# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Shani Mootoo receives the 2026 Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us in celebrating the 2026 Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize, awarded to the renowned writer, filmmaker, and visual artist Shani Mootoo. Over the course of her impressive three-decade career, Shani has fearlessly created fiction and poetry that explore themes of queer desire, as well as the intersections of sexuality, class, and race. Known for her clarity, empathy, and lyrical mastery, Shani will share insights into her groundbreaking work, including her latest novel, Starry Starry Night.

Participant: Shani Mootoo
Host: Christopher DiRaddo
Interview: Eva Crocker

Language(s): English

Date and time: Saturday, April 25, 2026, 2:30 PM

Location: HOTEL10 – Espace Godin

Duration: 60 minutes

Price: $10

For tickets: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/fmb260425015
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/montreal/shani-mootoo-receives-the-2026-blue-metropolis-violet-literary-prize/200029844167102
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, sports
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 41

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://lepointdevente.com/billets/fmb260425015?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=montreal-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Montreal
- **state**: QC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: HOTEL 10
- **lat**: 45.51203
- **long**: -73.56914
- **full address**: HOTEL 10, 10 Sherbrooke Street West,Montreal, Quebec, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Violet Hour (https://allevents.in/org/violet-hour/12455493)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 02:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** HOTEL 10, 10 Sherbrooke Street West,Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Violet Hour
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, workshops, sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Shani Mootoo receives the 2026 Blue Metropolis Violet Literary Prize ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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