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SUMMARY:Helen Humphreys Discusses Rabbit Foot Bill and Saskatchewan’s LSD Mental Health Trials
DESCRIPTION:Author Helen Humphreys will be joining us virtually to discuss her book “Rabbit Foot Bill” and her interest in and research of Saskatchewan’s mid-twentieth century LSD mental health trials. She will also talk about her latest book about the writer’s life. \n“Rabbit Foot Bill” is one of NVDPL’s Book Club book selections. Find out when the next discussion is by clicking here\, then be sure to register for that book club. \nAbout the author:\nHelen Humphreys is the award-winning author of poetry\, fiction\, and non-fiction. Her latest book is the memoir\, And A Dog Called Fig\, published by HarperCollins. She lives and writes in Kingston\, Ontario. \nAbout the book:\n“Rabbit Foot Bill” by Helen Humphreys\nCanwood\, Saskatchewan\, 1947. Leonard Flint\, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local tramp\, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill. Bill doesn’t talk much\, but he allows Leonard to accompany him as he sets rabbit snares and to visit his small\, secluded dwelling. Being with Bill is everything to young Leonard–an escape from school\, bullies and a hard father. So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison. Fifteen years on\, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry\, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital\, both excited and intimidated by the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials. To Leonard’s great surprise\, at the Weyburn he is reunited with Bill and soon becomes fixated on discovering what happened on that fateful day in 1947. Based on a true story. \nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/helen-humphreys-discusses-rabbit-foot-bill-and-saskatchewans-lsd-mental-health-trials/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Vancouver District Public Library":MAILTO:info@nvdpl.ca
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SUMMARY:LiterASIAN 2023
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver\, BC – LiterASIAN returns with established and emerging literary voices coming together for a month of commemoration\, celebration\, and conversation showcasing the resilience and growth of Asian Canadian voices in CanLit. With this year’s theme of Inclusion 2023\, the festival will be packed with events including book readings\, writing workshops\, panel discussions\, and an afternoon dimsum with the authors. Full events schedule available online at http://literasian.com \nThis year’s featured authors include 2021 Danuta Gleed Literary Award winner Jack Wang (We Two Alone); novelist and playwright Simon Johnston (House of Daughters); writer and teacher Gillian Sze (Quite Night Think); rising star David Ly (Dream of Me as Water); poet and writer Steffi Tad-y (From the Shoreline); and emerging talents Candie Tanaka (Baby Drag Queen) and Emi Sasagawa (Atomweight). Roy Kurita and Sharon Lee (Growing Up Nisei) relives memories of the Japanese Canadian internment during World War II; Winnie L. Cheung and Lee Mei-Fung (Childhood Lost) will share memories of life during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945); Tāriq Malik (Exit Wounds) will give his personal views on working across poetry\, fiction\, and visual arts; Hieu Pham-Fraser (The Little Girl) will present on children’s writing and its messages of anti-racism and inclusion and Historic Joy Kogawa House Writer-in-Residence David Mura (A Stranger’s Journey: Race\, Identity & Narrative Craft in Writing; The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself) – will lead a series of writing workshops on identity\, poetry\, fiction\, and memoir. \n“This is the only festival in Canada that highlights how the Pan-Asian literary voice has added to Canadian literary culture\,” says Festival Director Allan Cho. “This year’s festival features writers across Asian North America whose works confronts and challenges the invisibility of anti-Asian racism in the publishing and literary worlds.” \nLiterASIAN will take place in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown located on the unceded Coast Salish Territories of the Musqueam\, Tsleil Waututh\, and Squamish people. Events will be held at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden\, Foo Hung Curios at the Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, Centre A International Art Gallery\, Floata Seafood Restaurant\, and the Historic Joy Kogawa House. \nIn collaboration with Word Vancouver Literary Festival\, will host a special fundraiser event\, Wine and Words: Dimsum with the Authors\, featuring an afternoon of food and festivities with all of the featured writers. This fundraiser will include dim sum\, wine tastings\, author readings\, with live and silent auctions.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/literasian-2023-3/
LOCATION:Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Gardens\, 578 Carrall St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 5K2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
ORGANIZER;CN="Asian Canadian Writers Workshop":MAILTO:allancho@asiancanadianwriters.ca
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SUMMARY:Ellen Schwartz: Book Launch | Jewish Book Festival
DESCRIPTION:Join the JCC Jewish Book Festival and Heritage House for the launch of Ellen Schwartz’s memoir\, “Galena Bay Odyssey: Reflections of a Hippie Homesteader.”\nTuesday\, May 2\, 7:00pm\nIn the Zack Gallery\nmoderated by Calvin Wharton\n• FREE\n• Please register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/book-launch-ellen-schwartz…\n• Book will be available for purchase\n• Author will be signing books after the event\n•••\nWhat compelled a nice Jewish girl from the suburbs of New York to spend a decade of her life as a hippie homesteader in the BC wilderness? Galena Bay Odyssey traces Ellen Schwartz’s journey from a born-and-raised urbanite who was terrified of the woods to a self-determined logger\, cabin-builder\, gardener\, chicken farmer\, apiarist\, and woodstove cook living on a communal farm in the Kootenays.\nPart memoir\, part exploration of what motivated the exodus of young hippies—including American expatriates\, like Ellen and her husband\, Bill—to go “back to the land” in remote parts of North America during the 1960s and ’70s\, this fascinating book explores the era’s naivety\, idealism\, and sense of adventure.\nNow\, nearly half a century later\, Ellen reflects on what her homesteader experience taught her about living more fully\, honestly\, and ecologically.\n•••\nELLEN SCHWARTZ is the author of eighteen award-winning books for children\, as well as one non-fiction book for adults\, a collection of profiles of women singer-song-writers. In addition to writing books\, Ellen works as a corporate writer and editor and as a freelance magazine writer who has published hundreds of magazine articles. She has taught creative writing classes for many years at the college and university levels and currently live in Burnaby\, BC.\n•••\nModerator CALVIN WHARTON has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada\, the United States\, 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 – The Song Collides”; and an Alfred Gustav Press poetry chapbook: “The Invention of Birds.” His most recent book is “This Here Paradise” (Anvil Press\, 2022).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/ellen-schwartz-book-launch-jewish-book-festival/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Centre\, 950 West 41st Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Z 2N7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Using ChatGPT to Up Your Productivity
DESCRIPTION:Are you a writer or editor who is curious about ChatGPT? We will have a demonstration of how ChatGPT can make you more productive at our Sunday\, April 30th meeting at 2 pm\, Mission Point House. Bring your laptops if you want to assistance with installation\, or have technical questions.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-using-chatgpt-to-up-your-productivity/
LOCATION:Mission Point House\, 4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy\, Davis Bay\, BC\, V0N 3A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society":MAILTO:sunshinecoastwritersandeditors@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:ReadersMagnet Book Confab San Francisco: An Endless Pursuit of Spreading the Art of Storytelling
DESCRIPTION: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 second Book Confab to San Francisco\, California. ReadersMagnet Book Confab San Francisco will run from April 28 to 30\, 2023\, at 1086 Howard St.\, San Francisco\, CA. \nIt is no coincidence that San Francisco\, California’s Golden State\, is the most strategic venue to stage the event. ReadersMagnet Book Confab will unite authors\, publishers\, librarians\, and academics in the bright and sunny Golden State\, where culture\, art\, and literature converge. \nTake the chance to learn\, network\, and celebrate the art of storytelling. Join us and be part of another literary milestone at ReadersMagnet Book Confab San Francisco. Learn more about ReadersMagnet Book Confab San Francisco by calling us at 1-800-805-0762. You may also send us an email at info@readersmagnet.com. For more details\, visit www.readersmagnet.com.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/readersmagnet-book-confab-san-francisco-an-endless-pursuit-of-spreading-the-art-of-storytelling/
LOCATION:Studio 1086\, 1086 Howard St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:READINGS & BOOK LAUNCH: The Joy of Poetry
DESCRIPTION:A reading of local poets in honour of National Poetry Month\, held in Kelowna\, BC. at Third Space Coffeehouse. This is a combination reading\, book launch and open mic. All are welcome.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/readings-book-launch-the-joy-of-poetry/
CATEGORIES:Launch,Open Mic
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: The Double Life of Benson Yu and Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Word Vancouver and The Asian Canadian Writers Workshop \nBook Launch: Kevin Chong and Lindsay Wong Guest Reading from Christine Lai \nCome celebrate the joint book launches of Kevin Chong\, The Double Life of Benson Yu\, (Simon and Schuster) and Lindsay Wong\, Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality (Penguin Random House). Enjoy readings and talks from both authors\, as well as from featured guest author Christine Lai\, Landscapes (Penguin Random House). \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing through the Chinatown Storytelling Centre’s Foo Hung Curios bookstore. Explore the CSC’s permanent exhibition as you mingle\, and take a peek at local wares in Foo Hung Curios! \nFood and beverage available on-site \nThe Chinatown Storytelling Centre\n168 East Pender Street Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1T3
