BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vancouver Writers Fest - ECPv6.15.18//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:20211022T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T120000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T050806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T174354Z UID:10000210-1634904000-1634904000@writersfest.bc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T051205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T202902Z UID:10000211-1634907600-1634907600@writersfest.bc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T133000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 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:20211022T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T051926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T222744Z UID:10000213-1634911200-1634911200@writersfest.bc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T143000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T052424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211019T225843Z UID:10000123-1634913000-1634913000@writersfest.bc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T052631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T222820Z UID:10000124-1634925600-1634925600@writersfest.bc.ca 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 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T180000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T052851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T213807Z UID:10000125-1634925600-1634925600@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Ring: André Alexis in Conversation with Mark Medley DESCRIPTION:No matter the depth of feeling for our beloved\, there is always a moment (or a few) when we’d like to change something about them. Right? Scotiabank Giller Prize and Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize winner\, André Alexis\, probes love\, romance\, and the past in his latest novel\, Ring\, in which a woman in love is gifted a ring that will allow her to change three things about her partner. Following on the heels of Pastoral\, Fifteen Dogs\, The Hidden Keys\, and Days by Moonlight\, it completes Alexis’ Quincunx: five genre-bending\, stunning novels. We welcome this extraordinary literary mind to discuss his five works\, and the philosophy imbued in his latest\, with Globe and Mail editor\, Mark Medley. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/ring-andre-alexis-in-conversation-with-mark-medley LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre 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:20211022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T053154Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T222837Z UID:10000126-1634932800-1634932800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:On Freedom: Maggie Nelson in Conversation with Baharak Yousefi DESCRIPTION:Those who are first introduced to Maggie Nelson soon notice her name throughout their literary and social worlds. The award-winning writer\, scholar\, poet\, and critic is one of the most prolific and influential Western thinkers today. As Vulture shared\, “Reading Nelson is like watching a prima ballerina deliver the performance of a lifetime: athletic\, graceful\, and awe-inspiring.” The same goes for her latest work\, On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint\, which draws on a vast range of material to explore how we might think\, experience\, or talk about freedom. Thinking publicly through the knots in our culture—from recent art-world debates to the turbulent legacies of sexual liberation\, from the painful paradoxes of addiction to the lure of despair in the face of the climate crisis—is itself a practice of freedom\, a means of forging fortitude\, courage\, and company. \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/on-freedom-maggie-nelson-in-conversation-with-baharak-yousefi LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T053429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T213911Z UID:10000127-1634932800-1634932800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Journeys For Home: One-to-One with Kamal Al-Solaylee and Marcello Di Cintio DESCRIPTION:Our headlines underscore the geopolitical forces that shape these tumultuous times\, but too infrequently do we hear from voices whose lives and homes are impacted by such pressures. Two exceptional journalists and authors share such stories—and discuss their motivation to seek them out. Kamal Al-Solaylee’s Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come From includes conversations with dozens of people like himself who have chosen to—or long to—return to their homelands. Driven\, by Marcello Di Cintio\, shares conversations with taxi drivers\, their backgrounds ranging from the Iraqi National Guard\, to the Westboro Baptist Church\, to an arranged marriage that left one woman stranded in a foreign country with nothing but a suitcase. There are thousands of unknown stories around us. By hearing them\, we see the world in a new light. \n\nPresented in partnership with SFU Library. