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SUMMARY:Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite  With Ashley Spires
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a reading and conversation with bestselling children’s author Ashley Spires. She brings her signature deadpan humour to Burt the Beetle Doesn’t Bite: a hilarious story about one bug’s quest for greatness! Spires shows children why being special is just as much about who you are as it is about your abilities. This is sure to be a charming morning of science fun. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Self-esteem\, insects\, resilience\, and humour.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts K-3\, Science K\, 1\, and 3. Suitable for Grades K-3. \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented in collaboration with the Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/burt-the-beetle-doesnt-bite-with-ashley-spires
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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SUMMARY:Fierce and Bold Heroines of  YA with Sarah Raughley and Xiran Jay Zhao
DESCRIPTION:One event\, two exhilarating authors and titles for YA readers to devour. Sarah Raughley’s latest release\, The Bones of Ruin\, features Iris\, an African tightrope dancer in Victorian London with an unnatural power—she cannot die. But her fate becomes complicated when she enters the apocalyptic battle “the Tournament of Freaks” and old\, forgotten memories begin to surface. In Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow\, the boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with the girls who pilot giant\, transforming robots that can battle aliens… but who die from mental strain in doing so. But Zetian herself is an Iron Widow—someone who can sacrifice boys to power up robots instead. Can she stop others from being sacrificed? Find out how these authors create the worlds that take their readers to new heights. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Sukhmani Purewal. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Science fiction\, post-apocalyptic\, action and adventure\, robotics\, social justice\, and feminism.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts 8-12\, Social Studies 8 & 9\, Explorations in Social Studies 11\, and Social Justice 12. Suitable for Grades 8-12.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/fierce-and-bold-heroines-of-ya-with-sarah-raughley-and-xiran-jay-zhao
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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SUMMARY:Pax\, Journey Home With Sara Pennypacker
DESCRIPTION:Following the international success of Amazon Best Book of the Year\, Pax\, Sara Pennypacker follows up with an anticipated sequel\, Pax: Journey Home\, in which Peter and his pet fox\, Pax\, must journey towards home\, healing\, and each other after a series of misadventures and challenges. Illustrated by celebrated artist Jon Klassen\, this is a captivating title for middle grades\, and will make for compelling storytelling followed by a Q&A with Pennypacker. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Family\, nature\, environmental education\, friendship\, animals\, and social emotional learning.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts 3-7\, Science 4-6\, and Social Studies 8. Suitable for Grades 3-7.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/pax-journey-home-with-sara-pennypacker
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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SUMMARY:Family Ties that Bind with Francisco Goldman\, Atticus Lish\, and Ruth Ozeki
DESCRIPTION:Often the heart of the matter\, stories of family underscore some of the most intimate and poignant moments in our lives. Delve into these ancestral tales and stories of modern familial dynamics. Francisco Goldman is one of the most important literary voices writing today. Monkey Boy is arguably one of his finest works—a stunning portrait of family\, and growing up Mexican-American in New York City. Atticus Lish\, a PEN/Faulkner winning author\, has penned a searing\, tender novel about parental relationships and the often-painful move into adulthood. The War for Gloria follows a young boy struggling to become a man\, and to protect his mother\, in a town beset by working class and affluent divides. Ruth Ozeki was a finalist for the Booker Prize with A Tale for the Time Being. She returns to the Festival with The Book of Form and Emptiness\, that grapples with loss\, growing up\, and our relationship with things\, as told through Benny Oh who’s hearing voices as he lives with his disturbed mother. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Claudia Casper. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/family-ties-that-bind-with-francisco-goldman-atticus-lish-and-ruth-ozeki
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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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
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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
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SUMMARY:Hook\, Line\, and Sinker with  Carrie Jenkins\,  Silvia Moreno-Garcia\, and Sam Wiebe
