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SUMMARY:Enabling Performance: an acoustic open mic night
DESCRIPTION:Come showcase your talents at our Open Mic Night and share your music\, poetry\, comedy\, or any other performance! \nWelcome to Enabling Performance: an acousistic open mic night! \nCome join us at Enabling Arts 343 Railway St #104 for a night of talent and fun. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or a first-timer\, this is your chance to shine on stage. Show off your songs\, comedy\, poetry\, or other performance material. Each performer gets five minutes\, and sign-up is first-come\, first-served when the doors open at 6:30 pm. \n*Bring your instruments. \n*There are non-alcoholic beverages and snacks available for purchase. \n*Remember to be respectful of performers and the space; everyone is welcome. \nGrab the mic\, come by to listen\, and make some friends!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/enabling-performance-an-acoustic-open-mic-night/
LOCATION:Enabling Arts\, 104-343 Railway Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250704T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250704T220000
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SUMMARY:Borderless Solidarities: Storytelling in Ruptured Times
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we raise a glass to 15 incredible years of the Indian Summer Festival! We’re kicking off our milestone edition with an intimate evening of contemplation\, connection\, and celebration. \nBorderless Solidarities: Storytelling in Ruptured Times brings together Minelle Mahtani\, Adel Iskandar\, Baljit Sangra\, and Nermin Gogalic; thinkers\, writers and artists whose work is rooted in memory\, migration\, resistance\, conflict and the power of narrative to shape how we see ourselves and each other. \nIt’s an invitation to reflect on the stories we tell\, the ones we silence\, and the ones that slip through the cracks. From journalism to film to writing\, these voices explore how storytelling can open up space for new stories\, especially in times of profound rupture. \nHow do we tell stories across borders? How do we honour complexity without resolution? What if storytelling is less about answers and more about attuning ourselves to deeper questions? \nJoin us for an evening of critical conversation\, a chance to sit with stories that unsettle\, illuminate\, and expand the sense of what’s possible. \nThe evening also features a behind the scenes Festival overview with Curator in Residence Am Johal and a complimentary cocktail at our post-talk reception. Expect rich dialogue\, old friends\, new faces\, and that unmistakable Indian Summer warmth. \nLet the festivities begin.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/borderless-solidarities-storytelling-in-ruptured-times/
LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Day of Celebration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250708T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250708T200000
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SUMMARY:International Zine Month and Comics Fair
DESCRIPTION:Come out and meet local Vancouver-based zine and comic makers from the local community as they celebrate International Zine Month in July. Participate in lightning talks and workshops around the inspiration and production of creative works in both text and image. \nWorkshops will be announced soon. \n— \nParticipants include: \nKelsi James and Erica Mulder\, representing Aces & Aros Vancouver \nMelody Jane \nJotika Healing Arts \nTubbytats and Go够Studio \nShannon PS Art \nRachel Lau \nUBC Comics Studies Cluster \nGOLDbard \nJules Webster \nMegaphone Magazine \nand many others! \n*Drop in event\, no registration required
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/international-zine-month-and-comics-fair/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250710T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250710T223000
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SUMMARY:Horizons
DESCRIPTION:How do we hold grief in these fractured times? When nation states starve the innocent and empires redraw borders with ruthless intent\, when tools meant to connect us end up driving us apart\, we turn to artists to offer meaning and remind us of our humanity. Horizons gathers a luminous constellation of award-winning artists who offer us vision\, sanctuary\, and solidarity. \nCurated by Ruby Singh\, this event features Vivek Shraya\, whose award-winning body of work spans music\, literature\, visual art\, theatre\, TV\, film\, and fashion. Also featuring Kimmortal renowned for their highly conceptual\, genre-bending musical explorations and intricate lyricism. Mohanad El Eek\, a virtuoso Syrian oud player\, adds his exceptional talent to the lineup. \nThe night will also showcase exclusive one-night-only collaborations: the heart-stirring poetry of Brandon Wint paired with the dynamic composer\, trumpeter\, bassist\, and electronic musician Feven Kidane; and Governor General’s Literary Award winner\nCecily Nicholson in collaboration with the soulful sounds of violinist\, singer\, and songwriter Sejal Lal. \nTogether\, these artists create a powerful soundscape—part concert\, part gathering\, part invocation of a future built on connection\, care\, resistance and difference. This is more than a performance—it’s an invitation to critically imagine new ways of being together in the troubling present. \nJust as horizons stretch beyond lines on a map\, this night of performance transcends the confines of genre. Through music\, poetry\, and stories\, these artists light a torch in the dark\, guiding us toward collective reckoning and shared humanity. \nThis is more than a performance. It is a gathering — a reminder that even in grief\, we can meet at the horizon and imagine something new\, together.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/horizons/
