Author Event: Andre Fenton talks Annaka, from book to film!

***Due to the February snowstorm, the new date is March 13th. We hope to see you there***

Atlantic Books and Books by Heart at the University of King’s College present an evening with author Andre Fenton. Hear a reading from Annaka and learn about the process of having Annaka adapted into a movie! This event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend.

Andre Fenton is an award-winning African Nova Scotian author, spoken-word artist, screenwriter and arts educator who has represented Halifax at seven national poetry festivals across Canada. He is a recipient of the Emerging Artist Recognition Award at the 2022 Creative NS Awards, and the author of three young adult fiction novels, Worthy of Love, which won bronze in The Coast’s 2018 Best Of Awards, He is also the author of ANNAKA, that was the 2022 recipient of The Community & Place Award from Digitally Lit, and is the author of The Summer Between Us, which won Gold in The Coast’s 2022 Best Of Awards. Andre has facilitated writing and performances workshops at over 50 schools across Nova Scotia. He is currently screenwriting the film adaptation of his novel, ANNAKA that is being produced by Fine Devils Films. Andre is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

About Books by Heart:

Members of the King’s community have free, unlimited access to a collection of Atlantic Canadian eBooks and audiobooks, through Books by Heart, which is being tested at King’s before launching in a Nova Scotia hospital. Two of Andre’s books, Annaka and Worthy of Love are in the collection, all you have to do is go to BooksbyHeartKings.ca and follow the steps to sign up!

How to find Arts and Administration Building: https://www.dal.ca/campus-maps/building-directory/kings/kings-arts-and-administration.html (we’re in Classroom 1)

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