The UPEI Department of Modern Languages is proud to welcome its first ever French Writer-in-Residence Dominic Langlois, poet and young-adult novelist. He will give a public reading on Thursday, September 27 at 7:30 pm (in the UPEI Faculty Lounge, SDMB 201).  Raised in Québec City, Langlois has been living in the Maritimes for more than 20 years where he is involved in the cultural and artistic scene. Published by Les Éditions Perce-Neige, his poetry includes Mener du train (2010), La rue en eaux troubles (2012) and Les sentiments barbares (2016). He is also well known in New Brunswick and in Ontario for his young-adult novel published by Bouton d’or Acadie, Le Trésor de Memramcook (2014), for which he was a finalist in the Ontario Library Association’s prize Tamarac and in the Children’s Choice Book Award Hackmatack. He has also published poems in Ancrages and contributed to the Franco-Ontarian journal Liaisons. The public reading on Thursday September 27 will feature poetry from his three books and some unpublished poems. An open mic will also invite the audience to share their favorite poems, either written by themselves or by others. Admission is free.   Dominic Langlois’ visit and the UPEI French Writer-in-Residency program are sponsored by the UPEI Department of Modern Languages, the Dean of Arts, the Dean of Education, the Vice-President Academic/Research, with generous support from Arts NB.