LOCATION:Vancouver Playhouse\, 600 Hamilton St Vancouver\, BC V6B 5N6 Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 5N6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250716T203000
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SUMMARY:Enabling Arts Poetry Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:We’re back & we can’t wait to hear your words! \nJoin us for a poetry night at 343 Railway St (#104). Whether you’re a seasoned poet or a first-timer\, this event is the perfect opportunity to share your work in a supportive and welcoming environment. It’s a chance to connect with fellow poetry enthusiasts and be inspired by the power of spoken word\, whether or not you get behind the mic. \nAll ages\, all stages of your poetry journey! \nDoors open at 6:30 pm\, with the event starting at 7 pm. \nThe open mic is first come- first serve\, each poet can share 1 poem no longer than 5 minutes. \nHate speech will not be tolerated. \n$13.13 general admission \nEmail: info@enablingarts.com with any questions. \n*No one turned away for lack of funds; let us know if you need an accessible spot*
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/enabling-arts-poetry-open-mic-3/
LOCATION:Enabling Arts\, 104-343 Railway Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A 1A4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250722T200000
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SUMMARY:Summer Sounds and Sonics in Poetic Form
DESCRIPTION:City of Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner hosts a night of poems with poetry ambassadors Johnny Trinh\, Kevin Spenst\, and Marc Perez. These four poets with distinct craft practices invite you to consider the role of sounds and sonics within the framework of the poem. Vocalizations\, modulations\, polyphony\, multilingualism\, repetition\, call and response are potential ingredients in this lively and festive introduction to the poet laureate team. \n— \nKevin Spenst (he/him) is a poet\, teacher\, and reviewer\, has published four full-length poetry collections\, most recently A Bouquet Brought Back From Space (Anvil Press\, 2024) and 17 chapbooks\, most recently Windowful (Anstruther Press\, 2025). He is one of the organizers of the Dead Poets Reading Series\, has a chapbook review column for subTerrain magazine\, and occasionally co-hosts Wax Poetic on Vancouver Co-op Radio. He is a Poetry Mentor at The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territory where he cohabitates with the one and only Cheryl Rossi. \nMarc Perez is the author of Dayo\, published by Brick Books in 2024. Perez observes and draws inspiration from the world around him. He believes that writing is a powerful political act\, and he uses poetry to participate in the discourses that affect him\, his communities\, and the society in general. Through his poems\, he offers the reader his inner self\, imaginations\, and worldview. He aims to create images that move hearts. In his free time\, he likes to wander with his camera and capture fleeting moments in the city. \nJohnny D Trinh loves making noise\, making food\, and feasting with people. Trinh has a long practice in spoken word poetry\, theatre making\, and community-engaged culinary art. Johnny’s work is focused on celebrating and unpacking the way we tell our stories and how we find identity and community through storytelling. Johnny is the artistic director for Vancouver Poetry House\, interim executive director for Historic Joy Kogawa House\, and founder of Stage to Page Performance Society. Trinh is also a resident artist with the City of Vancouver creating programs that bring multicultural and multigenerational communities together to share stories and celebrate cultural foods. “It takes a community to build an artist\, whether we are nurtured by it… or resist against it.” johnnydavidtrinh.com \nElee Kraljii Gardiner is an author\, editor\, and creative mentor living in Vancouver\, Canada. She is the author of two poetry books\, Trauma Head\, and Serpentine Loop. She is also editor of the anthologies Against Death: 35 Essays on Living and V6A: Writing From Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. A frequent collaborator with choreographers\, musicians\, and visual artists\, Elee is currently collaborating with nature via a series of durational art installations that investigate the law of thermodynamics and cultural ideas regarding the passing of time. Elee directs Vancouver Manuscript Intensive\, an online program pairing authors with mentors\, and is the seventh poet laureate of Vancouver. eleekg.com
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/summer-sounds-and-sonics-in-poetic-form/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250730T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250730T210000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch of The Deepest Fake by Daniel Kalla
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of local thriller author Daniel Kalla’s new novel The Deepest Fake. \nDoors at 6:30; This is an informal event with no reading portion; Free to attend and all are welcome. \nLiam Hirsch has it all—a loving family\, a thriving career as CEO of an AI company\, financial security\, and a bright future. But when he’s diagnosed with a terminal illness\, just weeks after discovering his wife’s infidelity\, his perfect life unravels. As he grapples with his fate\, he prepares to face his final days on his own terms. \nHowever\, unexplained events inside his company make him question everything—including his diagnosis. In a world of deepfake videos\, synthetic voices\, and digital deception\, couldn’t these technologies be weaponized against him? What if nothing is as it seems? \nWith time running out\, Liam turns to Andrea DeWalt\, a private investigator contending with her own feelings of betrayal\, to help him uncover a conspiracy that threatens his life\, his family\, and their future. In a world where nothing is as it seems and every digital footprint can be manipulated\, who can Liam trust?
