Literature London serves as a core setting in Southern Ontario Gothic literature, most notably in the works of James Reaney. The psychologist Richard Maurice Bucke, author of Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind and Walt Whitman's literary executor, lived and worked in London, where he was often visited by Whitman (the Maurice Bucke Archive are part of the Special Collections in The Weldon Library of Western University). Modern writers from this city include fantasy-fiction authors R. Scott Bakker and Kelley Armstrong, Man Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton, Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Bonnie Burnard and distinguished nominee Joan Barfoot. Emma Donoghue, whose 2010 novel, Room, was adapted into a 2015 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, also lives in London. WordFest is an annual literary and creative arts festival that takes place each November.
literature london serves as a core setting in southern ontario gothic literature most notably in the works of james reaney the psychologist richard maurice bucke author of cosmic consciousness a study in the evolution of the human mind and walt whitman's literary executor lived and worked in london where he was often visited by whitman (the maurice bucke archive are part of the special collections in the weldon library of western university) modern writers from this city include fantasy-fiction authors r scott bakker and kelley armstrong man booker prize winner eleanor catton scotiabank giller prize winner bonnie burnard and distinguished nominee joan barfoot emma donoghue whose 2010 novel room was adapted into a 2015 academy award-winning film of the same name also lives in london wordfest is an annual literary and creative arts festival that takes place each november