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Writing the Truth: An Evening of Non-Fiction

May 28, 2026
7:00 pm (6:30pm doors) 
King’s University, KTS room

Hosted by: Simon Thibault 

King’s University, KTS room 

Free! Thursday, May 28, 7:00 pm (6:30pm doors) 

Non-fiction writing prioritizes facts over the imagined, but stories based in the real world can be as fast-paced and fascinating as fantasy! Join Nova Scotia Book Award nominees in an evening of reading and conversation on writing non-fiction. 

Featuring: 

Evelyn Richardson Non-Fiction Award

Jessie Harrold, Mothershift: Reclaiming Motherhood as a Rite of Passage, Shambhala Publications Inc

Halina St. James, The Golden Daughter, House of Anansi Press

Marjorie Simmins, In Search of Puffins: Stories of Loss, Light, and Flight, Pottersfield Press

Margaret and John Savage First Book Award, Non-Fiction

Ken Hynes, Service and Sacrifice, Nimbus Publishing

James MacDuff & Mirriam Mweemba, The Illogical Adventure, A Memoir of Love and Fate, Pottersfield Press

Jo-Ann Roberts, Storm the Ballot Box, Nimbus Publishing

Hosted by Simon Thibault