ryga Award for Social Awareness.
Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Central Library, 350 W. Georgia St.
Alice MacKay Room, Lower Level
Free.
Information: 604.331.3603. Complete events listings at vpl.ca/events.
Presented in partnership with the Writers’ Trust of Canada and Dr. Yosef Wosk.