(Vancouver, British Columbia) -- Hiromi Goto, award-winning author of
Chorus of Mushrooms and The Kappa Child is Vancouver Public Library's
third Writer-in Residence.

Ms. Goto begins her tenure, which continues until early 2008, Ms. Goto will
divide her time between her own writing projects and sharing her experience
with the community through a variety of activities including readings,
workshops and mentoring emerging writers.

Now in its third year, the VPL Writer-in-Residence Program promotes writing
and reaches out to communities not typically exposed to Canadian
literature. In the case of Ms. Goto's residency, this will include
working with women in immigrant communities and young adults. While at
VPL, she will also be working on a new novel as well as two book-length
poetry projects and editing her next young adult novel, Half World.

For a portion of her term, the Writer-in-Residence will also be available
to mentor individuals. Developing writers may request an appointment with
Hiromi Goto by contacting VPL Community Relations at 604-331-4041 or
programs@vpl.ca. Please note, writers will be asked to submit a five-page
sample of their manuscript prior to the appointment being made.

The 2007 VPL Writer-in-Residence Program is made possible by financial
support from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Friends of the
Vancouver Public Library. For more information about the program, please
contact your local library or visit http://www.vpl.ca/MDC/writer.html.

Founded in 1869, the Vancouver Public Library is one of Canada's largest
library systems, dedicated to meeting the lifelong learning, reading,
recreation, and information needs of the people of Vancouver. Each year,
the Library's 22 branches serve over 370,000 patrons, offer over 2.5
million items and countless online resources to the public and answer more
than one million reference questions. In 2006, a record 10 million items
were circulated.