Lawrence Hill, author of The Book of Negroes, to speak at Uxbridge Secondary School Media Invitation Date April 23, 2018. Award-winning Canadian author Lawrence Hill will speak to students about what it takes to be a successful writer. Event: A Speaking Engagement with Lawrence Hill Date: May 4, 2018. Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Uxbridge Secondary School library – 127 Planks Lane, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1K5 Audience: Grades 9 - 12 Media Time: ONLY 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Students from eight high schools in DDSB will have the opportunity to hear from the award- winning Canadian author Lawrence Hill. He is well-known worldwide for his book The Book of Negros, which was adapted into a CBC mini-series, and for his most recent book The Illegal. Mr. Hill will discuss how he became a writer, the business of writing, his writing process, researching and Black History. The Q&A session will be a meaningful and exciting experience for our guest speaker as well as the 75 students who will be in attendance. The Durham District School Board (DDSB) is responsible for public education in the rural settings of Uxbridge, Brock and Scugog Townships and the urban settings of Ajax, Whitby, Pickering and Oshawa. The DDSB employs 7,600 teaching and educational services staff. With 130 elementary and secondary schools and learning centres, the DDSB accommodates more than 70,000 regular day students and thousands more who take advantage of a wide variety of continuing education and adult credit courses. More information can be found on the DDSB’s website at www.ddsb.ca. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @DurhamDSB and YouTube at DurhamDSB. -30- .