Nature can have a calming effect on human beings. However, nature is also a place of violence where living creatures fight each other, where some are predators and others prey, before becoming hunters themselves. How can human beings, who aspire to peace – peace of mind, peace of body – fit into the natural world? A discussion between British writer and journalist Wyl Menmuir (The Heart of the Woods, The Draw of the Sea), winner of the Blue Metropolis Planet Literature Prize, and Canadian novelist Claire Cameron (How to Survive a Bear Attack), winner of the 2026 Governor General’s Award, who are both so close to nature that they have made it the subject of their books, without a hint of sentimentality but rather with profound humanity. 

This event is organized in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards. 

Refunds

Until the event starts

Access for persons with mobility impairment

Yes

COMMENT SE RENDRE AU FESTIVAL
HOW TO GET TO THE FESTIVAL
Transport collectif Public transportation
Métro Saint-Laurent – Ligne verte/Green line
Métro Sherbrooke – Ligne orange/Orange line
Autobus 24 ou/or 55 bus lines
Le transport collectif est le meilleur moyen pour
se rendre au Festival et se déplacer d’un site à l’autre.
Public transportation is the best way to get to
the Festival and from site to site.

Stationnement Parking
• Payant à l’intérieur de l’Hôtel10 Payable inside Hotel 10
• Dans les rues avoisinantes On the surrounding streets