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-of-the-deepest-fake-by-daniel-kalla/
LOCATION:Book Warehouse – Main Street\, 4118 Main Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5V 3P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250731T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250731T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250728T211045Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to present An Evening with Silvia Moreno-Garcia with her new novel The Bewitching! \nThree women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic. \nThere are two ticket types available: $15.00 plus GST for just a ticket or $46.50 plus GST for a ticket AND copy of The Bewitching. \nYou must have your shopping location set to Langley Warehouse to purchase tickets for this event. \nBooks will be available for pickup at the event. \nDoors will open at 6:30 pm and seating is general admission. The event will begin at 7:00 pm. \nSilvia will in conversation with local book blogger Rachel Sargeant. There will be a discussion\, followed by a Q&A\, and book signing. \nSt. James Community Square\, 3214 W 10th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC. \nWe will have a list of ticket purchasers at the door\, but please do retain your receipt.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-silvia-moreno-garcia/
LOCATION:St James Community Square\, 3214 W 10th Ave\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6K2L2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing
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ORGANIZER;CN="Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse":MAILTO:info@blackbondbooks.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250813T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T164353Z
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SUMMARY:Book Launch of The Bone Raiders by Jackson Ford
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Vancouver author Jackson Ford’s new novel The Bone Raiders\, the first in the Rakada series. \nThe start of a no‑holds‑barred\, action‑packed fantasy series from the always irreverent Jackson Ford where a group of charmingly-named Bone Raiders harness the power of gigantic\, fire-breathing lizards to defend their homeland from an invading enemy. \nJackson will be in conversation with Kristy Gardner\, author of The Broken Stars series. \nDoors at 6:30 pm\, event starts at 7:00 pm; free to attend and all are welcome.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-of-the-bone-raiders-by-jackson-ford/
LOCATION:Book Warehouse – Main Street\, 4118 Main Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5V 3P7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250909T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250728T210650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T210650Z
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SUMMARY:Urban Matters: Poetry in the City
DESCRIPTION:Join authors Daniela Elza and Daniel Cowper for a launch\, reading\, and discussion on celebration of the life of a city and an interrogation of its cost on our well-being. \n— \nDaniela Elza was longlisted for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize for poems from her latest book SCAR/CITY (McGill-Queen’s University Press\, 2025). Her debut prose collection Is This an Illness or an Accident? (Caitlin Press\, 2025) delves into the conflicts and contradictions of what it means to belong\, to work\, and to find home. Daniela is the recipient of the 2024 Colleen Thibaudeau Award for Outstanding Contribution to Poetry. \nDaniel Cowper’s poetry and critical writing has appeared in numerous publications in Canada\, the US\, Ireland\, and the UK. His poems have been collected in The God of Doors (winner of the Frog Hollow Press Chapbook contest) and Grotesque Tenderness (MQUP\, 2019). His latest work is Kingdom of the Clock\, a novel in verse about urban life. He is a contributing editor with New Verse Review\, and lives on Bowen Island.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/urban-matters-poetry-in-the-city/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250912T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T170000
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SUMMARY:Write on Bowen
DESCRIPTION:Once again being held on beautiful Bowen Island/Nexwlélexwm! We have an excellent line-up of events and activities planned for writers of any genre and level of experience.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/write-on-bowen/
LOCATION:Bowen Island
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250913T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
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SUMMARY:The Canine Library
DESCRIPTION:We’re back for the 2025 Canine Library at John Hendry Trout Lake Park. Borrow a St. John Ambulance certified therapy pup\, read them poetry\, or join a poetry workshop. Sign-ups start at 12:30 pm—spots go fast\, so don’t be late! \nEnjoy books\, barks\, and fun with VPL’s Children’s tent and VPL’s Writer in Residence\, Selina Boan\, at this rain or shine party in the park. Stop by and visit the BiblioBike\, our electric cargo trike that brings the Vancouver Public Library to you! Get a library card\, check out a book\, explore VPL’s digital library\, and ask about library related services. \n*Please note\, you can only register for The Canine Library in person at the park. Kids 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Once you’ve registered to receive your bark-code\, you can check out a pup for a 10 minute session. The pup lineup will be announced as soon as they calm down from all of the excitement. \nPresented in partnership by Vancouver Public Library\, Paws 4 Stories\, St. John Ambulance BC/Yukon and Trout Lake Community Centre.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-canine-library/