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-the-double-life-of-benson-yu-and-tell-me-pleasant-things-about-immortality/
LOCATION:Chinatown Storytelling Centre\, 168 Pender Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5S OG4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch
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ORGANIZER;CN="Word Vancouver":MAILTO:blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca
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SUMMARY:READING: Read Local: Author’s Open House
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, April 23 at 2pm\, join the Friends of the White Rock Library in celebrating local literature for the Read Local: Author’s Open House. This entertaining afternoon program features five local authors reading from their latest works. Read Local is a wonderful opportunity for avid readers and aspiring writers to connect with local literary talent and hear their unique perspectives on their craft. This years authors are: Alison Acheson (Dance Me to the End)\, Taslim Burkowicz (Ruby Red Skies)\, Joseph Dandurand (The East Side of It All)\, George Garrett (George Garrett – Intrepid Reporter)\, and Simon Choa-Johnston (House of Daughters). \nAttendees will be able to purchase books directly from the featured authors. Refreshments will be available\, along with door prizes. \nContact Betty McDougall\, Friends of the White Rock Library\, with any inquiries at fowrl.member@gmail.com
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-read-local-authors-open-house/
LOCATION:White Rock Library\, 15342 Buena Vista Avenue\, White Rock\, BC\, V4B 1Y6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:World Book Day
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URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/world-book-day/
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SUMMARY:Reading: TOLU OLORUNTOBA
DESCRIPTION:Tolu Oloruntoba was born and practiced medicine in Nigeria before migrating to Canada. He is no stranger to the experience of conflict and human fragility as well as the experience of displacement and resultant isolation — themes in his poetry. Oloruntoba’s debut collection The Junta of Happenstance won the 2021 Governor General’s Award and the prestigious 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize. His latest book\, Each One a Furnace (2022)\, uses the imagery of migratory finches to express restlessness\, immigration\, and the othering that are prevalent globally. Oloruntoba currently resides in the traditional territory of the Semiahmoo\, Katzie\, and Kwantlen Nations.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/tolu-oloruntoba/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Council\, 5714 Medusa St.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:FESTIVAL: ReadersMagnet returns at the L.A. Times Festival of Books this 2023
DESCRIPTION: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. \nIt will be ReadersMagnet’s fourth time (including the digital edition in 2020) to exhibit at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. As usual\, we will bring over hundreds of new and exciting titles by up-and-coming and established authors\, as well as authors for meet-and-greet sessions\, which are something that you should check out at our exhibit booth no. 225. \nWe invite you to visit our booth at the L.A. Times Festival of Books for stories that could be written by YOU! Come and interact with authors that you may have never heard of yet whose stories will not only inspire but also resonate. Let’s celebrate the written word together and create unforgettable moments. \nFor questions or more information\, call 1-800-805-0762 or email us at info@readersmagnet.com. You could also visit www.readersmagnet.com for more info.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/festival-readersmagnet-returns-at-the-l-a-times-festival-of-books-this-2023/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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SUMMARY:Bill Engleson Book Signing on Denman Island
DESCRIPTION:Literary Book Signing on Denman Island Announcement: Bill Engleson will be signing/launching his latest novel\, The Life of Gronsky\, at Abraxas Book Gifts on Denman Island on Saturday\, April 22nd 2023 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. \nAbraxas Book Gifts on Denman Island has been an amazing supporter of local writers. The Life of Gronsky is of course available online but the author is looking forward to this event which happens on Earth Day and\, by coincidence\, Gronsky often ruminates on the state of the environment. He’s that kind of fellow…
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/bill-engleson-book-signing-on-denman-island/
LOCATION:Abraxas Books & Gifts\, 1071 Northwest Rd\, Denman Island\, BC\, V0R 1T0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230420T153000
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SUMMARY:APRIL IS POETRY MONTH ON HORNBY ISLAND
DESCRIPTION: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? \nPoets include Elaine Savoie\, Petra Chambers\, Cornelia Hoogland\, Sussan Thomson\, Jennifer Lee\, Kim June Johnson\, Bernice Friesen and Nicole Tritter. \nSponsored by the League of Canadian Poets\, Poetry Hornby Island\, Hornby Arts and Tiamat: Judith Lawrence (Thank You).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/april-is-poetry-month-on-hornby-island/
LOCATION:Poetry Hornby Island\, 5255 Seawright Road\, Hornby Island\, BC\, V0R 1Z0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Festival
