Next week is the Wild Writers Literary Festival! Usually, the festival, which is organized by the team at The New Quarterly, takes place in Waterloo, Ontario, but this year, like most things, it is taking place in the virtual space. The festival has done a number of new things this year. In addition to conversations amongst writers, the festival includes mentorships, workshops, and meditations (a series of audio visual reflections by writers on subjects of deep meaning to them).

On Thursday, November 12, 7:00-8:00 p.m., I’ll be in conversation with Catherine Bush for an event titled Characterizing Climate Change.

“I don’t know how to write any more not in relation to the ecological crisis going on around us. How do we write now – this feels like the essential question.”

How can a work of fiction mobilize fact-based science? What are the powers—and perils—of stories about science? Join Catherine Bush and Mahak Jain as they discuss the research and writing process behind Catherine Bush’s latest novel, Blaze Island. This live conversation picks up where their interview with The New Quarterly left off.

The event will take place on Zoom and is free to attend. Register here.