Festival Reading List
October 18–25, 2026
The Reading List represents over 140 authors scheduled to join us at our flagship Festival, taking place this year from October 18–25 (along with some extraordinary pre-Festival Special Events in September and October). For one wondrously literary week, Vancouver will become a gathering place for readers and writers. Make sure to save the dates to hear conversations and storytelling from some of today’s most exciting voices.
Click the button below to dive into the interactive list!
You can also view an interactive list of all authors or download the simple text version of the Reading List as a Word document here.
2026 Guest Curator
Informing our programming this year is award-winning, Vancouver-based author John Vaillant. His acclaimed works of nonfiction include the national bestsellers The Golden Spruce and The Tiger, and his latest book, Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast—a shocking account of the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, which won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and the Baillie Gifford prize for Nonfiction, and was a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize. John’s body of work has influenced our selection of climate-engaged authors at this year’s Festival.
Official Bookseller
These books are available from our Official Bookseller Book Warehouse, a division of Black Bond Books.
Looking for audiobooks? Check out our 2026 Festival Playlist on Libro.fm. Sign up for a Libro.fm account in support of the Vancouver Writers Fest, and a portion of the sales for every book you purchase will be shared with us!
New Additions
The Reading List is updated regularly with new additions—check back frequently or subscribe to our newsletter for updates!