DESCRIPTION:If only there was a word for that sense of anticipation and delight that comes with opening the cover of a new thriller\, knowing you’ll be spellbound for the next 300 pages. How do thriller writers create such suspense? These three different writers of mystery\, thriller\, and horror speak to how they create the propulsive books they do. Carrie Jenkins’ debut is a queer psychological thriller following Victoria\, paired with a police officer\, as they try to locate her best friend while finding a miasma of sexism and isolation along the way. Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s work is atmospheric from the first sentence. Her latest work\, Velvet Was the Night\, is a “delicious twisted treat for lovers of noir\,” set in 1970s Mexico City. Sam Wiebe is a beloved local writer and lauded thriller author. Hell and Gone: A Wakeland Novel explores the depths of Vancouver’s criminal underworld. We’re hooked. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Rob Wiersema.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/hook-line-and-sinker-with-carrie-jenkins-silvia-moreno-garcia-and-sam-wiebe
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T193000
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SUMMARY:Entre Nous with Elisa Shua Dusapin\, Valérie Perrin\, and Anne Serre
DESCRIPTION:The sensibilities and writings of Europe have captivated hearts since the continent began. Three of Europe’s most successful authors join the Writers Fest for an intimate conversation. Elisa Shua Dusapin won the Prix Robert-Walser\, Prix Alpha\, and the Prix Régine-Deforges for Winter in Sochko: a quiet\, enigmatic\, and atmospheric debut. Anne Serre’s fourteenth book\, The Beginners\, explores love as a form of greed\, when happily-married Anna falls in love at first sight with another: Thomas. Sensual and exhilarating\, moral and unforgettable\, it is another reminder of why Serre is one of the most respected authors in the world today. Valérie Perrin’s debut Fresh Water for Flowers was the bestselling book in Europe in 2020 and earned Perrin extensive accolades. Listen to these exceptional female authors share tales of craft and love with each other in their first language\, French\, with English subtitles. \nModerated by Michèle Smolkin. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \n\n\nPresented in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Vancouver\, Alliance Francaise\, and the Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/entrenous
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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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
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SUMMARY:The Great Bear: The Misewa  Saga with David A. Robertson
DESCRIPTION:David A. Robertson’s The Misewa Series blends Narnia-like world building with traditional Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations to produce an epic\, middle-grade fantasy series\, nominated for multiple awards and featured as a “Best Book” by media outlets across the country. The Great Bear is the second book\, following the bestselling The Barren Grounds\, in which Eli and Morgan journey once more to Misewa to visit their animal friends. In conversation with classrooms\, Robertson can speak to the inspiration behind an Indigenous fantasy series\, the lessons that his characters learn from others on their journey\, and some of the ways we can face challenges in our lifetimes. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Fantasy\, Indigenous perspectives\, time travel\, friendship\, natural world\, and resilience.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts 6-9\, and Social Studies 5-8. Suitable for Grades 5-8.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-great-bear-the-misewa-saga-with-david-a-robertson
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T110000
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SUMMARY:Marvellous Stories for YA with  Susin Nielsen and Peyton Thomas
DESCRIPTION:Spend a captivating hour with a highly-celebrated children’s writer and an emerging author spotlighted as one to watch. Susin Nielsen is a favourite of the Festival; a Governor General’s Literary Award-winning author whose stories balance whimsy and sincerity. In her latest\, Tremendous Things\, Wilbur hopes to replace humiliation with true romance on a band trip to Paris\, the City of Love. Peyton Thomas’ Both Sides Now is a warm and witty novel about a trans teen finding his place in the world. Finch is ready to win the National Speech and Debate Tournament\, but standing in the way is the final topic for debate: transgender rights. Will he need to argue against his own humanity? Or is who you are not up for debate? Audiences will hear from each of these authors in conversation on stories which celebrate authenticity and love. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Tanya Lloyd Kyi. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Friendship\, intergenerational community\, humour\, identity\, and transgender rights.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts 8-9\, Spoken Language 10-12\, Explorations in Social Studies 11\, Social Justice 12\, Career Education\, and Physical and Health Education 8-9. Suitable for Grades 8-12.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/marvellous-stories-for-ya-with-susin-nielsen-and-peyton-thomas
