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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, 6350 Coburg Road

Hosted by: Simon Thibault 

King’s University, KTS room 

The KTS room is in the New Academic Building, on the second floor. It is an accessible building with elevators. 6350 Coburg Road

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 

Simon Thibault is a journalist, food writer, and editor. Queer, Acadian, and francophone, he has contributed to The Globe and Mail, CBC Radio, Radio-Canada, The Huffington Post, and The Walrus. He is the author of Pantry and Palate: Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food. He currently works as the Non-Fiction Acquisitions Editor at Goose Lane Editions, Canada’s oldest independent publisher. He is also a freelance developmental and substantive editor with a focus on culinary narratives, as well as 2SLGBTQIA+ stories.