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ORGANIZER;CN="Poetry Hornby Island Cornelia Hoogland":MAILTO:chooglan@uwo.ca
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SUMMARY:Panel: Speaking the Unspeakable: Black Migration\, Living Transformations
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 19th at 7pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and the Beaumont Studios for Speaking the Unspeakable: Black Migration\, Living Transformations\, an evening of conversation in celebration of Suzette Mayr’s new award-winning book The Sleeping Car Porter. \nA thrilling\, visceral novel that explores labour\, desire and memory\, The Sleeping Car Porter highlights an often overlooked part of the past through the perspective of a queer Black man. In conversation with Wayde Compton\, author of The Blue Road\, the two will speak on the topic of unspeakable histories – unspeakable in how racism in the razing of Hogan’s Alley is guised under “urban renewal” and in the ways Black queerness is untold and hidden from our past. This illuminating evening\, moderated by poet and spoken word artist\, Brandon Wint with a musical opening by Khari Wendell McClelland\, invites us to consider invisibility/visibility and to re-examine what has been forgotten. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nHeader Image Credit: Library and Archives Canada (PA-212572). From left to right: Shirley Jackson\, Pete Stevens\, Harry Gairey and Jimmy Downes. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15. There are also tickets at $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/speaking-the-unspeakable-black-migration-living-transformations/
LOCATION:Beaumont Studios\, 316 & 326 W. 5th Ave.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5Y 3P1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:BC Book Day
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URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/bc-book-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230415T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230415T153000
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Interior Dialogues: Poetry Workshops with Kerry Gilbert and Al Rempel
DESCRIPTION:Workshop with Kerry Gilbert: \n“Good writing gives energy\, whatever it is about.”—Marilyn Hacker\nHow can you make your writing more attractive to readers by paying close attention to energy? This workshop explores ideas around the core principles of energy\, including movement/heat\, leaps/gaps\, energetic word choice\, and the use of specifics. “Energy gives your writing power\, drama\, originality\, and life. Energy is what makes your creative writing stand out from everyone else’s” (Heather Sellers). This will be a hands-on exploration\, with some literary models to look at\, and a lot of room for experimentation in your own writing during the workshop. \nWorkshop with Al Rempel: \nWhat does zooming\, spelunking\, and tumbling have in common? Find out all the ways in Painting Powerful Images\, a workshop that will focus on generating and tightening up your poetic imagery. You will be presented with a few tools and techniques you can take with you into your writing practice\, and there will be time to try them out and ask questions during the workshop.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-interior-dialogues-poetry-workshops-with-kerry-gilbert-and-al-rempel/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T193000
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SUMMARY:READING: Remnants: Reveries of a Mountain Dweller
DESCRIPTION:Join Natalie Virginia Lang as she reads from Remnants: Reveries of a Mountain Dweller as part of the Vancouver Public Library’s ongoing Writer’s Showcase Series. Natalie will be joined by two other authors. \nAfter the reading\, there will be a Q&A and an opportunity to meet Lang and purchase books for cash. More information can be found by emailing info@vpl.ca or calling 604.331.3603
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-remnants-reveries-of-a-mountain-dweller/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 6B1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230401T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230401T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230327T204700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T204941Z
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SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: The Write Stuff: From Memoir to Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Joseph Kakwinokanasum discusses how writing memoir prepared him for writing fiction\, and describes some of the methods and tools he used to write his first novel. \nA member of the James Smith Cree Nation\, Joseph is a graduate of SFU’s Writer’s Studio and the author of My Indian Summer (Tidewater Press\, 2022). Joseph writes on the unceded territory of the T’souke Nation.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-the-write-stuff-from-memoir-to-fiction/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Federation of BC Writers":MAILTO:rachel@bcwriters.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230502
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230125T210612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T210612Z
UID:15109-1680314400-1682906399@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:National Poetry Month
