Ottawa Book Awards
Great experience being a Jurist for Ottawa Book Awards. Mayor’s reception City Hall September 12, 2024. Congrats Huda Mukbil (Agent of Change), Sandra Ridley (Vixen)and Sebastien Pierroz (Deux heures avant la fin de l’ete).
Winners announced and celebratory event December 14th for the inaugural Naomi Shihab Nye Prize for young adult manuscripts by Arab writers. Proud to have been a judge with Lisa Majaj.Thank you Al Bustan Seeds of Culture in Philadelphia!
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Writing and Resistance Saturday, June 1 2024, 7pm 315 Roncesvalles Ave Toronto,ON A round table discussion with Palestinian kidlit writers. |
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Fall Festival at Dundonald Park Saturday, September 23, 2023 10 am – 2 pm Book Reading (Jamilah at the End of the World) 10:45 – 11:15 with Mary-Lou Zeitoun Come join the fun! Click here for more activities! |
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Past Events |
Marché Wakefield Market – Author’s Table September 9 2023 Honoured to be back in Wakefield and share a table with legendary award winning YA author Brian Doyle (Angel Square, Down to Low). A vibrant arts community, great bluegrass and incredible conversations with other authors and locals. You can get my book at The Wakefield Library. |
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Book Launch June 8 at 7pm Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. Join me in conversation with Erum Shazia Hasan about this satiric, thrilling mystery “We Meant Well” that also deftly engages with the ethics of NGO’s in colonized countries. Read More… |
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Ottawa Book Launch Joined by E.K. HIGHLAND, a Haitian-Canadian first-time author at the Happy Goat Coffee, 35 Laurel St. Ottawa, ON and sponsored by Octopus Books. July 2022 |
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| Join climate advocate Soren Brothers with Chris Turner (How to be a Climate Optimist) and Mary-Lou Zeitoun (Jamilah at the End of the World) as they explore the use of literature to engage with the impacts of climate change. |
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The Festival of Literary Diversity celebrates a diverse range of authors and storytellers at our spring festival and throughout the year. May 2022 | ||
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In a candid panel conversation with young adult writers Kern Carter, Abdi Nazemian and Mary-Lou Zeitoun, students and educators alike will hear about the importance of careful and critical conversations on grief and mental health, and the role novels can play in cultivating safe spaces for open dialogue. May 3, 2022 | ||
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“Grappling With Grief and Mental Health in Young Adult Fiction,” with authors Kern Carter, Abdi Nazemian and Mary-Lou Zeitoun, moderated by Alyssa Gray-Tyghter, is one Richardson hopes will spark conversations. (May 5, 2022 at 10 a.m.) | ||