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/journeys-for-home-one-to-one-with-kamal-al-solaylee-and-marcello-di-cintio LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T053716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T233801Z UID:10000128-1634932800-1634932800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Poetry Bash With Bertrand Bickersteth\, Molly Cross-Blanchard\, Joseph Dandurand\, Chantal Gibson\, Billeh Nickerson\, and Rob Taylor DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nUpdate: This event will no longer feature ASL interpretation. \nWe say it year after year: The Poetry Bash is a long-time audience favourite for a reason. There’s a reverence in the air\, and a sense of possibility met with hilarity\, collective gasps and cathartic insights. And now it’s back on stage\, for an atmospheric evening to kickstart the weekend. Hosted by poet and award-winning author Aislinn Hunter\, the lineup includes some of the most talked-about poets in Canada today. Spend the evening with Bertrand Bickersteth\, whose collection The Response of Weeds is a CBC Poetry Book of the Year; Métis writer and Room Magazine editor Molly Cross-Blanchard whose Exhibitionist is a 2021 favourite; prolific poet and Kwantlen First Nations member\, Joseph Dandurand (Sh:lam); artist\, poet\, and writer Chantal Gibson (with/holding); Poetry Bash favourite and writer\, poet\, and producer Billeh Nickerson (Duct-Taped Roses); and poet and critic Rob Taylor\, who launches his fourth collection\, Strangers.  \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Aislinn Hunter. \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with KPU Creative Writing. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-poetry-bash-with-bertrand-bickersteth-molly-cross-blanchard-joseph-dandurand-chantal-gibson-billeh-nickerson-and-rob-taylor LOCATION:Performance Works CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T183122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211007T235219Z UID:10000129-1634985000-1634985000@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:One-to-One With Linwood Barclay and Beverley McLachlin DESCRIPTION:Listen to two of the most exciting crime writers speak to each other about their works in an intimate conversation between former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and bestselling author\, Beverley McLachlin\, and New York Times bestselling author Linwood Barclay. After her #1 debut\, Full Disclosure\, McLachlin offers another taut new thriller\, this time exploring what happens when Jilly Truitt\, a lawyer\, stumbles across a dark truth hanging over an accused family she’s defending. Will this new information result in the truth…or denial? In Barclay’s latest\, Find You First\, millionaire Miles is in a race against time against a terminal illness. As his potential heirs begin to vanish\, he must ask—who is the vicious killer\, and how close are they? Don’t miss this riveting discussion between authors who know how to turn pages. \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. \nBecause this is a Pivot event\, originally planned for in-person\, is not included in the Digital Pass. \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/one-to-one-with-linwood-barclay-and-beverley-mclachlin LOCATION:Digital (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Pivot Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T183346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T174719Z UID:10000130-1634985000-1634985000@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:with/holding: Chantal Gibson in Conversation with Lawrence Hill DESCRIPTION:Award-winning Vancouver poet Chantal Gibson joins the Vancouver Writers Fest stage once more to discuss\, in an interview with Lawrence Hill\, her latest new poetry collection with/holding: a collection of genre-blurring poems that examines the representation and reproduction of Blackness across communication media and popular culture. Gibson lives a fascinating life as an award-winning teacher at Simon Fraser University\, a successful visual artist whose art has been exhibited at museums and galleries across Canada and the United States\, and as a poet who has landed with a splash on the Canadian literary scene. Her first collection\, How She Read meditates on Blackness\, womanhood\, denial\, and freedom. She explores these themes and more in this morning’s illuminating conversation. \nCurated by Guest Curator Lawrence Hill.  \n\nPresented in partnership with UBC Library. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/with-holding-chantal-gibson-in-conversation-with-lawrence-hill LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T184330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T222907Z UID:10000131-1634986800-1634986800@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Bewilderment: Richard Powers in Conversation with Eleanor Wachtel DESCRIPTION:Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel\, The Overstory\, is both a dazzling work of literature and an ecological hymn; arguably one of the most powerful calls for conservation of our forests that now sits\, in plain sight\, on shelves across the globe. This may be Powers’ most famous work\, but the prolific writer’s 13 other titles are similarly notable\, praiseworthy\, and lauded. Bewilderment\, his latest novel—longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize— is no different: exploring father-son relationships… and the cosmos. Theo Byrne is a widowed astrobiologist and father to Robin\, a young boy on the verge of being expelled. So what better solution than to take the boy to other planets? Powers speaks about his imaginative\, heartful tale with CBC Writers and Company host\, and inimitable interviewer\, Eleanor Wachtel. \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 \nPresented in partnership with the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA). \nThe official bookseller for this event is Indigo.  URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/bewilderment-richard-powers-in-conversation-with-eleanor-wachtel LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 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:20211023T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T191259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T222926Z UID:10000214-1634994000-1634994000@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury Evan Osnos in Conversation with Omar El Akkad DESCRIPTION:Through the fever pitch of anger\, hatred\, and civil unrest that rapidly crescendoed in 2020 we saw the disillusionment of millions of Americans\, and the dissolution of American politics as it was previously known. National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Evan Osnos illuminates the origins of America’s political fury in this prescient\, essential analysis. Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury follows ordinary individuals as they navigate 21st century America in three places: Greenwich\, Connecticut; Clarksburg\, West Virginia; and Chicago\, Illinois. Through their voices\, we understand the origins of this political turmoil—from the collapse of social infrastructure to the rightward shift of the financial elite\, to the compounded effects of segregation and violence. The recent fate of America has been one of the loudest\, most consistent conversations of the past few years\, on both sides of the border. Osnos speaks with award-winning American War author Omar El Akkad about why\, and what’s next. \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/wildland-the-making-of-americas-fury-evan-osnos-in-conversation-with-omar-el-akkad LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T192018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T214244Z UID:10000215-1634997600-1634997600@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Poets in Conversation With Bertrand Bickersteth\, Adam Sol\, and Isabella Wang DESCRIPTION:Join the discussion about craft\, language\, and nuance with four of Canada’s most exciting poetic voices\, each exploring identity\, language\, and intimacy through transcendent ways with verse. Bertrand Bickersteth’s The Response of Weeds is a CBC Poetry Book of the Year and explores what it means to be Black and Albertan through a variety of prisms: historical\, biographical\, and geographical. Trillium Book Award-winning poet Adam Sol’s latest collection tries to find moments of blessing in the midst of public and personal pain. Pebble Swing is the debut from one of Canada’s promising emerging poets\, Isabella Wang\, who—as an immigrant whose grasp of Mandarin is fading—explores language\, fragmentation\, and absence. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Sheryda Warrener. \n\n\n\n\n\nGenerously sponsored by Sam Znaimer in memory of Nancy Richler. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/poets-in-conversation-with-bertrand-bickersteth-adam-sol-and-isabella-wang LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre 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:20211023T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T192310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T214310Z UID:10000216-1634997600-1634997600@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Short Stories\, Great Tales with Norma Dunning\, Alix Ohlin\, and Casey Plett DESCRIPTION:The short story: the hardest narrative to craft and an often-underrated form\, it’s one of the Festival’s favourite areas to explore in events. Rediscover the beauty of these slim delights with an event exploring the crafting behind them. Norma Dunning draws on both lived experience and cultural memory to weave six new short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters in Tainna; The Unseen Ones. Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalist\, Alix Ohlin is incapable of writing a story that’s anything other than a masterclass in craft. We Want What We Want is populated by bad parents and inescapable old flames. Lambda Literary Award winner Casey Plett’s collection\, A Dream of a Woman\, is one of the most anticipated books of the season. Her work buzzes with quiet intensity and intimate complexities as Plett centers transgender women seeking stable\, adult lives. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Bill Richardson. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/short-stories-great-tales-with-norma-dunning-alix-ohlin-and-casey-plett LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T150000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T192446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T222943Z UID:10000217-1635001200-1635001200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Lying Life of Adults: Ann Goldstein in Conversation with John Freeman DESCRIPTION:“I believe that books\, once they are written\, have no need of their authors\,” wrote Elena Ferrante in a 1991 letter\, explaining the rationale for her anonymity. Many do\, however\, need translators. Ann Goldstein has made millions of readers very\, very happy\, as the long-time translator of Elena Ferrante’s masterful Neapolitan Quartet. To celebrate the paperback release of The Lying Life of Adults\, she speaks with writer and editor John Freeman about this fascinating and challenging career. How does one begin to depict the rhythm of one language into the other? What is Goldstein’s relationship between the original text and the translated version? How does she ensure both the voice of the author and the characters sing in the second language? And what’s the difference between translating Elena Ferrante and Primo Levi? Join us for a bubbling\, intellectually fascinating conversation on the literary arts. \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/the-lying-life-of-adults-ann-goldstein-in-conversation-with-john-freeman LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 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:20211023T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T193106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T184317Z