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URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/national-poetry-month/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T220000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230222T212104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T212104Z
UID:15471-1680202800-1680213600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Community Salon Reading Series: West-Coast Lit with Cedar Bowers\, Margot Fedoruk & Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s only prose reading series presents West-Coast Literature in March! Cedar Bowers will read from her BC and Yukon Book Prizes shortlisted and Giller long-listed debut novel Astra\, Margot Fedoruk will read from her debut memoir about life as a sea urchin-diver’s wife on Gabriola Island\, Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir\, and Andrea Routley will read from her book of five novellas that feature queer women in the rugged West Coast\, This Unlikely Soil.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/community-salon-reading-series-west-coast-lit-with-cedar-bowers-margot-fedoruk-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Community Salon\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Salon Reading Series":MAILTO:thecommunitysalonreadings@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T203000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230202T222228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T222228Z
UID:15218-1680202800-1680208200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Reading: Cedar Bowers\, Margaret Fedoruck\, Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Astra\, by Cedar Bowers\nCooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives\, by Margot Fedoruk\nThis Unlikely Soil\, by Andrea Routley\nWe’ll have books for sale at the event.\nPlease bring cash.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/reading-cedar-bowers-margaret-fedoruck-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Community Salon\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, 1129 Meares Street\, Victoria\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230327T204214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T204214Z
UID:15993-1680030000-1680033600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:READINGS: Regional Spotlight: Clayoquot Writers Group
DESCRIPTION:The Regional Spotlight series highlights groups and organisations from across British Columbia. This event features readings from David Floody\, Heather Hendry\, Helen Mavoa\, and Joanna Streetly\, with FBCW host Meaghan Hackinen. \nReaders and writers from across the province and beyond are welcome to this showcase celebrating the talent of the Clayoquot Writers Group.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/readings-regional-spotlight-clayoquot-writers-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Panel,Reading
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ORGANIZER;CN="Federation of BC Writers":MAILTO:rachel@bcwriters.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230326T173000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230307T213637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230307T213637Z
UID:15894-1679839200-1679851800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP & BOOK LAUNCH: Write for the Reader Brain & Launch of emily & elspeth
DESCRIPTION:Join us Sunday\, March 26\, 2 pm\, Mission Point House\, 4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy\, Davis Bay\, for two extraordinary guests.\nCheryl Stephens\, a leader in plain language communications\, presents Write for the Reader Brain. \nCheryl Stephens found her calling as an educator\, trainer\, and consultant in communications. For over thirty years she has been writing\, speaking\, and teaching about plain language\, helping clients to become more successful communicators using plain language principles. \nCheryl has mined the varied fields of neuroscience to apply research results to explain human processes for reading\, thinking\, and decision-making. Since 2019\, she has been speaking internationally about writing for the reader brain.\nCheryl has three books in process with publication expected this year. Her earlier works include Plain Language Legal Writing and Plain Language In Plain English. Learn more about her at cherylstephens.com \nAfter a refreshment and social break\, starting at 3:30 pm: \nCatherine McNeil (Cat Mac) will read from her new poetry book emily & elspeth (Caitlin Press). The delightful cover of the book was created by local artist RoseAnn Janzen.\nShe is the author of under the influence (Bedazzled Ink) 2016 which won Milieu’s National Emerging Writers Competition. She has been widely published in literary magazines\, including Event\, Queer Chroma\, Sinister Wisdom\, and the Capilano Review\, and in anthologies throughout Canada\, the United States & England for the past thirty years. She lives in Halfmoon Bay\, BC\, with her dog\, Gaia and her cat\, Lavender. She is also a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Book sales and signing to follow. \nscwes.ca 604-724-3534 sunshinecoastwritersandeditors@gmail.com
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-book-launch-write-for-the-reader-brain-launch-of-emily-elspeth/
