BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vancouver Writers Fest - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Vancouver Writers Fest REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T170000 DTSTAMP:20210916T214509Z CREATED:20210907T192710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T214509Z UID:10000218-1635008400-1635008400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Fight Night: Miriam Toews in Conversation with Marsha Lederman DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nOne of Canada’s best loved authors has done it again: Fight Night is a funny\, smart\, headlong rush of a novel told in the voice of Swiv\, a nine-year-old living with her pregnant mother and lively grandmother. Together\, these three generations share the world\, and the pains and love of womanhood. Miriam Toews\, author of Women Talking\, A Complicated Kindness\, and All My Puny Sorrows\, shares insight into her latest work with Globe and Mail Western Arts Correspondent\, Marsha Lederman\, exploring why she writes about women often at the edge of society\, the complex bonds of family\, and how she creates that heart-seeking balance of ferocious truth and humour. \n\nMiriam Toews (appearing virtually)\nMarsha Lederman (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/fight-night-miriam-toews-in-conversation-with-marsha-lederman LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTSTAMP:20210916T214131Z CREATED:20210907T185133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T214131Z UID:10000132-1634986800-1634986800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Unreconciled: Jesse Wente in Conversation with Tanya Talaga DESCRIPTION:From a celebrated Indigenous writer comes a stirring call to arms to build a new\, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples. Of Jesse Wente’s new book\, Unreconciled\, Tanya Talaga explains\, “By telling his own story\, Jesse provides Canada with an essential roadmap of how to move forward through the myth of reconciliation towards the possibility of a just country. There is much work to be done but reading Jesse’s words\, soaking them in and letting them settle in your mind\, will set us all on the right path.” Who better to interview Wente than Talaga\, herself one of the most celebrated and influential Indigenous writers\, whose work—such as Seven Fallen Feathers and All My Relations—has transformed our thinking about justice in Canada? Don’t miss this important conversation about how to transcend our current thinking\, and systems\, for a fair and equitable future. \n\nJesse Wente (appearing virtually)\nTanya Talaga (appearing in-person) \nPresented in partnership with Penguin Random House Canada. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/unreconciled-jesse-wente-in-conversation-with-tanya-talaga LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000 DTSTAMP:20210924T174434Z CREATED:20210907T051648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T174434Z UID:10000212-1634909400-1634909400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Defying Stereotypes in Memoir With Ben Philippe and Ian Williams DESCRIPTION:Both authors of provocative\, lively\, spirited\, and stereotype-defying memoirs\, Ben Philippe and Ian Williams are sure to launch into a riveting conversation. Philippe is a New York-based writer and screenwriter with two young adult novels to his credit. His new adult nonfiction book is the memoir in essays\, Sure I’ll Be Your Black Friend: Notes From the Other Side of the Fist Bump. Philippe’s new book begins with the line\, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good white person of liberal leanings must be in want of a Black friend…” Williams is an award-winning poet\, a Giller-prize winning novelist (Reproduction)\, and associate professor at the University of Toronto. His new set of essays Disorientation: On Being Black in the World begins with the line\, “My resolution this year is to learn how to swim\,” and captures the impact of social encounters that focus suddenly\, unexpectedly\, harshly\, or hilariously on matters of racial identity. \nModerated by Danny Ramadan. Curated by Guest Curator Lawrence Hill.  \n\nBen Philippe (appearing virtually)\nIan Williams (appearing in-person)\nDanny Ramadan (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/defying-stereotypes-in-memoir-with-ben-philippe-and-ian-williams LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T113000 DTSTAMP:20211021T164102Z CREATED:20210907T050541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T164102Z UID:10000209-1634902200-1634902200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Top Picks for Teachers: New Classics for School Reading DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nUpdate: David A. Robertson was originally scheduled to attend in-person\, and will now be attending virtually. \nThere are perennial books beloved to teachers and students alike. How do we begin to amalgamate new classics; books that have caught millions of imaginations and continue to be go-to reads for youth? Three authors at the top of their game explore just that. They’ll speak about their new books\, and the importance of broadening our