LOCATION:John Hendry Park / Trout Lake\, 3300 Victoria Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4M4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250910T000350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T000350Z
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SUMMARY:Word Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:To foster the joy of the written word and inspire creativity by bringing together readers and writers from all backgrounds in an annual\, inclusive and free literary arts festival\, connecting local communities and celebrating literary arts through the collective experience. We aspire to embrace innovation\, encourage discourse and provide a safe and accessible experience for all members of our richly diverse communities.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/word-vancouver-2/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 1A7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Word Vancouver":MAILTO:blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250914T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T214102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T214102Z
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SUMMARY:Indigo Mayfair: Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Visit Indigo Mayfair from 12PM – 3PM on September 14th for a signed copy of “Opheliac” by British Columbian author Emma Sloan (and your limited-time gift with purchase).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/indigo-mayfair-book-signing/
LOCATION:Chapters Indigo – Victoria\, 1212 Douglas St\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 2E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigo":MAILTO:emmacourtenaysloan@outlook.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250915T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250915T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
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SUMMARY:Women of the Fur Trade: An Evening with Playwright and Journalist Frances Koncan
DESCRIPTION:Frances Koncan’s play Women of the Fur Trade is about the Métis-led Red River Resistance against European colonisers. In eighteen hundred and something something\, somewhere upon the banks of a Reddish River in Treaty One Territory\, three very different women with a preference for twenty-first century slang sit in a fort sharing their views on life\, love\, and the hot nerd Louis Riel. \nWinner of the Toronto Fringe Best New Play Contest 2018\, this lively historical satire of survival and cultural in-heritance shifts perspectives from the male gaze onto women’s power in the past and present through the lens of the rapidly changing world of the Canadian fur trade. \nFrances will be in conversation with Lois Anderson\, Artistic Director at Touchstone Theatre for a delightful evening around the playwriting process and the Canadian theatre scene. \nStorylines invites audiences into the creative worlds of Canada’s leading playwrights through a series of rich conversations presented by Touchstone Theatre and the Vancouver Public Library. \n— \nFrances Koncan is an Anishinaabe and Slovene playwright and theatre artist from Couchiching First Nation. They hold an MFA in Playwriting from the City University of New York Brooklyn College. They were the Writer-in-Residence at the Winnipeg Public Library (2022-2023) and Writer-in-Residence at the University of Manitoba (2021-2022)\, as well as journalist at the Winnipeg Free Press (2019-2021). \nProductions of their work include Women of the Fur Trade (2023) at the Stratford Festival directed by Yvette Nolan\, Women of the Fur Trade (2024) at the National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre/Great Canadian Theatre Company directed by Renae Morriseau\, Space Girl (2023) at Prairie Theatre Exchange directed by Krista Jackson\, The Crows (2023) at Gwaandak Theatre directed by Miki Wolf\, and Women of the Fur Trade (2020) at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre directed by Audrey Dwyer. \nLois Anderson is the Artistic Director of Touchstone Theatre\, and an Adjunct Professor at UBC in the Department of Theatre and Film. She won the Jessie Award for Best Direction (Pericles\, Bard on the Beach) and the 2019 Critic’s Choice Award for Innovation (Lysistrata). She has worked extensively in Canada and Australia and has been an Artistic Associate with The National Arts Centre most recently directing You Used to Call Me Marie by Tai Amy Grauman. Her directing credits include Behind the Moon\, Henry V\, Fun Home\, Medea\, Timothy Findley’s The Wars\, Iphigenia at Aulis\, CHILDISH\, Gertrude and Alice\, Taming of the Shrew\, My Granny the Goldfish\, Buffoon. \nIn partnership with Touchstone Theatre.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/women-of-the-fur-trade-an-evening-with-playwright-and-journalist-frances-koncan/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Interview,Panel
