Three well-known Canadian writers and artists whose work was featured in the exhibit were invited to visit the Library and talk about their work. Marie-Louise Gay opened the series at the beginning of August. She shared her personal experiences and responded to numerous questions. When asked about her language selection as a bilingual writer, she replied that her books develop in her mind in one language or the other.
Translation is a separate process that occurs later.
From her unique perspective as both an illustrator and an author, Marie-Louise Gay described the steps involved in creating her characters. As a final exercise, she invited the audience to design and create an animal. Author Janet Lunn was our guest one week later. She is the recipient of many awards, including the 1993 Information Book Award given by the Children's Literature Roundtable of Canada for her non-fiction book The Story of Canada . Janet Lunn described how she cannot stop writing.