Toronto Lit Up: This is Us

Zhang Ling

5:30pm

Thursday, September 28, 2023

15 mins

Meet the Toronto authors defining and redefining who we are as citizens of this exciting city. The authors will present a short excerpt from their books and share the role Toronto has played in their writing journey.

This reading will feature Zhang Ling.

Free

Reading

How to attend

This FREE event is open to the public.

This reading will feature Zhang Ling.

Toronto International Festival of Authors logo - Festival Dates: September 21 to October 1, 2023

Free

Reading

Featured Authors

Zhang Ling

Winner of the Chinese Media Literature Award for Author of the Year, the Grand Prize of Overseas Chinese Literary Award, and Taiwan’s Open Book Award, Zhang Ling is author of nine novels and numerous collections of novellas and short stories, including A Single Swallow, translated by Shelly Bryant; Gold Mountain Blues; and Aftershock, which was adapted into China’s first IMAX movie. Where Waters Meet is her first novel written in English, and she received support for this work from both the Canada Council for the Arts and an Ontario Arts Council grant. Born in China, Zhang move to Canada in 1986 and currently resides in Toronto.