Top left to right: Warren Tanner, Boris Koechlin, Matthew Gibson, Valerie Fox. Bottom left to right: Court Gostling, Margaret Atwood, Deepi Harish, Dianna Chu.
One of Canada’s most famous novelists, Margaret Atwood, toured the DMZ yesterday, meeting with Flybits, ARB Labs, Tactile Audio Displays, Ping Pong Story, Hitsend, Sound Selecta and EDGE Lab. Along with being an award-winning novelist, Margaret is also a poet, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist. She’s won the Governor General’s Award twice, both in 1966 and 1985.
During her tour of the DMZ, Margaret was accompanied by Matthew Gibson, President of Syngrafii, and Boris Koechlin, CEO of Syngrafii, as well as Adam Kahan, Vice President of Advancement at Ryerson University and Valerie Fox, the DMZ’s Executive Director.
In total, Margaret spent about two hours in the DMZ, chatting with many entrepreneurs, learning about their businesses, offering constructive criticism, and even meeting some of her biggest fans. She took the time to sign books and take photos with her fans at the end of her tour. Check out a few select photos below or see more photos here.
Debora Rubin of Ping Pong Story meets with Margaret Atwood
Jamie Alexander of Sound Selecta meets with Margaret Atwood
Warren Tanner of Hitsend meets with Margaret Atwood
Jason Nolan of EDGE Lab meets with Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood meets with some of her biggest fans