Whistler Writers Festival presents "Speaking Our Silence –The Poetry of Courage", featuring Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija. Roo Borson, Kevin Connolly, Sandra Ridley and Suzannah Showler. Life’s most meaningful experiences can leave us tongue-tied. But the inexpressible can also transform us. Poets Roo Borson (Cardinal in the Eastern White Cedar), Kevin Connolly (Xiphoid Process), Sandra Ridley […]

Wordfest presents Sane Takes on an Insane World, featuring M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank. Description This timely showcase features an uncensored conversation with authors whose works explore the vulnerability of human rights in an increasingly polarized world. Be prepared to be challenged, as they delve into hot-button topics such as the refugee crisis, extremist […]

Wordfest presents No Holds Barred, featuring M. NourbeSe Philip, author of Blank. Also with Michael Adams, and Lauren McKeon. Tickets $17 - $20

Draft Reading Series presents Jennifer LoveGrove, author of Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes. More info to come.

The IFOA joins its Etobicoke partners to bring Sylvain Prudhomme, one of the most exciting contemporary novelists in France, to the By the Lake Book Club! He will discuss his most recently translated book The Greats with Wendy O’Brien. In this work, Sylvain Prudhomme revisits the famous 70s music group Super Mama Djombo, as seen through […]

Vancouver Writers Festival presents "Dance to the Coming End", featuring Leanne Dunic, author of To Love the Coming End, The Open Book Art Collective, and The Deep Cove. Leanne Dunic is a multidisciplinary artist, musician and writer whose debut book, To Love the Coming End, has defied categorization—lyric novel or poetic prose or …? Slipping […]

Vancouver Writers Festival presents The Literary Cabaret, with Sylvain Prudhomme, author of The Greats. Also with Camille Bordas, John Boyne, Sarah Dunant, Omar El Akkad and Grace O'Connell. Host: Tom Keenlyside. Even if you’re a “Lit Cab” regular, you might not know that the chameleonic band Poetic License—an informal collection of some of the best […]

Vancouver Writers Festival presents "True Confessions and Tall Tales", featuring Leanne Dunic, author of To Love the Coming End. Also with Dina Del Bucchia, Hera Lindsay Bird and Dawn Dumont. A zany mix of quiz show, stand-up comedy, music, confessions and more is probably what’s in store tonight—but who knows? New Zealand poet Hera Lindsay […]

Stratford Writers Festival presents The Perfect Pairing: Combining Art and Literature, with Marianne Apostolides, author of Deep Salt Water, and artist Catherine Mellinger. Writing a successful novel takes patience, attention to detail, and a love for storytelling. The art of storytelling through the written word is creative and engaging—aspects to which visual artists can relate. […]