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 […]

Reading-intervention by Shannon Webb-Campell : What’s Wrong With Romance To conclude the exhibition Spécial Video Pool Special: What's Wrong With Romance?, Dazibao is pleased to welcome Mi’kmaq poet, writer and critic Shannon Webb-Campbell. Placing her own texts in conversation with a selection of videos works from What’s Wrong With Romance?, Webb-Campbell proposes a dialogue on […]

Incite Reading Series presents Incite:Homegrown, with Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) and Terese Mailhot. From the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to the visceral Downtown Eastside, geography holds a powerful role in the construction of our memories. The essential relationship between people and land is, once more, coming to the forefront of our […]

Emily Carr University presents a reading with Jacob Wren, author of Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART.

Tonic is proud to announce our latest event, quite the spring sizzler, featuring: Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant, Ivanna Besenovsky, Amber Dawn, and David Ly. Tonic is proud to launch Amber Dawn's novel SODOM ROAD EXIT, David Ly's chapbook STUBBLE BURN, and Chelene Knight's memoir DEAR CURRENT OCCUPANT. Come congratulate the authors and […]