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SUMMARY:Professional Development Session: "Author Care Tips with Chelene Knight"
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 8th\, 1:30-3:00 PM (PDT) on Zoom \nPlease join us June 8th\, 1:30-3:00pm (PDT) online over Zoom for a 90 minute session on supporting authors through all stages of book production with our facilitator\, Chelene Knight. \nThe session will provide resources for how to develop an author’s kit\, and how to support authors in discovering and communicating their unique non-negotiables\, and time management strategies. \nPublishers can expect to take away tips regarding: establishing expectations with authors\, system and time hacks when working within limited resources\, and communicating author care to funders. \nThe session is free for Books BC members\, associates and friends. All participants must agree to abide by our code of conduct. \nBooks BC members and friends: free\nNon-members: $25\nRegister here!
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/pd-session-author-care-tips-with-chelene-knight/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Room at the Inn with Greg Nesteroff
DESCRIPTION:Pick up a copy of “Room at the Inn: Historic Hotels of British Columbia’s Southern Interior”\, signed by local historian and author Greg Nesteroff\, who wrote the foreword. \nWritten by the late Glen A. Mofford\, “Room at the Inn” is an illustrated social history profiling 40 historic hotels spread over five regions of the southern interior\, revealing the long-forgotten histories of BC’s early hospitality industry. \nRoom at the Inn
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/book-signing-room-at-the-inn-with-greg-nesteroff/
LOCATION:Otter Books\, 398 Baker St\, Nelson\, BC\, V1L 4H5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Nature\, Nurture\, and Rewild
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a triple book launch!\nHear from Chef Robin Kort\, Amanda Lewis\, and Carolyn Redl\, in conversation with moderator Yvonne Blomer as they discuss all things wild and natural. \n— “The Coastal Forager’s Cookbook: Feasting Wild in the Pacific Northwest” by ROBIN KORT is a collection of 40 recipes that showcase foraged ingredients from the Pacific Northwest coast by the chef behind the popular Swallow Tail Supper Club.\n— “Tracking Giants: Big Trees\, Tiny Triumphs\, and Misadventures in the Forest” by AMANDA LEWIS is a funny\, deeply relatable book about one woman’s quest to track some of the world’s biggest trees.\n— “Four Seasons by the Salish Sea: Discovering the Natural Wonders of Coastal Living” by CAROLYN REDL is part travelogue\, part natural history\, this enchanting book explores Island life over the course of a year.\nWith moderator YVONNE BLOMER—writer\, editor\, teacher\, and poet\, Blomer is a past City of Victoria Poet Laureate. Her latest book is “The Last Show on Earth” (2022). \n• Books for sale & signing\n• Everyone welcome\n• Free to attend
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/nature-nurture-and-rewild/
LOCATION:Bolen Books\, #111-1644 Hillside Ave.\, Victoria\, BC\, V8T 2C5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Launch,Meet & Greet
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Derek Beaulieau & Gary Geddes
DESCRIPTION:Two of Canada’s most prominent authors read in Vancouver June 21 \nPoets Corner Reading Series is beyond excited to welcome two of the most prolific and influential names in Canadian literature today: Derek Beaulieu and Gary Geddes. The show starts at 7:30pm PST\, June 21. Fans can attend in person at Fairleigh Dickinson University (842 Cambie Street)\, in Downtown Vancouver\, or online via Zoom. \nBeaulieu has authored twenty-six books of poetry\, conceptual fiction\, critical writing\, as well as over 200 chapbooks and 6 edited volumes. His work is consistently praised as some of the most radical and challenging in contemporary Canadian writing. Best known for his concrete or visual poems\, Beaulieu’s readings are often a fun mix of show and tell. A recent example is his description of a city upside down reflected in puddles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-1Ob9NyIUA \nBeaulieu is also a major influence on emerging Canadian poets. Since 2018\, he’s been Director of Literary Arts at the prestigious Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, and has been recognized with nine teaching awards locally\, provincially\, and nationally for his contributions to university-level education. He was Calgary’s Poet Laureate from 2014 to 16\, and is currently Banff’s Poet Laureate from 2022 to 2024. \nGary Geddes has written and edited more than fifty books of poetry\, fiction\, drama\, non-fiction\, criticism\, translation and anthologies and been the recipient of a dozen national and international literary awards\, including the Commonwealth Poetry Prize (Americas Region)\, the Lt.-Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence and the Gabriela Mistral Prize from the Government of Chile. His most recent works are Medicine Unbundled\, The Resumption of Play\, The Ventriloquist: Poetic Narratives from the Womb of War\, and The Oysters I Bring to Banquets. He was writer-in-residence at Green College (UBC)\, University of Alberta\, University of Missouri-St. Louis\, and Distinguished Professor of Canadian Culture at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He lives on Thetis Island\, B.C. \nDerek Beaulieu and Gary Geddes are appearing courtesy of Poets Corner Reading Series\, a nonprofit society which has provided a platform for a diverse range of poets since 2010. Run largely by volunteers\, Poets Corner pays poets for reading\, whether in person or on its popular One Minute Poem series on YouTube. Attendees can also register for three-minute time slots at the popular open mic – a draw for both emerging and established poets every month. Attendance is by donation (suggested amount $5)\, with money going to Poets Corner’s Pay the Poets fund.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/poetry-reading-derek-beaulieau-gary-geddes/
LOCATION:Fairleigh Dickinson University\, Vancouver BC\, 842 Cambie Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Reading
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SUMMARY:Words in the Burbs author reading
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to be back with this fine line-up of writers. Join us Thursday\, June 29th at 7 pm for our free virtual event with readings by Taslim Jaffer\, Frances Peck\, Margie Taylor\, Farida Somjee\, and Kevin Chong.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/words-in-the-burbs-author-reading/
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