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250917T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250805T222634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T164309Z
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SUMMARY:Encrypted: A Reading with Arleen Paré
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief\, family\, and loneliness.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/encrypted-a-reading-with-arleen-pare/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow\, 1387 Railspur Alley Vancouver\, BC V6H 3R7\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250919T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T224212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T224212Z
UID:36085-1758294000-1758297600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Reading by C. E. Gatchalian
DESCRIPTION:Double Melancholy: Art\, Beauty\, and the Making of a Brown Queer Man—a lyrical exploration of race\, desire\, and artistic identity shaped by literature\, film\, and family history. \nFor those interested\, at 4pm\, Gatchalian will lead Writing the Unraveling Self\, a workshop that invites participants to embrace emotional rawness and creative disruption through guided prompts and reflection. The reading is Pay What You Can\, and the workshop is $25.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-by-c-e-gatchalian/
LOCATION:Summerland Library ORL Branch\, 9533 Main Street\, Summerland\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="The Ryga Festival Society":MAILTO:gm@rygafest.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250903T211049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T175813Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Bus! Celebrating the 29th Year of Poetry in Transit
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit\, Read Local BC presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 29th year\, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. Join us to hear a selection of the featured 2025-26 poets read from their work\, followed by a short discussion and Q&A in which you can engage with the poets over your love of the written verse! \nREADERS\nHOST Elee Kraljii Gardiner is an author\, editor\, and creative mentor whose award-winning books of poetry include Trauma Head and serpentine loop\, and the anthologies Against Death: 35 Essays on Living and V6A: Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside\, and three chapbooks: Residence\, WATCHER with Gary Barwin\, and Trauma Head: the medical file. A frequent collaborator with choreographers\, musicians\, and visual artists\, Elee is currently collaborating with nature via a series of durational installations that investigate the law of thermodynamics and cultural ideas regarding the passing of time. Originally from Boston\, she lives in Canada where she directs Vancouver Manuscript Intensive\, a program pairing authors with mentors. eleekg.com \n  \n  \n \nSusan Alexander’s poems have appeared in Canadian and international anthologies and literary magazines\, such as The Southern Review\, Pangyrus\, Arc and Grain. Her most recent publication is Berberitzen with Raven Chapbooks (2024). She is the author of two full collections\, Nothing You Can Carry (2020) and The Dance Floor Tilts (2017) with Thistledown Press. Her poetry has won multiple awards\, including the 2022 Vancouver’s City Poem Prize. She has hosted poetry readings and panels for the Federation of BC Writers and Victoria’s Festival of Writers. Susan lives on Nexwlélexm/Bowen Island\, the traditional and unceded territory of the Squamish people. \n  \nJen Currin is the author of seven books\, including Hider/Seeker: Stories\, which was a finalist for a ReLit Award and was named a 2018 Globe and Mail Best Book\, and The Inquisition Yours\, which won the 2011 Audre Lorde Award and was a Lambda finalist. Born and raised in Portland\, Oregon\, on the traditional territories of the Multnomah\, Chinook\, Clackamas\, and other tribes\, Currin lives in New Westminster\, BC\, on unceded Qayqayt\, Kwantlen\, Kwikwetlem\, and Musqueam territories and teaches creative writing and English at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. \n  \nJunie Désil\, born to Haitian immigrant parents in Montréal and raised in Winnipeg\, has devoted over two decades to empowering communities made marginalized. An accomplished poet\, her debut collection\, eat salt | gaze at the ocean (2020)\, was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize and explores themes of Black sovereignty and the Haitian diaspora. Currently residing on the Traditional Territories of the Homalco\, Tla’amin\, and Klahoose\, Junie mentors emerging writers at Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio. Beyond her professional life\, Junie enjoys writing\, coaching\, consulting\, and raising goats. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoseph Kidney’s poems have been published in Best Canadian Poetry 2024\, Vallum\, The Malahat Review\, The Fiddlehead\, The Ex-Puritan\, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed (in Arabic translation)\, and more. He has won the Short Grain Contest\, the Young Buck Poetry Prize\, and Arc’s Poem of the Year. Devotional Forensics is his first full-length collection. