A Celebration of Heather O’Neill

SATURDAY, OCT 19 @ 3:30PM $25
DJD Dance Centre
111 12 Ave SE

There is no one who writes like Heather O’Neill. Her new novel The Capital of Dreams weaves together her delicious sentences, inimitable characters, and penchant for dark fables into yet another groundbreaking literary lullaby for the worldly—and otherworldly. Like you, we have major heart-eyes for Heather, so we thought we’d make it official with this afternoon soirée! Prepare to be surprised, awed, and delighted (rumour has it that her Canada Reads friendly nemesis—fremesis?—Naheed Nenshi will be making a special guest appearance).

WHAT TO EXPECT

• 75-minute hosted conversation
• Complimentary Parking Code (see FAQ)
• DJD Bar, with non-alcoholic options
• Onsite Bookseller: Owl’s Nest Books
• Post-Show signing and author selfies

ABOUT HOST SHELLEY YOUNGBLUT

Shelley Youngblut is the CEO & Creative Ringleader of Wordfest. She was the recipient of the 2020 Calgary Award for Community Achievement in the Arts and the 2018 Rozsa Award for Arts Leadership. She also won the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Western Magazine Awards. Youngblut was the founding editor of Calgary’s award-winning Swerve magazine and has created magazines for ESPN, Seventeen, Cosmopolitan, Nickelodeon, Western Living, and The Globe and Mail. She was also a former pop-culture correspondent for ABC World News Now and Canada AM.

Facebook: @ShelleyYoungblut 
Instagram/Threads: @youngblutshelley.