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TIFA’s most provocative conversation series returns, bringing together authors and industry experts to examine the culture and politics that shape the world around us and the books we read. In this talk, A.G.A. Wilmot discusses Withered, a queer, paranormal fiction novel showing the complex real-life terror inherent in grief and mental illness. In The Monster and the Mirror, K.J. Aiello blends memoir and cultural criticism to explore how popular fantasy, like The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones, can affect our understanding of mental illness.

Moderator: Stacy Lee Kong

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A.G.A Wilmot

A.G.A Wilmot (BFA, MPub) is an award-winning writer and editor based out of Toronto. Their credits include myriad online and in-print publications and anthologies, and their first book, The Death Scene Artist, was published by Buckrider Books in 2018.

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Photo credit: Jaime Patterson Hidden Exposure Photography.

K.J. Aiello

K.J. Aiello is a mentally ill, award-winning writer based in Toronto, ON.

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Photo credit: Darius Bashar.