Interview with writer Kerri Sakamoto, 2020 Engel Findley Award winner

Writers' Trust of Canada

English - December 02, 2020 10:30 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MB
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The Writers' Trust Engel Findley Award is given to a mid-career writer in recognition of a remarkable body of work, and in anticipation of future contributions to Canadian literature.

Listen to 2020 prizewinner Kerri Sakamoto discuss her early start to writing, how she went about including painful family memories in her stories about Japanese internment camps, and what the future may hold for her books. Sakamoto is interviewed by writer Timothy Taylor, one of the prize jurors. Their conversation was part of the 2020 Writers’ Trust Awards: Career Honours Edition.