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  • May 2024

  • Thu 30
    May 30, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    Wild Prose Reading Series Presents: BACK to the Future!

    Paul Phillips Hall 1923 Fernwood Road, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join the Wild Prose Reading Series on Thursday, May 30th for BACK to the Future! Readings about time travel and nostalgia, from Astrid Blodgett (This is How You Start to Disappear), Kevin Chong (The Double Life of Benson Yu), and Lori Hahnel (Flicker)! We’ll begin with an open mic, as always (ALL genres welcome) at […]

    $5
  • June 2024

  • Wed 5
    June 5, 2024 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    BC Yukon Book Prizes Finalists’ Reading with Darrel J. McLeod, David Norwell, and Chelsea Wakelyn

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Please join Munro’s Books in celebrating three local authors who are finalists for 2024 BC Yukon Book Prizes: Darrel J. McLeod, finalist for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize for A Season in Chezgh'un David Norwell, finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize for A Complex Coast: A Kayak Journey From Vancouver Island to Alaska Chelsea […]

    Free
  • Sat 15
    June 15, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

    Book Signing: William Deverell’s Long-Shot Trial

    Munro's Books 1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada

    Join Munro’s Books on June 15th to meet William Deverell, the author of the Arthur Beauchamp thriller series! He'll be signing the ninth book in the series: The Long-Shot Trial! In the Long-Shot Trial, Arthur Beauchamp takes a break from the courtroom to write a memoir so he can set the record straight about a […]

    Free
  • Sat 15
    June 15, 2024 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    I Wrote a Book. Now What?

    Literacy Central Vancouver Island 19 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

    This 3-hour workshop is aimed at authors who are in the early stages of their writing careers, who have written a book and now need some guidance regarding the editing and publishing options available to them. EDITING, FROM THE “BIG PICTURE” TO THE PERSNICKITY Facilitator: Allyson Foster This session will demystify the different types and […]

    Free
  • Sun 16
    June 16, 2024 | 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

    ReJoyce – A Bloomsday Celebration

    Cross and Crows Bookstore 2836 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    A circle reading of Joyce's Ulysses, bring your copies to take your turn, or choose your favourite Joyceab/Irish/modernist texts to share. Edwardian dress encouraged. Cross and Crows Books, Commercial Dr 4 - 6 pm

    Free
  • Tue 25
    June 25, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    Liars of Orpheus

    2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2 2434 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hosted by SJ Valiquette, Liars of Orpheus revolves around writers attempting to lie their way through stories, poems and lectures. Each of the five writers will produce work that are made entirely of lies with the exception of five pieces of truth each. They will win points from sneaking their truths past their opponents or […]

    $12 – $15
  • Tue 25
    June 25, 2024 | 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    Liars of Orpheus

    2434 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E2 2434 Main Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hosted by SJ Valiquette, Liars of Orpheus revolves around writers attempting to lie their way through stories, poems and lectures. Each of the five writers will produce work that are made entirely of lies with the exception of five pieces of truth each. They will win points from sneaking their truths past their opponents or […]

    $12 – $15
  • July 2024

  • Wed 3
    July 3, 2024 | 6:30 pm - August 28, 2024 | 8:30 pm

    Poetry in the Park

    Queen's Park Bandshell New Westminster, BC

    Royal City Literary Arts Society presents Poetry in the Park Every Wednesday night from July 3 – August 28 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Each weekly session will feature 2 poets and an Open Mic. Open Mic sign-up at 6:15pm. Location: Queen's Park Bandshell, New Westminster, BC. In partnership with Arts New West and […]

    Free
  • August 2024

  • Tue 27
    August 27, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    Virtual Reading: How Do I Sexy? Mx. Nillin Lore in conversation with Matsui de Roo

    Cross and Crows Bookstore 2836 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Cross & Crows Books welcomes author Mx. Nillin Lore and Matsui de Roo for a virtual reading and discussion of Nillin's first book, How Do I Sexy? ABOUT HOW DO I SEXY? What even is “sexy,” and how do you do it? A tough question for trans and nonbinary queers struggling to find their sexual […]

    Free
  • September 2024

  • Thu 12
    September 12, 2024 | 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    POETRY BOOK LAUNCH! jaz papadopoulos (I FEEL THAT WAY TOO) and Melanie Siebert (SIGNAL INFINITIES)

    Cross & Crows Books 2836 Commercial Dr,, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join jaz papadopoulos (I FEEL THAT WAY TOO) and Melanie Siebert (SIGNAL INFINITIES) in conversation with Vancouver writer and editor Elee Kraljii Gardiner at Cross & Crows Books on Thursday, September 12th, 2024 at 6:30 pm.

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