Jack Wong was born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver. In 2010, he left behind a life as a bridge engineer to study fine art at NSCAD University in Kjipuktuk / Halifax. Now working as a children’s author/illustrator, Jack seeks to share his winding journey with young readers so that they may embrace the unique amalgams of experiences that make up their own lives. His award-winning books include When You Can Swim (Scholastic) and The Words We Share (Annick Press).
All That Grows
Sessions in which Jack Wong participates
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
- Storytime: All That Grows
- Signup required Farmer Browns Greenhouse
- 9:30 AM ADT - 11:00 AM ADT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- "On their neighborhood walks together, a boy learns from his older sister all about the plants they see — magnolias that smell like lemon cake, cre...
- Storytime Event / Heure du conte
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Farmer Browns GreenhouseSponsor
Sessions in which Jack Wong attends
6:30 PM
6:30 PM
- An Evening with David Bergen and Elaine McCluskey
- Signup required AX: The Arts and Culture Centre - AX: the Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex
- 6:30 PM ADT - 8:00 PM ADT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- In-Conversation Event / Entretien
11:45 AM
11:45 AM
- Literary Lunch: The Adversary
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Les Brumes du Coude - Les Brumes du Coude | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
- 11:45 AM ADT - 1:00 PM ADT | 1 hour 15 minutes
- A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendetta...
- Lunch-in-Conversation / Dîner-entretien
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Les Brumes du CoudeSponsor -
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Frye Jam
- Available Sold out Ticket sales have finished Ticket sales haven't started yet You've purchased a ticket Centre culturel Aberdeen - Bernard-LeBlanc Hall | Aberdeen Cultural Centre
- 8:00 PM ADT - 10:00 PM ADT | 2 hours
- Reading / Lecture
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Aberdeen Cultural CentreSponsor