Hailed as one of America’s “Top Ten Literary Gatherings” by USA Today, Aspen Summer Words 2013, June 16-21, is a six-day retreat that supports writers in developing their craft by providing a winning combination of inspiration, skills, community and opportunity. From author readings to behind-the-book panel discussions, it also offers readers a chance to explore [...] More »

TORONTO, November 7, 2012 —– At a ceremony in Toronto’s Isabel Bader Theatre tonight, Nino Ricci was presented with the $25,000 Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Prize, awarded to a writer in mid-career for a body of work. The award, presented as part of a ceremony that included the awarding of five other prizes and the distribution [...] More »

Nino Ricci is avoiding personal appearances for the time being in the hopes of actually completing another novel. Any enquiries involving free merchandise, travel to exotic locations, or large sums of money, however, can still be directed to his publicist Saverio Mancina at saverio@ninoricci.com. More »

The University of Windsor has honoured Nino Ricci with a Doctor of Laws degree, Honoris Causa. With the degree, he has finally become both the doctor and the lawyer that his parents hoped he might be. More »

Nino Ricci reads from his work and answers intimate questions about his personal life at the Cyril Clark Branch of the Brampton Library. Thursday, 14 June 2012 7 PM Cyril Clark Branch, Brampton Library 20 Loafer’s Lake Lane,Brampton, 905-793-INFO(4636) More »

Consilience: How the digital revolution is bridging the divide between the arts and sciences Nino Ricci addresses the crossroads between the arts and sciences, and between the pre-digital and digital ages as part of the 2012 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. 11:00 to 12:00 noon Saturday, 27 May 2012 Waterloo University, Waterloo, Ontario Sponsored by [...] More »

Nino Ricci joins fellow faculty Tim Bowling, M.A.C. Farrant, Larissa Lai, Tim Lilburn, Shyam Selvadurai, and Colin Bernhardt at the Banff Centre’s 2012 Writing Studio. In residence from May 13th to June 3rd. More »

Join a stellar cast of literati and glitterati at the First Annual Pongapalooza Event, a ping pong tournament in support of First Book Canada, helping to raise awareness of Canada’s low literacy rates and to provide children in need access to books. Tuesday May 8, 2012 6 PM Spin Toronto 461 King St. West (west [...] More »

The road show that never ends finally reaches the promised land: Cape Breton, ancestral home of Sense of Place stalwart and Canadian literary great Alistair MacLeod. Join the original Sense of Place trio of Iain Baxter&, Nino Ricci, and Alistair MacLeod as they jig their way through the place that writer Ray Smith dubbed the [...] More »

Nino Ricci joins Ian Brown, Wayson Choy, Austin Clarke, Anne Michaels, Jane Urquhart, and Richard B Wright to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Trillium Book Award. 7 PM Wednesday, 7 March 2012 The Gladstone Hotel 1212 Queen Street West, Toronto More »