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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SUMMARY:Linked With Gordon Korman
DESCRIPTION:Gordon Korman proves time and again why he’s such a beloved author through the 80+ books and 28 million copies he’s sold. In his latest work\, Linked\, three friends deal with the consequences of hate-speech vandalism in their school when a swastika is discovered. Michael is the first person to see it\, so he’s the first suspect. But Link\, who’s popular\, is expected by everyone else to figure it out. Dana’s the only Jewish girl in town\, and now everyone’s treating her like an outsider. Korman shows readers that the most common question—Who did it?—isn’t nearly as important as why. In an immersive\, thought-provoking\, and highly-engaging presentation\, Korman shares the themes of this compelling new book for middle grade students. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \nThemes: Paleontology\, anti-racism\, anti-Semitism\, the Holocaust\, mystery\, and humour.\nCurriculum Connections: English Language Arts 3-7\, Physical and Health Education 4-7\, and Social Studies 4-7. Suitable for Grades 3-7.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/linked-with-gordon-korman
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital,Youth Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T160000
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SUMMARY:The Vanishing Half: Brit Bennett in Conversation with Jael Richardson
DESCRIPTION:Brit Bennett’s second novel\, The Vanishing Half\, achieved what many authors can only fathom: a page-turning\, instant summer classic and a remarkable story of literary merit. Assured\, magnetic\, dazzling: the title may suggest disappearing but Bennett is now a major name\, a centrepiece\, of US contemporary literature. She speaks with FOLD Festival Director and author of Gutter Child\, Jael Richardson\, about her tale of race and family. The Vignes twin sisters are identical but when they run away from a small\, southern Black community\, their daily lives as adults become radically different as one lives as a black woman and the other passes as white. Bennett has written extensively about racism\, protest\, and social justice\, and has been featured in the most prominent media outlets in the continent. This is an opportunity to hear from a bold\, exacting mind about topics that matter most.  \n \nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event cannot be watched at our  in-person cinema\, The Nest. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-vanishing-half-brit-bennett-in-conversation-with-jael-richardson
LOCATION:Digital (YouTube)
CATEGORIES:Digital
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T180000
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SUMMARY:Heaven\, Breasts and Eggs: Mieko Kawakami in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Mieko Kawakami is more than a bestselling\, internationally lauded author. She has transformed awareness of\, and debate about\, feminism in Japan\, gracefully weaving between the roles of cultural critic\, philosopher\, and literary phenom. As The Guardian summarizes\, “Kawakami has made her name articulating womanhood in Japan better than any living author.” Most Western audiences were first introduced to her through Breasts and Eggs: a story of three women navigating patriarchy and the lack of reproductive autonomy it inflicts (amongst other things). Heaven\, originally written in 2009 and launched in English for the first time this year\, explores the experience of adolescence. This is an opportunity to hear from someone Haruki Murakami has said “is always ceaselessly growing and evolving\,” and possibly one of the most exciting writers of the 21st century. Kawakami joins Christina Laffin\, Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia\, in conversation. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/heaven-breasts-and-eggs-mieko-kawakami-in-conversation
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T190855Z
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SUMMARY:UBC Creative Writing:  Night Class With Billy-Ray Belcourt\,  Tanya Lloyd Kyi\, Sarah Leavitt\,  and Lindsay Wong
DESCRIPTION:Now a staple of the Festival\, this interactive\, unpredictable workshop offers writing tips\, tricks\, and cues from six members of UBC Creative Writing’s illustrious department. Participants will learn key writing skills in five minutes or less through nimble\, electrifying craft and rapid-fire creativity. Try out concepts and ask questions before listening to UBC students share model work. Full of invigorating thought exercises\, Night Class explores a wide array of styles and genres\, from poetry\, song\, and screenwriting to comics\, nonfiction\, and YA. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to gain key insights that will help take your writing to the next level. \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Alix Ohlin. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is suitable for new and established authors. Check our website for further info\, including instructor bios. \nPresented in collaboration with UBC Creative Writing.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ubc-creative-writing-night-class-with-billy-ray-belcourt-tanya-lloyd-kyi-sarah-leavitt-and-lindsay-wong
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Workshop,Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T193000
