Growing Room Festival presents Indigenous Brilliance With Joanne Arnott, Carleigh Baker, Marie Annharte Baker, Selina Boan, Molly Billows, Sharon Jinkerson-Brass, Samantha Nock, Deanna Partridge-David, Bev Sellars, and Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild) Hosts: Jessica Johns and Jónína Kirton From poetry, to fiction, to performance, every one of these writers is giving […]

Growing Room Festival presents Where Does the Page Stop and the Body Begin: Writing the Body With Amber Dawn, Kim Clark, Samantha Nock, Casey Plett Moderator: Mallory Tater (author of This Will Be Good) We welcome all bodies to sit in with us as these writers strip the layers of writing the body. Where does […]

Growing Room Festival presents By Blood, By Choice: Exploring Family and Community in Writing With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Joanne Arnott, Gurjinder Basran, Maggie de Vries, Clea Roberts, Bev Sellars Moderator: Minelle Mahtani Spend your morning exploring the dynamics of family and community in writing. What is family and how […]

Campbell River Art Gallery presents a reading by Shannon Webb-Campbell, author of Who Took My Sister?.

Growing Room Festival presents The Witches You Didn’t Burn: Writing about Daughters, Mothers and Grandmothers Joanne Arnott, Marie Annharte Baker, Gurjinder Basran, Mallory Tater (author of This Will Be Good) Moderator: Jen Sookfong Lee Relationships between daughters, mothers and grandmothers are complex, to say the least. For better or for worse, these women have a […]

Growing Room Festival presents “Gimme a Beat!” A Music and Spoken Word Showcase Molly Billows, Jillian Christmas, Elaine Woo, and Leanne Dunic (author of To Love the Coming End) Host: Mica Lemiski Step inside R&B Brewing for a spectacular lineup of local talent whose words will (literally) move you. Leanne Dunic is the lead singer […]

Growing Room Festival presents From Head and Heart: Expanding Genre in Memoir With Leanne Dunic (author of To Love the Coming End), Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant), Ijeoma Oluo, Bev Sellars, Betsy Warland Moderator: Elee Kraljii Gardiner Writers of memoir often bring together the best of all genres, blurring the boundaries of poetry, […]

Growing Room Festival presents Reopening Old Wounds: Self-Care When Writing With Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant), Maggie de Vries, Ijeoma Oluo, Bev Sellars Moderator: Betsy Warland Writing can be a powerful way of healing after trauma; however, the process can also trigger painful memories and emotions. How do we know when we’re ready […]

Growing Room Festival presents White Feminists: Stop Right Now, Thank You Very Much With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) Jillian Christmas, Silvia Moreno-Garcia Moderator: Ijeoma Oluo “Feminism” might have been Merriam-Webster’s word of the year, but who is really entitled to be a part […]

Growing Room Festival presents Love in Lit: Heartbreaks, Heteronormativity, and Clichés With Gwen Benaway (author of the forthcoming book, Holy Wild), Caroline Adderson, Jillian Christmas, Casey Plett Moderator: Anna Ling Kaye When it comes to one of the most tired subjects in the history of storytelling, how can writers create a narrative that can move […]