The Festival of Literary Diversity presents Writers on Loss and Grief What happens when we lose something or someone? How do we grieve and how do we "move on"? In this Mood Series event, authors Therese Estacion (Phantompains), Amanda Leduc (The Centaur's Wife), and Kimiko Tobimatsu (Kimiko Does Cancer) discuss the ways unexpected events shape […]

The FOLD presents Writers on Truth and Curiosity Personal storytelling and real-life truths require a particular kind of vulnerability, a willingness to bear all. But is the choice that writers make about how they share their stories a truth-telling of its own? In this Mood Series event, three nonfiction writers whose latest works experiment with […]

The FOLD presents Writers on the Beauty of Transformation Sometimes change involves subtle, careful moments that blend and blur over time. But sometimes change happens quickly, churning and transforming us with breathtaking abruptness. In this Mood Series event, Shani Mootoo (Polar Vortex), Tawhida Tanya Evanson (Book of Wings), and H. Nigel Thomas (Easily Fooled), explore […]

InVerse Monthly Poetry Reading Series presents Billeh Nickerson, author of Duct-Taped Roses, and Hasan Namir, author of War/Torn and Umbilical Cord (forthcoming). Also with Joanna Lilley and Shelley A. Leedah. Hosted by Fiona Tinwei Lam. June 12, 2:00 pm PST. Digital Doors Open at 1:45, Event Starts at 2PM Join us for In/Verse on Saturday, […]