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January 2012,
- Ava Homa will be reading as part of Canadian Creative Writing Conference: here
- Jan 25, Ava Homa reads for the prestigious World Literacy KAMA benefit reading: here
- NOW Magazine announces Ava Homa's reading as a can't-miss event of the week: here
- Ava Homa won a grant offered by Ontario Art Council
- Ava Homa was featured in Shahrvand Magazine
- Ava Homa taught a session on "Crafting a Piece of Fiction" in Oriol Community Center
December 17:
Ava Homa visited Mary Ward High School to speak and read from her book.
Nov 4, 2011
Ava is part of the 2011 Windsor Book Festival to read along with authors like Alistair McLeod. Details
JUNE 2011
June 1, 2011 - 2:00-3:00 pm
Ava Homa will read as part of Thrilling Tales Program inNorth York Library . Room 1
June 15, 2011 - 2:00-3:00 pm Ava Homa will read as part of Thrilling Tales Program inNorth York Library . Room 1
May 15, 2011 - 6:00-9:00 pm
Ava Homa shares the stage with Mary Lou Zeitoun to support a noble cause details HERE
May 17, 2011 9:00-11:00 am
Ava Homa is the visiting author to Martingrove Collegiate to talk to the high school students
June 1, 2011 - 2:00-3:00 pm
North York Library
July 23, 2011- 1:00-1:30 pm
Ava Homa is the story teller as part of Youth Activities of Tirgan: the largest Persian Festival
MARCH AND APRIL 2011
March 17, 2011, Ava Homa reads as the featured author at Words Alive Literary Festival
March 24, 2011 Ava Homa participating in the Human Library at Humber College
Lakeshore Campus, 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Toronto
Ava Homa will be a "Human Book", entitled I am Iran, at Humber's Human Library Day. For more information, find details about the event here and visit the official Human Library website here.
April 1, 2011. 9:00 am, Ava Homa will talk to the students of Quest Alternative School about her book and he experience as a woman of color in Canada and a writer-in-exile
April 6, Ava Homa reads as the featured author of Brockton Writer’s Series . St. Anne's church 270 Gladstone Ave (just north of Dundas--enter from Gladstone) Toronto, ON 7-9 pm
April 14, Ava Homa will read as part of L3 Conference in Barrie
April 24, Ava Homa will read for Writer's Forum. 2-4 pm, North York Civic Centre.
AVA HOMA FICTION WORKSHOP
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Ava Homa Fiction Workshop
Workshop A: Tuesday March 8, 15 and 22, 2011 6:30-8:30
Workshop B: Thursday March 11, 17 and 24, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm
The Workshop:
The Fiction Workshop at Toronto Reference Library:
The emphasis in this workshop will be on writing narrative fiction,
primarily novels and short stories, though creative writers working in
non-fiction will also be welcome. Throughout the workshop, all
participants will have a chance for intensive, one-on-one sessions
with Ava Homa to discuss their work. In addition, there will be
engrossing discussions between group members. Writers who would like
to be considered for the workshop are invited to send the following
work, as soon as possible (latest, March 4, 2011). This is not
mandatory but will let Ava help you better with your writing.
Please send a sample of your writing,
preferably from the narrative you intend
to work on (20 pages maximum) to: creativewriting@live.ca
Cost: $50 for three sessions (6 hours) You can choose either Tuesday or
Thursday workshops
http://www.AvaHoma.com/
Late entries only considered if there is still
room, so apply early!
March 3, 2011:
Ava will read at Literary Arts Windsor's Freedom to Read Event:
Milk Cafe Bar, 68 University Ave. W. Windsor, 8 pm
Feb 15, 2011
Ava Homa at ISAW Partov University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. MC 2034 Waterloo - 6:30-8:30pm
Tuesday, January 18, 25 and Feb 1, 2011 - 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fiction
Workshop
Tuesday January 25, Feb 1 and 8, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm
Do you want to prove the myth wrong that only a few exceptionally bright and
gifted individuals are creative? Have you been thinking about writing a story
that has preoccupied you for months and years? Do you have a novel or short
story in progress, and would like feedback from an experienced writer and
creative writing tutor? And, last but not the least, have you ever heard of a
$50 workshop in down town Toronto?
Ava will
start teaching the first session of her three weeks Fiction Writing Workshop.
More info: contact creativewriting[at]live[dot]ca
January
30, 2011 3-5 pm, Kurdish House
Come to
the reading of Echoes From the Other
Land by Ava
Homa, the Kurdish-Iranian-Canadian Writer. Grab your snack, listen to Ava read
a story based on Farzad Kamanger’s letters from prison. Enjoy Kurdish music and
dance performance, get exposed to a unique cultural experience and mingle with
other book lovers. The admission is FREE! Light refreshments will be served and
books are available for purchase.
February 15, 2011: Ava reading at Waterloo
University for Partov Book Club, 6-8 pm
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