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Winter Words with Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue has earned her living as a writer since the age of twenty-three. She has authored eight works of fiction, five literary history books, and drama for the stage and radio; created a short-film; and developed and was featured in her own documentary. Donoghue’s international bestseller novel, Room, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Other awards include the Stonewall Book Award, Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction, and the Golden Crown Literary Award. She has taught creative writing for the Cheltenham Literary Festival and the Arvon Foundation, and has been a writer-in-residence at the University of Western Ontario and the University of York. Donoghue is a member of the Society of Authors and the Writer’s Union of Canada. She hails from Dublin, Ireland, and currently resides in Ontario.

Tickets, season subscriptions, and Author Salon packages are available through Aspen Show Tickets, which can be accessed directly at 970.920.5770 and through our website at www.aspenwriters.org. Discounts available for AWF & SOF members, students, educators, and groups.

Event information
Date
Wed Feb 23, 2011
5:30pm - 6:30pm GMT+0000
Location
Aspen, CO, United States