Surrey Muse Program – June-November 2023

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Featured art by Ann Lovell, Surrey Muse, March 2023

  Session 24
June-November 2023

June 24
Author Catherine Lewis
Poet Kyle Hawke
Visiting Author Sabyasachi Nag
Emerging Musician TBA
Emerging Poet Michele Adams
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Mariam Zohra D

July 22
Author Cynthia Sharp
Poet Ashok Bhargava
Performer Deborah Vieyra
Emerging Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal
Emerging Musician Niki Kennedy
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Michael Stark

August 26
Author Myrna Kostash
Poet Ivan Drury
Musician Tariq Hussain
Emerging Musician Tze Liew
Emerging Musician Brent Wagner
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Carol Neuman

September 23
Author Dora Ducek
Poet Timothy Shay
Performer Angela Rebrec
Emerging Writer Melissa Yuan-Innes
Emerging Writer Jennifer Ashton
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Samantha Krilow

October 28
Author Rahela Nayebzadah
Poet Tolu Oloruntoba
Musician Metronomad
Emerging Poet Dilan Qadir
Emerging Artist Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki
Artist-At-Work Yanli Tang
Host Michael Stark

November 25
Author Winner, Joy Kogawa Award for Fiction
Poet Winner, Vera Manual Award for Poetry
Author Winner, Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction
Musician Winner, Faith Nolan Award for Music
Artist Winner, Norval Morrisseau Award for Visual Arts
Host Mariam Zohra D

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View the information below to
participate in each gathering’s Open Mic Session.
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Updates to this program
Will be posted here
Program

Surrey Muse program is put together twice a year, in Nov/Dec for January-May session, and in May/June for June-November session. Dates are chosen by the participants through an invitation. Participants are invited from a recommendations list that stays open throughout the year. To recommend authors, poets and artist/performers to be featured at Surrey Muse, please use the online recommendations form.

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Gatherings
Virtual Gatherings

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Support our Projects

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Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
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Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday May 27 / 2023

125th Gathering

5-27-2023

Featured Artists

Author Hasan Namir
Poet Wayde Compton
Artist Janel Rae
Emerging Poet Eimear Laffan
Emerging Artist Elyse Longair
Featured Art by Diego Rivera
Host Mariam Zohra D

Saturday, May 27, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
Arrive 5 minutes before the event and sign up
Submission guidelines

Free & Wheelchair Accessible
Masks Recommended
Donations welcome

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
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Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Gathering – Saturday January 28 / 2023

121st Gathering

1-28-2023

Featured Artists

Author Marian Dodds
Poet Kevin Spenst
Artist Omokanye Adetona
Emerging Musician Hayley Verrall
Emerging Writer Veronika Gorlova
Featured Art by Omokanye Adetona
Host Mariam Zohra D

Saturday, January 28, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 PM (PT)
Room 418, City Centre branch, Surrey Libraries
10350 University Drive, Surrey BC V3T 4B8
Phone: (604) 598-7426

Open Mic submissions
Arrive 5 minutes before the event and sign up
Submission guidelines

Free & Wheelchair Accessible
Masks Recommended
Donations welcome

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
youtube.com/@surreymuse

More about the gatherings
Gatherings

‘LIKE’ us on FB
facebook.com/pages/Surrey-Muse
FOLLOW on Twitter
@SurreyMuse
FOLLOW on Instagram
surreymuse.arts

Support SMAS Projects
Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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Surrey Muse Program – January-May 2023

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Featured art by Shehan Madawela, Surrey Muse, April 2022

  Session 23
January-May 2023

January 28
Author Marian Dodds
Poet Kevin Spenst
Artist Omokanye Adetona
Emerging Musician Hayley Verrall
Emerging Writer Veronika Gorlova
Host Mariam Zohra D

February 25
Author Dorothy Palmer
Poet Manolis Aligizakis
Artist Kenzie Housego
Emerging Writer Diary Marif
Emerging Poet Hya Sheikh
Host Michael Stark

March 25
Author Cynthia Sharp
Poet Daniela Elza
Musician Tamar Haytayan
Emerging Poet Carol Neuman
Emerging Writer K.R. Byggdin
Host Sana Janjua

April 22
Author Anne Murphy
Poet Franz Seachel
Musician Myrtle Thomas
Emerging Writer Lucy E.M. Black
Emeging Poet Samantha Krilow
Host Michael Stark

May 27
Author Hasan Namir
Poet Wayde Compton
Musician Janel Rae
Emerging Poet Eimear Laffan
Emerging Artist Elyse Longair
Host Mariam Zohra D

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View the information below to
participate in each gathering’s Open Mic Session.
call-for-submissions-surrey-muse-open-mic

Updates to this program
Will be posted here
Program

Surrey Muse program is put together twice a year, in Nov/Dec for January-May session, and in May/June for June-November session. Dates are chosen by the participants through an invitation. Participants are invited from a recommendations list that stays open throughout the year. To recommend authors, poets and artist/performers to be featured at Surrey Muse, please use the online recommendations form.

More about the gatherings
Gatherings
Virtual Gatherings

‘LIKE’ us on FB
facebook.com/pages/Surrey-Muse
FOLLOW on Twitter
@SurreyMuse
FOLLOW on Instagram
surreymuse.arts

Support our Projects

Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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The 30th Virtual Gathering of Surrey Muse – Friday October 28 / 2022

120th Gathering

10-28-2022

Featured Artists

Author Claudia Cornwall
Poet Heather Haley
Artist Liz Toohey-Wiese
Emerging Musician Zofia Rose
Featured Art by Shahid Mirza
Host Mariam Zohra D

LIVE Watch Party
Friday, October 28, 2022
5:30 -7:00 PM (PT)
Join us at:
Surrey Muse Channel on YouTube

Open Mic submissions
Send 3-5 minute video/audio recordings via email by October 18th
Submission guidelines

Free event
Closed Captioned (cc)
Donations welcome

View previous program videos at
Surrey Muse YouTube channel

Updates will be posted here
Program
Videos will be posted here
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More about the gatherings
Gatherings

‘LIKE’ us on FB
facebook.com/pages/Surrey-Muse
FOLLOW on Twitter
@SurreyMuse
FOLLOW on Instagram
surreymuse.arts

Support SMAS Projects
Surrey Muse Art & Literature Awards
Surrey Muse At Large (SMAL)
Surrey Muse Writers
Women Who Named the Unnamed

Contact
surrey.muse@gmail.com

Surrey Muse gatherings take place
on the unceded Coast Salish territories of
the Semiahmoo, Katzie, Kwikwetlem, Kwantlen,
Qayqayt, Tsawwassen, Musqueam,
Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.

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