Wordstock Festival 2011

Clark Blaise, a dual citizen of Canada and the US, was born in North Dakota and raised everywhere on the continent. He has published 20 books, including 3 novels, 10 story collections and 7 works of nonfiction. He is a graduate of Denison University and the Iowa Writers Workshop, has taught in Canada and the US, and has been honored in both countries. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada and the recipient of an Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is married to...
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Alexander MacLeod was born in Inverness, Cape Breton and raised in Windsor, Ontario. His first collection of short stories LIGHT LIFTING was shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Story Award, the Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Prize, two Atlantic Book Awards, and went on to become a national bestseller. Alexander holds degrees from the University of Windsor, the University of Notre Dame, and McGill. He currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and teaches at Saint Mary’s...
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