“We’re delighted to have Madeleine and Rawi share the stage,” says Kathleen Oliver, chair of the Department of English. “Rawi was Langara’s inaugural Writer in Residence in 2023, and each year, the public event has featured a stimulating conversation between two writers. This event not only highlights their remarkable achievements in literature but also enriches our College community through their insights and experiences.”
Event Details:
- Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026
- Time: Doors open 6:30 PM; event begins 7:00 PM
- Location: T Gallery, Science and Technology Building, Langara College, Vancouver
- Tickets: Registration required. Register to attend now.
The event is free, but seating is limited, and advance registration is required. RSVP by Friday, March 13, 2026. Registration will not be accepted after this date.
For more information about Madeleine Thien, visit Langara's story about her appointment.
We look forward to welcoming you for an inspiring evening of literature and conversation!
About Madeleine Thien
Madeleine Thien was born in Vancouver and lives in Montreal. She is the author of five books, including Do Not Say We Have Nothing, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and the Folio Prize, and won the 2016 Governor-General’s Literary Award for Fiction. Her most recent novel, The Book of Records, was named a book of the year by Time, The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The New York Public Library, included on President Obama’s list of favourite books of 2025, and longlisted for The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Madeleine’s novels have been translated into 27 languages, and her essays and stories can be found in The New Yorker, Granta, Times Literary Supplement, The New York Review of Books, and elsewhere. She teaches in the MFA Program at Brooklyn College and in the Granta Writers’ Workshop.
About Rawi Hage
Rawi Hage was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and lived through nine years of the Lebanese civil war during the 1970s and 1980s. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 and now lives in Montreal. His first novel, De Niro's Game, won the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for the best English-language book published anywhere in the world in a given year, and has either won or been shortlisted for seven other major awards and prizes, including the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. Cockroach was the winner of the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction and a finalist for the Governor General's Award. It was also shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Award and the Giller Prize. His third novel, Carnival, told from the perspective of a taxi driver, was a finalist for the Writers' Trust Award and won the Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. His work has been translated into 30 languages.
Register now to attend "Madeleine Thien in Conversation with Rawi Hage," presented by Langara College's Department of English.