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nNatalie Lim is a Chinese-Canadian poet living on the unceded\, traditional territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples (Vancouver\, BC). She is the winner of the 2018 CBC Poetry Prize and Room magazine’s 2020 Emerging Writer Award\, with work published in Arc Poetry Magazine\, Best Canadian Poetry 2020 and elsewhere. She is the author of a chapbook\, arrhythmia (Rahila’s Ghost Press\, 2022). \n  \n  \nLauren Peat is a poet\, translator\, and teacher based in Vancouver\, BC. Her poems\, essays\, and translations from French have appeared in a wide variety of journals and magazines\, and her many collaborations with composers are featured in the repertoire of acclaimed vocal ensembles across North America. Her debut poetry chapbook\, Future Tense\, was published by Baseline Press in 2024. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTom Wayman’s prolific literary career includes writing more than twenty poetry collections\, three collections of critical and cultural essays\, three books of short fiction and a novel\, as well as editing six poetry anthologies. He received British Columbia’s 2022 George Woodcock Award for Lifetime Achievement in the literary arts. In 2015\, he was named a Vancouver Literary Landmark\, with a plaque on the city’s Commercial Drive commemorating his championing of people writing for themselves about their daily employment. He won the Western Canada Jewish Book Awards prize for fiction in 2016 (for the short story collection\, The Shadows We Mistake for Love) and for poetry in 2023 (for Watching a Man Break a Dog’s Back: Poems for a Dark Time). His memoir\, The Road to Appledore (or How I Went Back to The Land Without Ever Having Lived There in the First Place)\, was published in 2024. Wayman lives in Winlaw\, BC\, and his website is www.tomwayman.com. \n  \nCalvin Wharton has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada\, the U.S.\, Wales\, Sweden\, and Denmark. He is a former chair of Creative Writing at Douglas College and writer in residence at the University of Wales. His books include a collection of short fiction\, Three Songs by Hank Williams\, and poetry collections The Song Collides\, The Invention of Birds\, and This Here Paradise.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-bus-celebrating-the-29th-year-of-poetry-in-transit/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 1A7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival,Launch,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Read Local BC":MAILTO:asna@books.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250909T212825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T235031Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Bus: at Word Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit\, Read Local BC presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 29th year\, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public transit vehicles throughout the province. \nJoin us On Saturday\, September 20 at UBC Robson Square\, hear a selection of the feature 2025-26 poets read from their work\, followed by a short discussion and Q&A in which you can engage with poets over your love of the written verse! Hosted by Elee Kraljii Gardiner\, Vancouver’s Poet laureate. \nThis event is FREE and outdoors! No registration required. Plus\, hop on the Poetry Bus 🚎 parked at the event to be the first to see this year’s poems in action!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-bus-at-word-vancouver/
LOCATION:UBC Robson Square\, 800 Robson St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6E 1A7\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="Read Local BC":MAILTO:asna@books.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250921T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T215752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T215752Z
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SUMMARY:The 41st Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala
DESCRIPTION:The 41st Annual BC and Yukon Book Prizes Gala will take place on Sunday\, September 21\, 2025 at 1:00 pm at the University Golf Club in Vancouver\, British Columbia. Your ticket includes entry to our reception\, awards ceremony\, snacks\, canapes\, and a glass of bubbly. The venue is wheelchair accessible and free parking is available onsite. \nFor 2025 we’re changing the style of our Gala to offer a standing reception (a mix and mingle). Snacks and canapes will include a mix of hot and cold items with vegan and gluten-free offerings. There will be limited seating available at the event. Please let us know if access to seating is required. \nTickets for members and non-members ares $85. The deadline to purchase tickets is Friday\, September 12th.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/the-41st-annual-bc-and-yukon-book-prizes-gala/
LOCATION:University Golf Club\, University Golf Club 5185 University Blvd.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6T 1X5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Award,Awards,Day of Celebration
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ORGANIZER;CN="BC and Yukon Book Prizes":MAILTO:megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250819T233712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T233712Z
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Holly Howe\, author of Mouthwatering Sauerkraut
