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Berton House Writer in Residence

Rebecca Thomas

2026-10-18 16:00:00 2026-10-18 17:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Berton House Writer in Residence Author talk and reading (meeting room) Whitehorse Public Library -

Sunday, October 18
4:00pm - 5:00pm

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Author talk and reading (meeting room)

Join Rebecca Thomas, outgoing Berton House writer in residence at an upcoming author talk where she will read from her new poetry book Blended on Sunday, October 18 at 4 pm at Whitehorse Public Library in the meeting room. 

Rebecca Thomas is an award-winning Mi'kmaw writer from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Some of her children’s books include I’m Finding My Talk and Swift Fox All Along, a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s Award for young people’s literature. Her debut book of poetry, I Place You into the Fire, was listed as one of CBC’s top 20 books of 2020. In 2021, Thomas was selected as a Writers’ Trust Rising Star.

This free program is presented in partnership with The Writers’ Trust of Canada and Yukon Public Libraries.

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Readings & Talks |

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