Can You Hear Me Now? Ashley Spires

Ashley Spires

Can You Hear Me Now? Ashley Spires

Ashley Spires

12:00pm

Sunday, October 31, 2021

The phrase can you hear me now? has become ubiquitous in the age of digital meetings, but also speaks to global movements for change that call for marginalized voices to be represented, celebrated and heard. TIFA is proud to present a new collection of writing that responds to this phrase, penned by some of the world’s most distinct voices.

TIFA is proud to present a new illustration by Canadian children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Spires, as a response to this series. Tune in daily to hear authors read their newly commissioned work.

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Generously Supported by Jack Curtin and Beth Nowers 

The phrase can you hear me now? has become ubiquitous in the age of digital meetings, but also speaks to global movements for change that call for marginalized voices to be represented, celebrated and heard. TIFA is proud to present a new collection of writing that responds to this phrase, penned by some of the world’s most distinct voices.

TIFA is proud to present a new illustration by Canadian children’s book author and illustrator Ashley Spires, as a response to this series. Tune in daily to hear authors read their newly commissioned work.

English captioning is available for this video. Please click the ‘CC’ button in the video toolbar to turn it on.

Generously Supported by Jack Curtin and Beth Nowers 

Featured Authors

Ashley Spires is the author and illustrator of many books including the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing, now an award-winning animated short film; and The Binky The Space Cat series, currently in its second season as an animated TV series called Agent Binky. Her book Small Saul was selected for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s TD Grade One Giveaway and was given to over half-a-million children. She is a drinker of tea, eater of candy and fosterer of cats. Ashley lives just outside Vancouver, British Columbia with her dog and far too many felines.

Read more about Ashley Spires

12:00pm

Sunday, October 31

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