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. --- Daniela 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 […]
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.
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! Enjoy books, barks, and fun with VPL's Children's tent and VPL’s Writer in Residence, Selina […]
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 […]
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).
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 […]
Join us for an evening in celebration of Paré’s newest poetry collection on grief, family, and loneliness.
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. For 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 […]
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!
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 On Saturday, September 20 at UBC Robson […]