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SUMMARY:Caribbean Masterpieces With Myriam Chancy and  Cherie Jones
DESCRIPTION:Cherie Jones and Myriam Chancy have both written powerful\, dynamic\, disturbing novels about upheaval and injustice in the Caribbean. Jones\, a Barbadian writer\, took the world by storm this year with the publication of her debut novel How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House: an ambitious\, layered novel in which her young Barbadian protagonist fights for her life. Chancy\, who was born in Port-au-Prince and raised in Haiti and in Canada\, teaches at Scripps College in California. Her new novel\, What Storm\, What Thunder masterfully charts the inner lives of ten characters whose lives are affected by an earthquake that rocks Haiti and its people to the core. Join them in conversation with Guest Curator Lawrence Hill as they discuss modern Caribbean literature. \n\n\n\n\nModerated and curated by Guest Curator Lawrence Hill. \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with HarperCollins Canada.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/caribbean-masterpieces-with-myriam-chancy-and-cherie-jones
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T200000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
CREATED:20210907T044005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211020T190658Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T213000
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SUMMARY:Permanent Astonishment: Tomson Highway in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:One of the most acclaimed Indigenous writers and performers in Canada shares his epic life story in a new memoir and conversation. Tomson Highway was born in a snowbank on an island in the sub-Arctic\, the 11th of 12 children in a nomadic Cree family. Permanent Astonishment shares his joy of the natural world and his family—from being pulled by dogsled beneath a night sky alive with stars to singing country music songs around the campfire. He also shares what happened after and away from that idyllic childhood; flown to residential school when he was six years old\, where his younger brother\, René\, soon joined him. Permanent Astonishment is also an embrace to René’s final words when he died too young. “Don’t mourn me\, be joyful\,” he said. Highway demonstrates just that through a hilarious and profound work that explores culture\, conquest\, and survival. Hear him tell his tale in conversation with Bill Richardson. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/tomson-highway
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
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SUMMARY:Word! Spoken Word For Adults with Lili Robinson\, jaye simpson\, and Brandon Wint
DESCRIPTION:Update: This event is hosted by Anjalica Solomon. \nOur Spoken Word event series\, curated by award-winning poet and spoken word artist Jillian Christmas\, is an effervescent\, powerful highlight of our youth programming every year. We’re so excited to bring this exceptional series to the rest of our audience for the first time. Performers include Fringe New Play Prize-winner\, playwright\, poet\, actor\, and community organizer Lili Robinson\, as well as jaye simpson: an Oji-Cree Saulteaux Indigiqueer from Sapotaweyak Cree Nation. Their work has been published in various publications and their latest work\, it was never going to be okay\, was shortlisted for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers and won the Indigenous Voices Award. Brandon Wint is an Ontario-born poet\, spoken word artist\, and educator whose poems and essays have been published in national anthologies. Divine Animal is his debut book of poetry. These are artists at the top of their game; whose vocalization will move\, rivet\, and provoke. Come find out what the excitement is about. \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Anjalica Solomon.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/word-spoken-word-for-adults-with-jaye-simpson-and-brandon-wint
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211021T223000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
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SUMMARY:🍺📖😂 The Emoji Lit Pub Quiz With Rob Taylor
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nJoin us for a first-for-the-Fest literary pub quiz\, inspired by a growing online quiz trend: identifying book titles by emoji representations. Hosted by poet and literary raconteur Rob Taylor\, this fast-paced evening will feature book-related emoji quizzes (Would you guess that a bunny tail and two skyscrapers represents a Dickens classic?) and “Mad-Lib Readings\,” in which authors give readings from their work with sections blanked out for audience participation. There will even be a Wrong Answers Only round with author Rhea Tregebov choosing her favourite incorrect guesses… perfect for anyone who has never placed first in a pub quiz. Don’t miss this effervescent evening of escapades.  \nHosted by Rob Taylor. \n\nThis pub quiz event takes place at Granville Island Brewing on Granville Island.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-emoji-lit-pub-quiz-with-rob-taylor
LOCATION:Granville Island Brewing\, Granville Island
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T100000
