Crime and Rhyme at Library and Archives Canada Kaleidoscope features local Women Authors

OTTAWA, CANADA On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, Library and Archives Canada will be presenting a special edition of Kaleidoscope on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The spotlight will be on the works of local women authors and will feature the Ladies Killing Circle and Oni the Haitian Sensation.

The Ladies Killing Circle are five of Ottawa’s best-known mystery writers who will entertain you with clues about how the city and its people influence the plots, setting and characters of their novels, short stories and anthologies. Join Vicki Cameron, Barbara Fradkin, Mary Jane Maffini, Sue Pike and Linda Wiken for a chat on their capital crime sprees.

Oni the Haitian Sensation is an internationally recognized poet, author and arts educator who knows how to reach the critical masses with her works. Oni has been commissioned to write poetry for many organizations such as UNESCO, the CBC, the Canadian Visual Arts Summit and Winterlude, and has recently performed at Poetry Africa in South Africa.

Kaleidoscope is a series of monthly talks spotlighting Library and Archives Canada’s vast collections. The talks, sponsored by the Friends of Library and Archives Canada, start at 2:00 p.m. and are held at at 395 Wellington Street in Ottawa, ONtario CANADA. (click here to map it)

Admission is free.

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