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Vinca’s Kitchen for a special evening with Chef Holly Howe to celebrate the release of her new cookbook Mouthwatering Sauerkraut: Fermentation Made Easy! \nTickets are $40.00 plus tax and come with a copy of the new cookbook. There are only 35 tickets available. \nDoors open at 6:00 pm and the event will start at 6:30 pm. Chef Holly will be demonstrating a couple of recipes\, providing samples\, and answering all your questions! \nPLEASE NOTE – to purchase a ticket for this event online you MUST have your shopping location set as the Ladner store OR the Langley Warehouse location.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-holly-howe-author-of-mouthwatering-sauerkraut-3/
LOCATION:Vinca’s Kitchen Shop\, 5042 48 Ave\, Delta\, British Columbia\, V4K1V8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Black Bond Books Ladner Village":MAILTO:ladnerblackbondbooks@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T223316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T223316Z
UID:36068-1758654000-1758657600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Daniel Kalla
DESCRIPTION:Join Richmond Public Library as they welcome back international best-selling author Daniel Kalla as he reads and answers your questions about his newly released novel\, The Deepest Fake.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/author-talk-daniel-kalla/
LOCATION:Richmond Public Library\, Brighouse Branch\, 7700 Minoru Gate\, Richmond\, BC\, V6Y 1R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Richmond Public Library":MAILTO:askus@yourlibrary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250923T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T225138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T225138Z
UID:36090-1758654000-1758659400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Booksmack! An evening of book reviews and laughter
DESCRIPTION:Do you love to read? Our highly specialized team of wild and nerdy bibliophiles go head to head as they race against the clock to speed review their favourite books\, podcasts and more! Booklists and laughter are included. Drop-in and free of charge.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/booksmack-an-evening-of-book-reviews-and-laughter/
LOCATION:Okanagan Regional Library\, Vernon branch\, 2800 30th Avenue\, Vernon\, BC\, V1T 8S3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Okanagan Regional Library":MAILTO:vereference@orl.bc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T222429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T222429Z
UID:36047-1758826800-1758830400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:An Evening with Richard Van Camp
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an amazing storytelling event with best selling author\, Richard Van Camp. He will share his life’s work of reclaiming stories\, family and community medicines and interviews with Elders from his community of Fort Smith\, NWT. You’ll hear miracle stories about how he and others whose parents went to residential schools have spent their adults lives reclaiming what was almost lost. \nRichard Van Camp is a proud member of the Dogrib Nation from Fort Smith\, Northwest Territories. He is an internationally renowned storyteller and best-selling author\, and the recipient of the Order of the Northwest Territories. He is the author of five collections of short stories\, six baby books\, three children’s books\, five comics and much more.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-richard-van-camp/
LOCATION:Richmond Public Library\, Brighouse Branch\, 7700 Minoru Gate\, Richmond\, BC\, V6Y 1R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Richmond Public Library":MAILTO:askus@yourlibrary.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250926T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250927T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250909T235611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250909T235857Z
UID:37402-1758873600-1758992400@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Wine Country Writers' Festival
DESCRIPTION:A creative gathering for emerging and established writers who want to grow their craft\, build genuine community\, and experience the magic of storytelling in one of Canada’s most scenic regions
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/wine-country-writers-festival/
LOCATION:Penticton\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251001T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251001T193000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250922T195306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T195306Z
UID:36967-1759343400-1759347000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:An Evening with Eve Lazarus
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Eve Lazarus\, author and true crime podcast host (Cold Case Canada) as she gives a talk\, a reading\, a Q&A and a book signing for her new book\, Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/an-evening-with-eve-lazarus/
LOCATION:BC
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251011T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251011T150000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250904T214215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T214215Z
UID:35256-1760187600-1760194800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Indigo Park Royal: Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Visit Indigo Park Royal between 1PM – 3PM on October 11th to meet local author Emma Sloan and claim your free gift with purchase of your signed copy of “Opheliac.”