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SUMMARY:The Winter Wives: Linden MacIntyre in Conversation with David Ebner
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling\, award-winning author\, journalist\, and broadcaster Linden MacIntyre is invited to our Festival year after year. Not only because he’s in popular demand from our audience\, but also because every event proves to be a captivating conversation about storytelling and what makes us human. In conversation\, MacIntyre will speak about his new book\, The Winter Wives\, which weaves together threads of crime\, disability\, and dementia. Two old friends couldn’t be more different—Allan is a successful and wealthy sportsman; Byron lives at home caring for his ill mother and has a disability resulting from a childhood illness. The fault lines between them start to show. But when Allan suffers a stroke\, both friends are forced to confront their weaknesses and strengths\, and the tangles of their relationship. \n\nUpdated: Please note that the venue for this event has been updated\, and will take place at Revue Stage.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-winter-wives-linden-macintyre-in-conversation-with-david-ebner
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T100000
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SUMMARY:Complex Histories With Gary Barwin\, Roy Jacobsen\, and Kathleen Winter
DESCRIPTION:Literary historical novels often bring us the gift of enabling us to see events of the past more clearly than ever before. These three authors prove it. Gary Barwin’s Nothing the Same\, Everything Haunted is full of sharp wit\, pathos\, and reimagined history\, as a middle-aged Jewish man who dreams of being a cowboy goes on an eccentric quest across Europe following the 1941 Nazi invasion of Luthiania. Roy Jacobsen captivated readers with his Booker-shortlisted novel\, The Unseen. The follow up\, White Shadow\, centres on Ingrid: a Norwegian woman living alone on a small island during the Nazi occupation\, who falls in love with a Russian prisoner of war who washes ashore—and the persecution that follows. Giller-shortlisted novelist Kathleen Winter returns with a stunning reimagining of the lost years of misunderstood Romantic Era genius Dorothy Wordsworth in Undersong: A Novel. Find out how these authors balance their stories with the weight of historic realism\, and the balance between truth and fiction. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Tara Henley. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/complex-histories-with-gary-barwin-roy-jacobsen-and-kathleen-winter
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T103000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
CREATED:20210907T050053Z
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T113000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T120000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
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SUMMARY:Black Literature on the Prairies With Cheryl Foggo and Karina Vernon
DESCRIPTION:Calgary writer and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo and Toronto writer and scholar Karina Vernon will enter into a conversation\, moderated by Lawrence Hill\, about Black literature\, identity\, and history on the Canadian Prairies. Foggo is a celebrated playwright and journalist and the author of three children’s/YA books and the much-celebrated memoir Pourin’ Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West. Most recently\, Foggo wrote and directed the 2020 NFB film documentary John Ware Reimagined\, about a prominent but oft-misunderstood 19th century Black cowboy from Alberta. Vernon\, an associate professor of English at the University of Toronto\, is a leading Canadian scholar on Black Canadian literature with a particular interest in prairie writing. Her book The Black Prairie Archives: an Anthology appeared in 2020 with Wilfrid Laurier University Press. \n\n\n\n\nModerated and curated by Guest Curator Lawrence Hill. \n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/black-literature-on-the-prairies-with-cheryl-foggo-and-karina-vernon
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T130000
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SUMMARY:What Strange Paradise: Omar El Akkad in Conversation with Mark Medley
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nOmar El Akkad’s masterpiece\, American War\, captivated readers with its eerie possibility; the brutality of war in the near future when the United States is once again divided in bloodshed\, this time about fossil fuels. His follow up\, What Strange Paradise\, is equally prescient: a devastating yet beautiful story of two children against the backdrop of the refugee crisis\, and the dehumanization of those who must flee home. The New York Times has said it “deserves to be an instant classic.” El Akkad’s writing is both fortune-telling dystopia and precise cultural criticism; a necessary writer who probes our humanity. He speaks with Globe and Mail editor\, Mark Medley\, about his work and the future.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/what-strange-paradise-omar-el-akkad-in-conversation-with-mark-medley
LOCATION:Revue Stage
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T075623
CREATED:20210907T051648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T174434Z