LOCATION:Mission Point House\, 4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy\, Davis Bay\, BC\, V0N 3A1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society":MAILTO:sunshinecoastwritersandeditors@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230326T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230326T153000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230222T211922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211922Z
UID:15494-1679839200-1679844600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Audiobooks: How-To With Cassie Smyth
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a deep dive into the audiobook production process\, from creating an audiobook script\, casting a narrator\, recording\, editing sound files and correcting errors\, to sending the finished product out to the world. \nCassie Smyth is the Audiobooks Manager at ECW Press. She manages the production of more than 120 audiobooks per year\, all by Canadian publishers and authors\, and narrated by Canadian voice talent.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-audiobooks-how-to-with-cassie-smyth/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Federation of BC Writers":MAILTO:rachel@bcwriters.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230213T200557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215532Z
UID:15381-1679770800-1679778000@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Reading: SAM WIEBE
DESCRIPTION:“The best crime writer in Canada” – Charles Demers   \nTerse dialogue reminiscent of Raymond Chandler\, complex characters and a very real Vancouver characterize Wiebe’s writing. His first crime novel\, the standalone Last of the Independents\, won both the Kobo Emerging Writer and the Arthur Ellis Awards. He has been shortlisted for the Edgar\, Hammett\, Shamus\, and City of Vancouver book prizes and was a former Vancouver Public Library Writer in Residence. \nDave Wakeland is the protagonist of the Wakeland detective series\, “one of the most authentic and acclaimed detective series in Canada.” – Crime Writers of Canada   \nWiebe will be reading from Sunset and Jericho the fourth in his Wakeland series.  \n“The Wakeland novels are an incredible combination of social commentary and just the best of the crime genre.” – Charles Demers
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/sam-wiebe/
LOCATION:Sunshine Coast Arts Council\, 5714 Medusa St.\, Sechelt\, BC\, V0N 3A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230222T211814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211814Z
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SUMMARY:LAUNCH: How Your Heart Grows with Catherine Hernandez\, Hari Alluri\, Kimmortal
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 19 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and The Lido for a magical night of togetherness in How Your Heart Grows. Celebrating chosen family in the diaspora\, including our queer kin\, this evening will feature award winning author of Scarborough and finalist for Canada Reads 2022\, Catherine Hernandez\, who will read from her new book The Story of Us. \nA captivating narrative of sisterhood\, community\, hope and belonging\, The Story of Us paints a tender portrait of the resilience of migrant women. In conversation with Hari Alluri\, poet and author of Our Echo of Sudden Mercy\, the two discuss ideas around diasporic identities\, home and kinship. This remarkable event will also offer a musical opening by Kimmortal. We invite you for an evening to find the joy of finding love in unlikely places. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15\, or $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at The Lido at 518 E Broadway in Vancouver. \nRegistration is on a sliding scale and required for entrance. The space is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/launch-how-your-heart-grows-with-catherine-hernandez-hari-alluri-kimmortal/
LOCATION:The Lido\, 518 East Broadway\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 1X5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230319T193000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230209T212715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T215456Z
UID:15287-1679248800-1679254200@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Launch: How Your Heart Grows with Catherine Hernandez + Hari Alluri + Kimmortal
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, March 19 at 6pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books and The Lido for a magical night of togetherness in How Your Heart Grows. Celebrating chosen family in the diaspora\, including our queer kin\, this evening will feature award winning author of Scarborough and finalist for Canada Reads 2022\, Catherine Hernandez\, who will read from her new book The Story of Us. \nA captivating narrative of sisterhood\, community\, hope and belonging\, The Story of Us paints a tender portrait of the resilience of migrant women. In conversation with Hari Alluri\, poet and author of Our Echo of Sudden Mercy\, the two discuss ideas around diasporic identities\, home and kinship. This remarkable event will also offer a musical opening by Kimmortal. We invite you for an evening to find the joy of finding love in unlikely places. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nTickets \nTickets for this event are $15\, or $10 available for Indigenous\, Black\, queer\, disabled and community members with intersections that typically exclude them from accessing literary events. