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The River Volta Reading Series is run by students of the University of Saskatchewan MFA in Writing program.

River Volta Reading Series: Apart

A night of readings from Apart: A Year of Pandemic Poetry and Prose

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The River Volta Reading series is kicking off the new school year with a very special River Volta Reading event!

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 15
Time: 7 pm (Sask. time)
Location: Online via Zoom

Free and open to the public

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The Apart anthology from the Saskatchewan Writers Guild is a collection of pandemic poetry and prose that features many past/present students of the University of Saskatchewan’s MFA in Writing Program, as well as MFA in Writing Program director Jeanette Lynes. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Amanda Dawson, Delane Just, Aliza Prodaniuk, dee Hobsbawm-Smith, Shannon McConnell, and Jeanette Lynes read from their work!


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