FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
LOCATION: Seeley Hall, Trinity College, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue, Toronto
7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Readings introduced by: Alka Kumar
Speakers: Priscila Uppal, Ameen Merchant,Padma Viswanathan, Shyam Selvadurai
Sitar Recital: Anwar Khurshid


SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2009
LOCATION: Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk Centre for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto ON
10 am - 11:30 am Readings
Punjabi / English: Surjeet Kalsey
Urdu / English: Nuzhat Siddiqui, Abid Jafri
Tamil / English: R Cheran, C Kanaganayakam
Q & A moderated by Tahira Naqvi

11:40 am - 12:50 pm Readings
Moderator: Suwanda Sugunasiri
Readings:  Sheniz Janmohamed, Kwai Li, Ven Begamudre, Cyril Dabydeen, and Ashok Mathur

12:50 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Readings with interviews
Manil Suri (Moderator: Prasad Bidaye)
Zulfikar Ghose (Moderator: Julie Mehta)

3:05 pm - 4:20 pm Readings
Moderator: Khalid Sohail
Readings: Randy Boyagoda, Ramabai Espinet, Nazneen Sheikh, Sasenarine Persaud, and Anand Mahadevan

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Parallel Sessions
LOCATION: Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, The Munk Centre for International Studies, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON
"Writing Away: A discussion of how South Asian writing has evolved away from the Subcontinent"
Moderator: Ameen Merchant
Speakers: Arun Mukherjee, Harish Narang, MG Vassanji, Chelva Kanaganayakam

LOCATION: 108 N, The Munk Centre for International Studies, North House, 1 Devonshire Place, Toronto, ON
"South Asian Drama in Canada: Existential Problems"
Moderator: Anosh Irani
Speakers: Rahul Varma, Rana Bose, Hari Krishnan, Ajmer Rode

7:00 pm Evening of Dance and Literature
LOCATION: Robert Gill Theatre, Koffler Centre, University of Toronto, 214 College St Toronto, ON
Introduction: MG Vassanji
Readings: Bapsi Sidhwa, Anosh Irani, Tahira Naqvi
Dance Performance: "The King's Salon" by Hari Krishnan and inDance
THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT: $25


SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 - Scheduled events have been moved to Saturday for the convenience of speakers & audiences