Anskohk returns to Saskatoon

The literary talents of Aboriginal authors from Saskatchewan and beyond will be promoted and celebrated during the third annual Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival being held in Saskatoon Sept. 27 to 30.

This year's festival is being co-presented by McNally Robinson Booksellers, the Saskatoon Public Library and the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC). The three co-presenters will take turns hosting portions of the festival, with workshops and readings scheduled to take place at the SNTC theatre, at McNally Robinson Booksellers and in the theatre of the Frances Morrison Library.

The list of authors taking part in this year's festival reads like a who's who of Aboriginal authors and illustrators, with Allen Sapp, Larry Loyie, Neal McLeod, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Eden Robinson and Richard Wagamese among those scheduled to attend.

The festival will wrap up in style on Sept. 30 when the festival's gala banquet and awards presentations will be held at the Top of the Inn at the Sheraton Cavalier. This year, awards will be presented for book of the year, fiction book of the year, best children's work and best poetry.

For more information about the festival, visit the SNTC Web site at www.sntc.ca or call 933-2262.