2024 Blind Date with a Book Contest & Event! (January 22 - February 22)
The 2024 theme was "Celebrating Black Voices: A Literary Journey for Black History Month".
On February 22, 2024 during the "Meet-the-Author" Event with poet Peace Akintade the winners, selected using a random number generator, were announced. Congratulations to the 2024 "Blind Date with a Book" Contest winners:
Maitri Shah, Graduate Student, Faculty of Science
Irene Zadnik, Staff, Dr. John Archer Library and Archives
Jessica Singh, Undergraduate Student, Faculty of Science
Mary Chipanshi, Librarian and Jessica Singh
A total of 83 individuals borrowed 123 “Blind Dates." Contest participants rated their date for a chance to win one of three prize packs donated by the University of Regina Press and the poetry book “Earth Skin” by Peace Akintade.
Book with decorated labels that are part of the 2024 Blind Date with a Book Contest
Meet the Author Event
Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 the African-Canadian poet, public speaker and playwright Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye presented an author talk at the Archer Library. She read from her book "Earth Skin," a poetry collection about the joys and woes of human connection, as well as spoke with Archer Library Librarian Mary Chipanshi. Akintade's talk was presented as part of Black History Month 2024.
Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye (she/her) is an African-Canadian Interdisciplinary Poet, Public Speaker, Chorus-Poem Playwrighter, and Thespian residing in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Author of "Earth Skin" a poetry-collection retelling the joys and woes of human connection.
Mary Chipanshi and Peace Akintade in conversation Peace Akintade reciting poetry
from her book "Earth Skin"
2024 Prize Package sponsored by University of Regina Press
The University of Regina Press generously donated the following titles:
- "#BlackInSchool" by Habiba Cooper Diallo
- "Black Writers Matter" edited by Whitney French
- "Until we are free", edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware.
