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Larissa Lai, 604.291.3136 or 604.291.5438, lalai@ucalgary.ca
Julie Ovenell-Carter/Marianne Meadahl, 604.291.4323

It doesn't matter if you're a timid first-timer or a seasoned pro-if you're a writer looking for feedback on your work, you'll find a willing reader in poet and novelist Larissa Lai, SFU's newest writer-in-residence.

Lai, author of acclaimed novels When Fox is a Thousand and Salt Fish Girl, is the second Canadian writer to be named to the post since SFU's English department resurrected the program in 2004 with funding support from the Canada Council.

During her six-month tenure, Lai will develop several poetry and novel projects, give lectures and readings, and serve as a mentor to the Lower Mainland's community of emerging writers. Anyone with an interest in writing is welcome to meet with her, but appointments are limited.

To arrange a private consultation with Lai, call 604.291.3136. Writers must deliver a hard-copy sample one week in advance of the meeting; submissions must be limited to 10 pages of poetry, or 15 to 20 pages of fiction or non-fiction.

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