Okanagan Reads Author Talk: Emelia Symington-Fedy

As part of the Okanagan Reads program, UBC Okanagan Library and Okanagan Regional Library have partnered to offer a talk by theatre creator, radio broadcaster, and best-selling author Emelia Symington-Fedy.

Join us on Thursday, May 8, from 6 to 7 pm at the downtown Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library (1380 Ellis Street). This event is free, and no registration is required.

About Emelia Symington-Fedy

Emelia is the founding co-artistic director of The Chop theatre group and tours their works extensively to global acclaim. In 2023 Emelia launched her first book, Skid Dogs a memoir about girl joy amidst teenage rape culture, set in the 1990’s (Douglas and McIntyre). Skid Dogs spent 16 weeks on the BC Bestseller list, was one of CBC’s best nonfiction of 2024, and was nominated for the 2024 Yukon and BC Best Book Award. Her next book is a speculative-fiction-memoir hybrid that uses truth and the unreal to upend white feminism.

Skids Dogs is one of the three books selected by the Okanagan Reads program, which is funded through the Sharron Simpson Family Community Engagement Endowment Fund. The Okanagan Reads program aims to form book club kits for community book clubs. Learn more about the Okanagan Reads program and the other featured titles.

Interested in starting your own book club? Check out the Skid Dogs Book Club Kit, Spílexm Book Club Kit, or the White Spaces book club kit.