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2/2/04

CANADIAN AUTHOR JOHN METCALF TO SPEAK AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON – John Metcalf, one of Canada's most distinguished writers, will speak 
and read from his recent works in an appearance at St. Lawrence University on 
Thursday, February 12, at 8 p.m. in Eben Holden, as part of the St. Lawrence 
Writers Series. The event is open to the public, free of charge.
      Metcalf has, according to the Oxford Companion to 20th Century Literature 
in English, an "abiding reputation as one of the finest prose stylists in 
contemporary Canada."  Born in Carlisle, England, and educated at the University 
of Bristol, he emigrated to Canada in 1962. Metcalf is the senior editor of the 
Porcupine's Quill press, in Erin, Ontario, and the editor of Canadian Notes and 
Queries. His two most recent works are An Aesthetic Underground: A Literary 
Memoir and Forde Abroad.  
      For more information, contact the English department at 315-229-5125.

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