CreativeMornings/Victoria: Hiromi Goto

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Join us for a special presentation from renowned author, Hiromi Goto. This will include a short reading and discussion of her work around the theme of “Dare.” Presented by the Victoria Arts Council in partnership with the Victoria Festival of Authors.

About the Speaker:

Hiromi Goto is an emigrant from Japan who gratefully resides in Lekwungen Territory. Her first novel, Chorus of Mushrooms, won the 1995 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Best First Book, Canada and Caribbean Region, and was the co-winner of the Canada-Japan Book Award. Her second adult novel, The Kappa Child, was awarded the 2001 James Tiptree Jr. Memorial Award. She’s published three novels for children and youth, a book of poetry, and a collection of short stories (adult). Her other honours include The Sunburst Award and the Carl Brandon Parallax Award.

Hiromi’s most recent book, Shadow Life (2021) with artist Ann Xu and published by First Second Books, is her first graphic novel. She is currently at work trying to decolonize her relationship to writing, and to be a responsible guest on Indigenous Lands.

Hiromi Goto is represented by Cooke McDermid.

About the theme:

CreativeMornings' theme for September is "Dare."

To dare is an act of faith. We work up the nerve to make the soaring leap, even when we don’t know what the outcome will be. At the core of daring, you’ll find bravery and defiance entwined. We dare to challenge the stories passed down to us that no longer fit, the stories that limit our imagination.

As we shed the stories that no longer serve us, but a way forward seems uncertain, how can we summon the courage to do impossible things? In The Field Guide to Getting Lost, Rebecca Solnit invites us, “Leave the door open for the unknown, the door into the dark. That’s where the most important things come from, where you yourself came from, and where you will go.” The door is open. Do you dare step through?

Our Porto Alegre chapter chose this month’s exploration of Dare, and Mitti Mendonça illustrated the theme.

Links

• CreativeMornings creativemornings.com
• Victoria Arts Council vicartscouncil.ca
• Victoria Festival of Authors victoriafestivalofauthors.ca

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CreativeMornings/Victoria

CreativeMornings is the largest global community of artists, designers and creatives. The Victoria chapter is managed by the Victoria Arts Council, with support from the City of Victoria, HCMA and our global sponsors, Mail Chimp and Skill Share.