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/indigo-park-royal-book-signing/
LOCATION:Chapters Indigo – Park Royal\, 900 Park Royal S.\, West Vancouver\, BC\, V7T 1A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book Signing,Meet & Greet
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ORGANIZER;CN="Indigo Park Royal":MAILTO:emmacourtenaysloan@outlook.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20251008T223639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T223639Z
UID:43473-1760493600-1760925599@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Victoria Festival of Authors
DESCRIPTION:The Victoria Festival of Authors celebrates its 10th anniversary with 40 luminary guests including 2025 Booker Prize nominee Maria Reva\, Booker Prize nominee Madeleine Thien\, Emma Donoghue\, Brian Thomas Issac\, Conor Kerr (all Scotiabank Giller Prize nominees)\, and a wide range of talented and award-winning Canadian and local authors including Joseph Dandurand\, Katherena Vermette\, Sheri-D Wilson and more. This year’s festival continues its hybrid format with in-person programming\, livestream viewing for some events\, and virtual readings and panels with authors from around Canada. Join us and celebrate 10 years of literary arts from Oct. 15 to 19\, 2025.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/victoria-festival-of-authors-2/
LOCATION:Victoria\, BC
CATEGORIES:Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Victoria Festival of Authors":MAILTO:info@victoriafestivalofauthors.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251016T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251016T200000
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20250903T163906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T163906Z
UID:35594-1760637600-1760644800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Love At First Page
DESCRIPTION:Writing a book is a labour of love that often involves working through complex relationships right on the page. Join four Canadian novelists writing at the intersections of romance\, comedy and mental health as they discuss creating lovably flawed characters\, share the process of writing second chance storylines and offer their tried-and-true writing tips to emerging authors. Author meet-and-greet with book signings to follow after the event\, courtesy of bookseller Perfect Match Bookshop. \nFeaturing Natalie Sue\, bestselling author of I Hope This Finds You Well & 2025 Leacock Medal winner; Noreen Nanja\, debut author of breakout hit The Summers Between Us; Leanne Toshiko Simpson\, 2025 Kobo Prize in Romance winner for Never Been Better; and Jacqueline Firkins\, author of 5 novels – including Marlowe Banks\, Redesigned – and UBC professor & costume designer. A selection of Jacqueline’s romance cover dresses will be on display at VPL during this event. \n— \nNatalie Sue is the bestselling and award-winning author of I Hope This Finds You Well. She is a Canadian author of Iranian and British descent. She spent her formative years moving around western Canada with a brief stint in Scotland\, where she discovered her passion for storytelling as a means of connection and reading as a means of comfort. When she’s not writing\, she enjoys bingeing great and terrible TV\, attempting pottery\, and procuring houseplants. She lives in Calgary with her husband\, daughter\, and dog. \nNoreen Nanja is the author of contemporary romance debut The Summers Between Us. As a second-generation Canadian\, Noreen’s writing explores themes of identity\, race and belonging\, wrapped in stories of romantic and familial love. Born and initially raised in small-town British Columbia\, she then spent her formative years in Edmonton before moving to Montreal to pursue her Bachelors in Psychology and English Literature at McGill University and then the University of Calgary to complete her medical degree. She currently lives with her partner and her small dog in Toronto\, where she enjoys working in healthcare\, drinking vast amounts of strawberry matcha and exploring local bookshops. \nLeanne Toshiko Simpson is an award-winning writer\, educator and mental health advocate from Toronto. She writes joyful\, messy\, laugh-out-loud stories about living with mental illness and the moments of hope that help us get out of bed day after day. Leanne’s mental health rom-com Never Been Better won the 2025 Rakuten Kobo Prize for Romance. She teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and spends her free time designing mental health greeting cards for Pebbles and Company. \nJacqueline Firkins is a writer (Marlowe Banks\, Redesigned)\, costume designer\, and lover of beautiful things. She’s on the full-time faculty in the Department of Theatre & Film at the University of British Columbia where she teaches character design\, world building\, and period costume construction courses. When not obsessing about where to put the buttons or the commas\, she can be found running by the ocean\, eating excessive amounts of gluten\, listening to earnest love songs\, and pretending her dog understands every word she says. \n***Jacqueline’s dresses (#booksasfashion) will be on display during the event and afterwards (until October 20th) through the windows of the Yosef Wosk Poet’s Corner on level 9 where the rooftop garden is. \nIn partnership with Perfect Match Bookshop (Vancouver’s first romance bookstore).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/love-at-first-page/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Author Discussion,Book Signing,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Public Library":MAILTO:candie.tanaka@vpl.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251028
DTSTAMP:20260430T081955
CREATED:20251008T224028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T224150Z
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Writers Fest
DESCRIPTION:They can delight\, inspire\, provoke\, comfort and unite—as do the authors\, journalists and poets who wield them. At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling\, and books\, through our dozens of events with local and international writers. \nOur activities include both year-round programming and our flagship\, annual literary Festival: one of the largest and most prestigious in North America. Tens of thousands of readers visit the cultural hub of Granville Island and venues around Vancouver to connect with local and international authors during this week-long event. \nThroughout the year we offer free and paid events with established and emerging authors\, in addition to youth education opportunities.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/vancouver-writers-fest/
LOCATION:various around Vancouver\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Writers Fest":MAILTO:info@writersfest.bc.ca
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