Welcome to ANNEthology: Celebrating the 150th birthday of L.M. Montgomery! Join authors Matthew Dawkins and Paul Coccia in conversation with Sharon Jennings as they celebrate the ANNEthology - a collection of short stories retelling the Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables.
Don't miss out on this unique in-person reading event at A Different Drummer Books filled with refreshments, games, and more!
About the ANNEthology
Join ten of Canada’s top young adult fiction writers as they set Canada’s favourite red-haired orphan, Anne Shirley, on brand new adventures. With its futuristic settings, cybernetic beings, ghosts, mysterious books and boxes, and racial and sexual diversity in its cast of characters, The ANNEthology offers serious “scope for the imagination” for all readers.
2024 marks the 150th anniversary of L.M. Montgomery’s birth and the 30th anniversary of Acorn Press, Prince Edward Island’s longest-running traditional publishing house. What better way to celebrate these milestones than publishing a collection of stories inspired by the Island’s (and one of Canada’s) most beloved authors?
Sure to include something for everyone, this is a must-have collection for Anne of Green Gables fans.
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Paul Coccia is the author of Cub, The Player, I Got You Babe, Leon Levels Up, and On The Line (co-authored with Eric Walters). Paul has a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. You can often find him baking in his Toronto kitchen with his three dogs, nephew, and a parrot who loves spaghetti and French fries.
Matthew Dawkins is a Jamaican award-winning author and poet Matthew’s work explores subject matters including adolescence, race, nationhood, and mental health. His work has been featured in Arc Poetry, Westwind Poetry, Indolent Books, Pinhole Poetry, and more. Matthew was the 2022-2023 Student Writer in Residence at Western University where he graduated with a B.A. in Arts and Humanities and English Literature.
