Readers and Writers Week

The Meighen Forum brings together celebrated literary scholars, authors and artists to lead conversations on plays of this season.

On Jane Austen and Lucy Maud Montgomery

Acclaimed Canadian author Jane Urquhart hosts a conversation about the creative journeys of iconic authors Jane Austen and Lucy Maud Montgomery. Born nearly a century apart, these trailblazing writers share striking parallels in their lives and works, defying societal norms by prioritizing their literary careers over traditional paths. The panel includes Tabinda Kamal Khan, a screenwriter/creative writer and an independent scholar based in Toronto, Laura Robinson, a professor of English and Theatre and Women’s and Gender Studies at Acadia University and Catherine Little, an educator, consultant and writer living in Toronto who has a passion for picture books.

Whether a longtime admirer of Austen’s keen social commentary, as found in Sense and Sensibility, or enthralled by the relatable characters in Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, this discussion will illuminate the connections between two literary pioneers.