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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
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T140000
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SUMMARY:The Intricate Craft of Poetry with  Liz Howard\,  Adam Sol\, and Brandon Wint
DESCRIPTION:We bring together three poets renowned for their magnificent experimentation with form and structure to discuss contemporary poetry and the craft behind three collections that ask the essential questions of our time. Ontario-born poet\, spoken word artist\, and educator Brandon Wint’s poems and essays have been published in national anthologies. Divine Animal is his debut collection. Griffin Poetry Prize winner Liz Howard’s latest work is Letters in a Bruised Cosmos. In propulsive verse\, she asks\, “Who do we become after the worst has happened?”. Adam Sol is a Trillium Book Award-winning poet\, whose latest collection\, Broken Dawn Blessings\, explores how we respond to others’ pain\, both the pain of those we love and those we don’t know. Moderated by celebrated and award-winning poet\, Shazia Hafiz Ramji. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Shazia Hafiz Ramji. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is Pay What You Can! Book a ticket to this event to receive a link to watch the livestream wherever you are. After the Festival\, you’ll also receive access to a recording of the event\, which will be available to rewatch for one week. \nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events \n \nPresented in partnership with SFU Creative Writing.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-intricate-craft-of-poetry-with-liz-howard-adam-sol-and-brandon-wint
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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SUMMARY:It’s Not Too Late:  How We Can Still Fight  the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nOptimism is a particularly notable virtue in today’s age\, when wildfires and floods rage\, and headlines warn that we’re past the point of no return for a liveable climate. How do we continue to push for change amidst such significant forces\, of nature and government? How do we replace ennui with purpose? And will it really make a difference? Journalist and author Arno Kopecky believes so. In the surprisingly funny The Environmentalist’s Dilemma he reminds us that\, in fact\, humanity’s doing better than ever. J.B. MacKinnon\, bestselling author of The 100 Mile Diet\, and now The Day the World Stops Shopping\, meanwhile offers us fascinating insight into our individual habits and why ending consumerism can help to save our planet\, and ourselves. Join these two minds for a relatable\, wise\, and fascinating conversation about why it’s not as bad as you might think (and what comes next). \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Laura Lynch.
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/its-not-too-late-how-we-can-still-fight-the-climate-crisis
LOCATION:Performance Works
CATEGORIES:Theatre
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SUMMARY:China Unbound: Joanna Chiu in Conversation with Doug Saunders
DESCRIPTION:Update: This event will now be released as a podcast! Click here to subscribe to Books & Ideas Audio\, where you can listen to the podcast. \nYou don’t need to RSVP or book a ticket to this event. This podcast will be released at 6:00pm PDT on Friday\, October 22. \nAs the world’s second-largest economy\, China is extending its influence across the globe with the complicity of democratic nations. Internationally recognized reporter Joanna Chiu has spent a decade tracking China’s propulsive rise\, from the political aspects of the multi-billion-dollar “New Silk Road” global investment project to a growing sway on foreign countries and multilateral institutions through “United Front” efforts. As the United States stumbles\, Chiu’s anticipated work\, China Unbound: A New World Disorder exposes Beijing’s high-tech surveillance and aggressive measures that result in human rights violations against those who challenge its power. She speaks to Globe and Mail journalist Doug Saunders about why the new world order she sees has disturbing implications for global stability\, prosperity\, and civil rights everywhere. \n  \n\nThis event is included in a Digital Pass. The $100 pass includes access to the whole digital lineup in one convenient package. If you choose a pass\, there’s no need to book tickets individually or keep track of multiple emails. Click here if you’d like to purchase a Digital Pass instead of ordering a ticket to this event. \nThis event is also simulcast at our in-person cinema\, The Nest. Many of our digital events are also streaming onsite at The Nest. Please note that seating at this venue is first-come-first-served by donation at the door. Read more about The Nest Cinema. *You may watch cinema events in The Nest\, or stream comfortably from home. \nCheck out our Festival FAQ for Festival & box office information.\nView our full lineup or just our digital events
URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/china-unbound-joanna-chiu-in-conversation-with-doug-saunders
LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing
CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming
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