school reading lists to ensure that both traditional and contemporary books of influence are accessible to young minds across the country. You’ll leave with great suggestions for your next favourite classroom choice. Hear from perennial bestselling author Cherie Dimaline (Hunting by Stars\, sequel to The Marrow Thieves); David A. Robertson (The Great Bear); and Robin Stevenson (When You Get the Chance). \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Tanya Boteju. \n\nCherie Dimaline (appearing virtually)\nDavid A. Robertson (appearing virtually)\nRobin Stevenson (appearing in-person) \nTanya Boteju\n(appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/top-picks-for-teachers-new-classics-for-school-reading LOCATION:Performance Works CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T103000 DTSTAMP:20211021T035947Z CREATED:20210907T050053Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T035947Z UID:10000207-1634898600-1634898600@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Power of Comics with Aminder Dhaliwal\, Hiromi Goto\, and Gord Hill DESCRIPTION:Update: Please note that Gord Hill\, originally scheduled to appear in-person\, will be appearing virtually. \nComics and graphic novels continue to expand in popularity and influence. The genre is now worth an estimated $1.28 billion in publishing. More than this\, we have a new recognition for the remarkable impact this literary form has on understanding social injustices and offering unique political commentary. We’re joined by three comic artists\, each of whom explore important topics through their art. Aminder Dhaliwal\, author of Cyclopedia Exotica\, which appeared on 25 “best of” lists; poet and novelist Hiromi Goto who launches a tender\, literary graphic novel\, Shadow List; and Gord Hill\, author of a series of seminal illustrated histories of Indigenous struggles in the Americas\, including The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance Comic Book. Why do they choose to use this form to make statements about the state of the world? Find out in a riveting event for all ages. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Ken Boesem. \n\n\n\n\n\nAminder Dhaliwal (appearing virtually)\nHiromi Goto (appearing in-person)\nGord Hill (appearing virtually)\nKen Boesem (appearing in-person) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Partner: Vancouver Comic Arts Festival URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-power-of-comics-with-aminder-dhaliwal-hiromi-goto-and-gord-hill LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T200000 DTSTAMP:20211020T190658Z CREATED:20210907T044005Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T190658Z UID:10000203-1634846400-1634846400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Spectacular Complexity of Womanhood With Mona Awad\, Zoe Whittall\, and Rachel Yoder DESCRIPTION:Join three exceptional writers as they probe\, blast\, and confront the bizarre\, challenging\, beautiful\, transcendent\, dangerous\, and downright contradictory complexities of womanhood. This promises to be an evening of wry observation\, of catharsis\, of hilarity. Mona Awad transfixed audiences when she visited the Festival to promote her novel\, Bunny. She returns with All’s Well: a piercingly funny story of a theatre director at breaking point. Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Zoe Whittall (The Best Kind of People) joins us with her latest work\, The Spectacular\, traversing three generations of women\, each of whom are grappling with the consequences of motherhood\, abandonment\, and the knife edge of opportunity and disappointment that is rife in female experience. Rachel Yoder looks at motherhood slightly differently; Nightbitch follows a stay-at-home mom who comes to believe she’s turning into a dog. These books\, and these sensational female authors\, are a tonic. Come imbibe with us. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Leslie Hurtig. \n\nMona Awad (appearing in-person)\nZoe Whittall (appearing virtually)\nRachel Yoder (appearing virtually)\nLeslie Hurtig (appearing in-person) \nUpdate: Zoe Whittall\, originally scheduled to appear in-person\, will now be appearing virtually. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-spectacular-complexity-of-womanhood-with-mona-awad-zoe-whittall-and-rachel-yoder LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T203000 DTSTAMP:20211012T071600Z CREATED:20210907T040819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211012T071600Z UID:10000195-1634761800-1634761800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Cloud Cuckoo Land: Anthony Doerr in Conversation with Marsha Lederman DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nPulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr’s books traverse continents and centuries but—most importantly—immerse us in some of the most complex\, difficult\, and beautiful dynamics humans have faced throughout history. His instant New York Times bestseller set in occupied France\, All The Light We Cannot See\, is a beloved favourite of readers worldwide. His latest\, Cloud Cuckoo Land\, follows multiple protagonists—from children fleeing a besieged city in 1453 to 