Sharon Butala is one of Canada’s best loved writers. She has sixteen books currently in print including short story collections, novels and non-fiction. She is particularly admired for her memoir writing. Her first foray into memoir, Perfection of the Morning stayed on the Canadian best seller list for sixteen months and was the number one seller for an entire month. She is an Officer in The Order of Canada and was awarded Saskatchewan’s Order of Merit in 2009. She has twice mad the short list for the Governor General’s Awards. A specialist in the teaching of memoir writing she has taught at UBC, Hollyhock, Denman Island, and at literary conferences in Quebec, Ontario and Mexico.

Event featuring Sharon Butala:

1. 1.Writer-In-Residence Program - 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 12 - Friday, July 16 at the Arts Centre - SOLD OUT