An annual program at Nanaimo Museum puts local authors and their readers together.
Nine local authors will talk for 15 minutes each about their work as part of Literary Luminaries Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
“Literary Luminaries is a great event for book lovers and history enthusiasts alike,” says Aimee Greenaway, Nanaimo Museum’s program coordinator.
“Audience members will find out insider information about how the books were written and have the opportunity to meet their favourite authors.”
Presentations will be given by: Richard Mackie, Naomi Wakan, Tom Roulstone, Kenn Joubert, Tom Paterson, Valerie Alia, Mary Ann Moore, Dee Cullen, Linda Dorricot and Martyn Kinsella-Jones.
Their wide ranging topics include books about the history of Nanaimo and Vancouver Island, poetry, historical fiction, science fiction and aboriginal culture.
They will be available at their tables in the museum’s gallery, throughout the event, to sign books and answer questions.
Other authors will have a table at the event and will be available to sign books. Specific times for the authors to speak are available on the museum’s website at www.nanaimomuseum.ca.
The museum will open at 9:40 a.m. to give visitors a chance to be seated in the museum’s program room before the event starts. Admission is by donation.
The Nanaimo Museum is located in the Port of Nanaimo Centre on Commercial Street.
Please contact Greenaway at program@nanaimomuseum.ca for more information on this event.
