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  • February 2023

  • Sun 19

    Freedom to Read Week

    February 19, 2023 - February 25, 2023
  • March 2023

  • Wed 1

    SCWES BOOK AWARDS FOR BC AUTHORS 2023: SUBMISSIONS OPEN

    March 1, 2023

    New in 2023 is the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society Book Awards offering prizes in fiction, non-fiction and poetry in traditional and independent publishing streams. There will be a first-prize winner in each category announced at the Annual Sunshine Coast Art & Words Festival. $100 will be awarded for the first-place winner as follows: […]

  • Sat 11

    Interview: Eleanor Catton in Conversation with Bill Richardson

    March 11, 2023 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre 950 W 41st Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Eleanor Catton makes a highly anticipated return to the Vancouver Writers Fest with her first novel since The Luminaries was published a decade ago; the mysterious, intricately structured tale sold 1.5 million copies worldwide, and made her the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize. Now, Catton plunges readers into the world of a gripping […]

    $30
  • April 2023

  • Thu 20

    APRIL IS POETRY MONTH ON HORNBY ISLAND

    April 20, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Poetry Hornby Island 5255 Seawright Road, Hornby Island, BC, Canada

    Here’s an exciting event you won’t want to miss—eight poets on one stage. Eight! Featured poet is Nicole Tritter who wowed the audience last year by dancing her poetry. Or did she speak her dance? Poets include Elaine Savoie, Petra Chambers, Cornelia Hoogland, Sussan Thomson, Jennifer Lee, Kim June Johnson, Bernice Friesen and Nicole Tritter. […]

    Free
  • Sat 22

    FESTIVAL: ReadersMagnet returns at the L.A. Times Festival of Books this 2023

    April 22, 2023 | 8:00 am - April 23, 2023 | 5:00 pm

    Self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet is excited to exhibit again at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The book festival will take place on April 22-23, 2023, at the University of Southern California (USC) University Park Campus. It will be ReadersMagnet’s fourth time (including the digital edition in 2020) to exhibit at the […]

  • Fri 28

    ReadersMagnet Book Confab San Francisco: An Endless Pursuit of Spreading the Art of Storytelling

    April 28, 2023 | 9:00 am - April 30, 2023 | 7:00 pm
    Studio 1086 1086 Howard St., San Francisco, CA, United States

    This year, ReadersMagnet will once again host ReadersMagnet Book Confab - its original and innovative pop-up event for storytellers and book lovers. More than just a gathering of book enthusiasts, the event allows writers to build their brand and connect with their readers. Following its resounding success on the East Coast, ReadersMagnet will bring its […]

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