14-year-old Konstance living in the mid-22nd century on an ark-like spaceship\, and others in between. What unites characters across centuries is a determination to survive and a hunger for stories. Doerr shares more about his passion for crafting tales that speak to what it means to be human with Globe and Mail journalist\, and Writers Fest veteran\, Marsha Lederman. \n\nAnthony Doerr (appearing virtually)\nMarsha Lederman (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/cloud-cuckoo-land-anthony-doerr-in-conversation-with-marsha-lederman LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T190000 DTSTAMP:20211007T203318Z CREATED:20210907T035336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T203318Z UID:10000192-1634756400-1634756400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Good Reads With Shashi Bhat\, Jael Richardson\, and Lisa Bird-Wilson DESCRIPTION:Journey Prize Winner Shashi Bhat’s latest work is darkly funny\, moving\, and unsettling. The Most Precious Substance on Earth is a page-turning coming-of-age novel that explores how silence can shape a life. FOLD Festival Director and CBC q books columnist Jael Richardson already plays an important role in shaping Canadian literature. Her debut\, Gutter Child\, is a must-read dystopian novel set in a world where the most vulnerable must gain freedom by working off their debt to society. Lisa Bird-Wilson’s Probably Ruby is an audacious and brave work about an adopted woman’s search for her Indigenous identity. Join us for a must-listen conversation about three must-read titles this season. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Jen Sookfong Lee. \n\n\n\n\n\nShashi Bhat (appearing in-person)\nJael Richardson (appearing in-person)\nLisa Bird-Wilson (appearing virtually) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/good-reads-with-shashi-bhat-jael-richardson-and-lisa-bird-wilson LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T180000 DTSTAMP:20210916T211051Z CREATED:20210907T034946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T211051Z UID:10000191-1634752800-1634752800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Freeman’s With Lauren Groff and Joshua Bennett DESCRIPTION:Change. That ever-present\, essential\, inevitable part of life that we expect… and sometimes even embrace. The rapid\, universal change of the past 18 months—from a pandemic to political unrest—was felt in our work\, personal relationships; in every facet of our lives. Freeman’s\, an event that dovetails with the bi-annual journal of the same name\, discusses these changes of recent months\, and how we live with and adapt to change in our lives. Editor John Freeman is joined by Joshua Bennett (Owed) and Lauren Groff (Matrix) to explore two original pieces each author created for the journal\, and to muse on writing as a response and coping mechanism to change. Freeman’s is a highlight on the Writers Fest calendar for our regulars; always thought-provoking\, exquisitely literary\, and deeply human. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by John Freeman. \n\nJoshua Bennett (appearing virtually)\nLauren Groff (appearing in-person)\nJohn Freeman (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/freemans-with-lauren-groff-and-joshua-bennett LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T193000 DTSTAMP:20211017T225844Z CREATED:20210907T032922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211017T225844Z UID:10000186-1634671800-1634671800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Spine-Chillingly Good: With Stephen Graham Jones and Silvia Moreno-Garcia DESCRIPTION:Sometimes writing makes you take a breath in anticipation. Sometimes it catches you off guard with new ideas that transcend what you’ve read before. And sometimes both. These authors have both defied and redefined the noir and thriller genres. Stephen Graham Jones’ The Only Good Indians was a New York Times bestseller and called “one of 2020’s buzziest horror novels” by Buzzfeed. He returns with My Heart is a Chainsaw in which a young female protagonist needs to save her town. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s debut\, Mexican Gothic\, was a media favourite internationally\, thanks to its chilling gothic horror tropes and Jane Eyre/1950s Mexico mashup. Her latest\, Velvet Was the Night\, is a “delicious\, twisted treat.” Discover two of the most interesting writers who can make the hair on the back of your neck stand up\, as they talk craft\, the art of the scare\, and what draws them to the dark. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Rob Wiersema. \n\nStephen Graham Jones (appearing virtually)\nSilvia Moreno-Garcia (appearing in-person)\nRob Wiersema (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/spine-chillingly-good-with-stephen-graham-jones-and-silvia-moreno-garcia LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre Hybrid GEO:49.2701014;-123.1355423 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Waterfront Theatre 1412 Cartwright St. Vancouver British Columbia BC V6H 3R7 Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=1412 Cartwright St.:geo:-123.1355423,49.2701014 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR