Hosts: Chelene Knight and Nav Nagra Join festival authors and Room staff and volunteers as we kick off Growing Room 2018 with a launch party at the Fox Cabaret, featuring opening remarks by Room’s managing editor Chelene Knight and editorial board member Nav Nagra, feminist-themed drinks, and music by Too Attached. Too Attached is two […]

Hidden Intersections: Writing Between the Cracks With Amber Dawn, Kim Clark, Farzana Doctor, and Chelene Knight (author of Dear Current Occupant) Moderator: Minelle Mahtani Race and gender—these intersections are at the forefront of every conversation when it comes to writing and publishing. But what about those intersections that aren’t talked about? From single motherhood, class, […]

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, […]