Published by Communications and Public Affairs (519) 824-4120, Ext. 56982 or 53338
News Release
April 21, 2003
Journalist John Fraser to give talk at U of G
John Fraser, an award-winning journalist, author and scholar, will speak with University of Guelph students and community members May 1 at 7 p.m. in the Ontario Veterinary College's Lifetime Learning Centre cafeteria. The event is free.
The evening, which will include an informal presentation on the role of critics and reviewers of arts and culture, is the third and final presentation in the College of Arts speaker series on books and publishing. The lecture is sponsored by the U of G Alumni Association.
The speaker series has aimed to expose the community to the world of writing and publishing in Canada. The first two talks were given by Douglas Gibson, publisher of McClelland and Stewart, and Alistair McLeod, author of No Great Mischief.
Fraser is the master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. He was editor of Saturday Night and has written for the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and National Post as well as a number of foreign publications including, The Times of London, The New York Times and Newsweek.
He has received several awards for his work in journalism and for his contributions to Canadian culture. He is a three-time winner of the National Newspaper Award, holds eight awards from the National Magazine Awards Foundation, received the Queen's Jubilee and the Queen's Golden Jubilee service medals and, in 2002, was appointed a member of the Order of Canada.
Fraser understands the world of books as a critic and as an author. His most recent work is Eminent Canadians: Candid Tales of Then and Now. His 1980 book, The Chinese: Portrait of a People, became an international bestseller in eight languages and was nominated for a Governor General's Award. His other works are Telling Tales, Private View: Inside Baryshnikov's American Ballet Theatre, Kain and Augustyn, Saturday Night Lives and a novel, Stolen China.
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