Dear all,
Oonya Kempadoo will be visiting the University of Warwick on Wednesday 13th March to speak about her work and read from her fiction. See below for further details. This event is free and open to all.
Oonya Kempadoo, in conversation and reading from her work
Wednesday 13th March, 5-7pm
Millburn House, Room A1.28, University of Warwick
This event is free and open to all. For further information contact Michael Niblett ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) or Chris Campbell ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Oonya Kempadoo, novelist and social development researcher, will be reading from her fiction and discussing her latest work on Caribbean environments.
Oonya has worked for most of her life in various Caribbean islands and currently lives in Grenada. Her first novel, Buxton Spice (1998), was long-listed for the UK Orange Prize; her second novel, Tide Running, won a Casa De Las Americas 2002 prize. She was named a “Great Talent for the 21st Century” by the Orange Prize judges and both books were nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards. Oonya has worked with UNICEF and UNAIDS as a consultant and researcher. Her next novel, All Decent Animals, will be published in spring 2013 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
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