Meet Lower Mainland author Lesley Hebert, who will be signing copies of her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan Go to full post …read more

Book Signing: The Heart of Japan
March 25, 2026

March 25, 2026
Meet Lower Mainland author Lesley Hebert, who will be signing copies of her unique travel memoir The Heart of Japan Go to full post …read more

March 16, 2026
Please join Simon Fraser University’s Department of English and Poetry in Canada for a poetry reading featuring our own Professor Joanne Leow and Garth Martens and Fenn Stewart.
Details:
Date/Time: Friday, March 27th (Doors: 6:30 PM; Readings 7-9 PM)
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September 3, 2025
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 Go to full post …read more

July 28, 2025
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.
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Daniela Elza was longlisted for the 2024 CBC Poetry Prize Go to full post …read more

June 26, 2025
Join us for an evening of critical conversation, a chance to sit with stories that unsettle, illuminate, and expand the sense of what’s possible.Go to full post …read more

Together, these artists create a powerful soundscape—part concert, part gathering, part invocation of a future built on connection, care, resistance and difference.Go to full post …read more

April 18, 2025
We’re back & we can’t wait to hear your words!
Join 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 Go to full post …read more

August 14, 2023
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 27th year, this beloved community-engagement project displays the work of ten BC poets on public Go to full post …read more

November 30, 2022
The staff at Massy Books have some great recommendations this holiday season.Go to full post …read more

August 28, 2020
Writers,
start your engines, because Anvil Press is pleased to once again be
administering the International 3-Day Novel contest!
The world’s most notorious literary marathon will take place once again this Labour Day weekend, September 5 – 7. The entries are Go to full post …read more

November 5, 2019
When the world outside gets colder, our best advice is to make the world inside much warmer. Depending on where you are in British Columbia, the Autumn season can mean snow, rain, or a frigid clear sky. Fortunately, we have books Go to full post …read more

September 5, 2018
9×11, Michael Turner’s new poetry book—his first in two decades—has its heart rooted in form and time.Go to full post …read more