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A Writerly Welcome - 2026 Writers-in-Residence Kick-Off

Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
1:00pm to 3:00pm

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)
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Alexis Marie Chute and David Berry will read from their books and engage in a live Q&A with an audience of readers and writers.

Join us in welcoming the 2026 Writers-in-Residence, Alexis Marie Chute and David Berry. They will be introduced by the outgoing Writers-in-Residence, Rhonda Parrish and Anna Marie Sewell. Alexis and David will perform a reading from their books and engage in a live Q&A time with the audience. This event is ideal for readers and writers looking to for inspiration and to connect with our Writers-in-Residence this year.

All are welcome!

Free to attend.

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)

7 Sir Winston Churchill Sq NW
Edmonton, AB, T5J 2V4

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