news | Wednesday October 18, 2023
Dorothy Dittrich on CBC Books
If you’re looking to discover some certifiably amazing writers, take a look at this CBC Books piece on fourteen writers who won major Canadian literary awards this year. Included amongst these fourteen writers is the incredible Dorothy Dittrich whose stirring play about love, loss, and the transformative power of music The Piano Teacher won the 2022 Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama.
Covering works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama, this article is sure to introduce you to some must-read Canadian literature. Check it out here.
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