{"product_id":"from-the-ashes-six-solo-plays-9780369104465","title":"From the Ashes: Six Solo Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the Ashes\u003c\/em\u003e collects solo plays by Black Canadian women and womxn that together celebrate the hope, humour, and healing that can come after devastation and loss. From lighthearted comedies to heavy dramas, this anthology contains a multitude of stories on Blackness, love, motherhood, sexuality, trauma, racism, mythology, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGeorgeena\u003c\/em\u003e by Djanet Sears, a bride speeds down the highway, struggling to make sense of what led her to that moment. In \u003cem\u003ebenu\u003c\/em\u003e by d'bi.young anitafrika, a young woman faces motherhood while still coming to terms with her own motherlessness. Makambe K Simamba's \u003cem\u003eA Chitenge Story\u003c\/em\u003e follows a young woman who travels to her native Zambia to find and confront the man who abused her as a child. Ngozi Paul's \u003cem\u003eThe Emancipation of Ms. Lovely\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles a woman throughout different stages of her life that relate to her sexual awakening. In \u003cem\u003eThe Sender\u003c\/em\u003e by Cheryl Foggo, a woman working for a global racism-elimination project encounters some technical difficulties when someone unexpectedly objects to the project's restrictions. And in Kalale Dalton-Lutale's \u003cem\u003eCry Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, a young woman falls in love for the first time, which opens a well of questions about her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShauntay Grant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian playwright, poet, performance artist, and children's author. She is an associate professor of creative writing at Dalhousie University, and former poet laureate for the City of Halifax. Her work examines Black Nova Scotian and African diasporic history and folk culture, as well as contemporary approaches to literature and performance. Grant's other honours include a Joseph S. Stauffer Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts, a Robert Merritt Award from Theatre Nova Scotia, a Best Atlantic Published Book Prize from the Atlantic Book Awards, a Poet of Honour prize from the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, and a Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award from the Canadian Children's Book Centre for \u003cem\u003eAfricville\u003c\/em\u003e (Groundwood Books).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Playwrights Canada Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199645417746,"sku":"9780369104465","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_684be1e2-7047-42b3-8246-30da2b9e080a.jpg?v=1744881093","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/from-the-ashes-six-solo-plays-9780369104465","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}