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at The Lido at 518 E Broadway in Vancouver. \nRegistration is on a sliding scale and required for entrance. The space is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms on-site. Please refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly. \nFeaturing Author \nCatherine Hernandez (she/her) is an award-winning author and screenwriter. She is a proud queer woman who is of Filipino\, Spanish\, Chinese and Indian descent and married into the Navajo Nation. Her first novel\, Scarborough\, won the Jim Wong-Chu Award for the unpublished manuscript; was a finalist for several awards including Canada Reads 2022. She wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of Scarborough\, which was nominated for 11 Canadian Screen Awards and won 8 including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Her second novel\, Crosshairs\, was shortlisted for the Toronto Book Award and made the CBC’s Best Canadian Fiction\, NOW Magazine’s 10 Best Books\, Indigo Best Book\, and NBC 20 Best LGBTQ Books list of 2020. Her third novel\, The Story of Us\, was published this year by HarperCollins Canada. She is currently working on a few television projects and her fourth novel.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/how-your-heart-grows-with-catherine-hernandez-hari-alluri-kimmortal/
LOCATION:Massy Books\, 229 E. Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6A 1Z6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230318T200000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230222T211609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T211609Z
UID:15487-1679166000-1679169600@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:WORKSHOP: Non-Fiction Points of View With Lyndsie Bourgon
DESCRIPTION:To write rich narratives that elicit empathy\, writers need to get into the heads and lives of characters they might disagree with. In this conversation\, we’ll explore the sometimes murky area between truth and honesty\, and discuss methods for writing stories from all angles\, including oral history interviews\, archival research\, and fieldwork. \nLyndsie Bourgon’s first book\, Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods\, was a New York Times editors’ choice. She is a writer\, oral historian\, and 2018 National Geographic Explorer.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/workshop-non-fiction-points-of-view-with-lyndsie-bourgon/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Federation of BC Writers":MAILTO:rachel@bcwriters.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230302T222831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T222831Z
UID:15761-1679079600-1679086800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Caitlin Press Book Launch & Readings: Susan Braley\, Judy LeBlanc\, Andrea Routley
DESCRIPTION:Judy LeBlanc will be launching her debut novel The Broken Heart of Winter and reading alongside Andrea Routley and Susan Braley. All three writers are published by Caitlin Press. \nSusan Braley will be reading from her recently released collection of poetry Tilling the Darkness and Andrea Routley will be reading from her novella collection This Unlikely Soil published in Fall 2022. \nFor more information on these books and their writers visit the Caitlin Press website. \nThis event will be held at the Fanny Bay Hall\, 7793 Island Highway\, between Qualicum and Courtenay. Donations at the door.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/caitlin-press-book-launch-readings-susan-braley-judy-leblanc-andrea-routley/
LOCATION:Fanny Bay Hall\, Fanny Bay
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230317T210000
DTSTAMP:20260501T134536
CREATED:20230202T194831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230202T194831Z
UID:15210-1679079600-1679086800@www.readlocalbc.ca
SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Broken Heart of Winter
DESCRIPTION:📚\nThe Broken Heart of Winter by Judy LeBlanc is available to pre-order from Indigo\, caitlin-press.com\, and your local independent bookstore.\n📚\nIn award-winning writer Judy LeBlanc’s debut novel\, three women are linked by generations of hardship\, displacement\, and the mystery of an eighteenth-century French musket that has been passed down through the LeBlanc family since the time of the Acadian expulsion. A riveting and heart-wrenching look at the effects of cultural trauma on Canada’s Acadian community\, The Broken Heart of Winter takes readers on a riveting ride from modern-day Canada to a 19th-century Maritime island to untangle a family’s web of secrets and lies.\n📚\n“If you are Acadian\, Mi’kmaq\, or a Vietnamese baker working the night shift in Victoria\, BC\, what does survival—physical\, familial\, cultural and financial—look and sound and feel like? This powerful\, beautifully written novel explores the grim historical realities of Acadian expulsion and exile as well as the glorious small and large-scale triumphs of survival in the 1830s and modern-day Canada. A timely and necessary contribution to understanding and empathy for this planet’s perennial population of refugees\, the exiled\, those who perished and those who survived.”\n—Caroline Woodward\, author of Alaska Highway Two-Step\n📚\nLeBlanc will launch her book in Fanny Bay with fellow Caitlin Press authors Andrea Routley (This Unlikely Soil) and Susan Braley (Tilling the Darkness).
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-launch-the-broken-heart-of-winter/
LOCATION:Fanny Bay Hall\, Fanny Bay
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet,Reading
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