UID:10000219-1635008400-1635008400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Mystery of Right and Wrong: Wayne Johnston in Conversation with Hal Wake DESCRIPTION:Wayne Johnston is one of the country’s most critically acclaimed and beloved writers\, whose ability to write about the ties of family\, and place\, have earned him long-time fans on both sides of the Atlantic. The Mystery of Right and Wrong is perhaps his most poignant to date. In it\, Johnston reveals haunting family secrets he’s kept for more than 30 years\, unfolding them in a novel that grapples with sexual abuse\, male violence\, and madness. The work explores the relationship of Wade Jackson\, a young writer\, with Rachel van Hout: the youngest of four daughters from a Dutch/South African family\, each of whom have significant mental health challenges. This is a deeply personal book and a stunning piece of literature. Johnston speaks with long-time friend and former Artistic Director\, Hal Wake\, about the writing journey. \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/the-mystery-of-right-and-wrong-wayne-johnston-in-conversation-with-hal-wake LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T190000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T193257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T184345Z UID:10000220-1635015600-1635015600@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Threads of Family and Resilience With Te-Ping Chen and Pik-Shuen Fung DESCRIPTION:Te-Ping Chen’s debut fiction\, Land of Big Numbers: Stories\, is lauded by NPR as “as brilliant an instance of a journalist’s keen eye manifesting in luminous fiction as one can find.” Through piercing realism and tongue-in-cheek magic realism\, it shares journeys of Chinese communities\, their history\, their government\, and how all of that has tumbled into the present\, where social mobility is extremely limited. Pik-Shuen Fung’s Ghost Forest reveals the resilient threads of matrilineal history and the inheritance of stories and silences in a moving story of a Chinese-Canadian astronaut family. These remarkable\, perceptive writers discuss history inherited in 21st century China\, and their depictions of modern day Chinese and Canadian-Chinese family dynamics\, with award-winning author and columnist\, Anna Ling Kaye. \n\n\n\n\nModerated by Anna Ling Kaye. \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/the-threads-of-family-and-resilience-with-te-ping-chen-and-pik-shuen-fung LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T193718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T175249Z UID:10000221-1635019200-1635019200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Literary Cabaret With Mona Awad\, Gary Barwin\, Marcello Di Cintio\, Omar El Akkad\, Christa Couture\, and Darrel McLeod DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nOf all the delights of returning to physical Festival stages\, this one feels the sweetest: the return of the Festival’s flagship event\, the Literary Cabaret. It’s a magical coalescence of author readings and improvised songs; an atmospheric\, immersive evening of art. Returning at the helm of these fusions is Sally Zori: Musical Director and lead in Sally Zori & The Allegories. The band will accompany critically acclaimed author Mona Awad (All’s Well); writer\, composer\, and poet Gary Barwin (Nothing the Same\, Everything Haunted); award-winning journalist and author Marcello Di Cintio (Driven); bestseller and award-winner Omar El Akkad (What Strange Paradise)\, lauded memoirist Christa Couture (How To Lose Everything); and award-winning\, inspirational voice\, Darrel McLeod (Peyakow). Welcome back. \n\n\n\n\nHost and Musical Director: Sally Zori and The Allegories. \n\n\n\n\n\nYouth discounts not available for this event. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-literary-cabaret-with-mona-awad-gary-barwin-marcello-di-cintio-omar-el-akkad-christa-couture-and-darrel-mcleod LOCATION:Performance Works CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T194114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T234246Z UID:10000222-1635019200-1635019200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Float Like a Butterfly\, Drink Mint Tea: Alex Wood in Conversation with Charles Demers DESCRIPTION:Update: This event will feature ASL interpretation! \nAlex Wood doesn’t do things by half. After being on a dedicated fast track to die young (and drunk)\, the drug-addicted\, alcoholic comedian decided to quit… everything. Wood gave up alcohol\, drugs\, red meat\, dairy\, social media\, porn\, credit cards\, nail-biting\, and gossip—all at once. He speaks with Robin’s Egg imprint publisher\, comedian\, and friend Charles Demers about this transition—and the heartbreak\, relapses\, and abuse along the way\, alongside love\, support\, and lots of laughter. With humour and candour\, Wood shares the deep shame of addiction\, and how he began to overcome it in order to survive. They say that humour is the best medicine. This conversation between two of the funniest folks in Vancouver is sure to offer entertaining insights into banishing one’s demons. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/float-like-a-butterfly-drink-mint-tea-alex-wood-in-conversation-with-charles-demers LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211023T200000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T194319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T234013Z UID:10000223-1635019200-1635019200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Binge: Douglas Coupland in Conversation with Lisa Christiansen DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT\nUpdate: This event will no longer feature ASL interpretation. \n“If you love Doug’s fiction\, this collection is like rain on the desert\,” says the publisher of Douglas Coupland’s first work of fiction since 2013\, Binge. And certainly\, for the millions of readers for whom Coupland’s existentialism\, profundity\, and hilarity was generation-defining\, this is a welcome collection to devour. A collection of 60 stories featuring myriad characters—from the maudlin to the absurd—they ask us to question how we should be living. The bestselling author speaks with CBC producer Lisa Christiansen about his latest. \n\nCommunity partner: Opus Art Supplies URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/binge-douglas-coupland-in-conversation-with-lisa-christiansen LOCATION:Waterfront Theatre\, 1412 Cartwright St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, BC V6H 3R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Theatre 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:20211024T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T090000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T194600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T045825Z UID:10000133-1635066000-1635066000@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:PODCAST: Saga Boy: Antonio Michael Downing in Conversation with Barbara Chirinos DESCRIPTION:This event is 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 9:00am PDT on Sunday\, October 24. \nAntonio Michael Downing was raised by his indomitable grandmother in the lush rainforest of southern Trinidad\, but—at age 11—is uprooted to Canada when she dies. He is sent to live with his stern\, evangelical Aunt Joan in Wabigoon\, a tiny northern Ontario community where he is one of only a few Black children in the town. His memoir\, Saga Boy\, is a creative\, startling mash-up of memories and mythology as he shares the experience of growing up as an immigrant minority and longing for home. Eventually\, he becomes a “Saga Boy”: a Trinidadian playboy\, addicted to escapism\, attention\, and sex. When the inevitable crash happens\, he finds himself in a cold\, stone jail cell. Yet this is a story of pride and reclamation\, as Downing reclaims his Black identity and embraces a rich heritage. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear his unforgettable story. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/podcast-saga-boy-antonio-michael-downing-in-conversation-with-barbara-chirinos LOCATION:Digital (Podcast) CATEGORIES:Digital END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T103000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T195448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211021T204010Z UID:10000135-1635071400-1635071400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Gripping Tales With Linwood Barclay\, Cherie Jones\, and Eddy Boudel Tan DESCRIPTION:These authors write in different genres but one thing connects them all: their ability to create spellbinding stories. Linwood Barclay is a household favourite for his prolific output of unputdownable thrillers. He returns with Find You First. Cherie Jones’ How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House has earned comparisons to Zadie Smith and Marlon James. The critically acclaimed debut follows four people in Barbados\, each desperate to escape their legacy of violence in a so-called “paradise.” Eddy Boudel Tan’s debut\, After Elias\, cemented him as an author to watch. He returns with The Rebellious Tide\, described as a “propulsive\, unpredictable adventure.” Discover three new works you’ll be recommending as soon as you turn the last page. \nModerated by Rob Wiersema. \n\nPresented in partnership with the BCIT Alumni Association. \nLinwood Barclay (appearing virtually)\nCherie Jones (appearing in-person)\nEddy Boudel Tan (appearing in-person)\nRob Wiersema (appearing in-person) URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/gripping-tales-with-linwood-barclay-cherie-jones-and-eddy-boudel-tan LOCATION:Revue Stage CATEGORIES:Theatre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T200036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211024T173032Z UID:10000136-1635073200-1635073200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Hunting by Stars: Cherie Dimaline in Conversation with David A. Robertson DESCRIPTION:The Marrow Thieves is a slim volume with a sweeping story and expansive impact. Since publication in 2017\, it has won multiple awards\, been mentioned in countless “best of” lists\, and remained firmly on the bestseller list for not only months\, but years. It demonstrated that Cherie Dimaline is an astonishing literary gift; one of the most influential writers of her generation. She releases the sequel to the story to much anticipation. Hunting by Stars continues the adventure in a dystopian world where the Indigenous people of North America are being hunted for their bone marrow and ability to dream. In this intimate conversation\, Dimaline shares the themes and writing process behind this latest work\, the evolution of modern writing as she sees it\, and what’s next for this remarkable author. \nUpdated: Please note that this is now a DIGITAL event\, over Zoom. \n\nThis event is organized in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts to celebrate the finalists and winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards. \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 not included in the Digital Pass. \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/hunting-for-stars-cherie-dimaline-in-conversation-with-david-a-robertson LOCATION:Digital (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Digital,Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T200415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T183434Z UID:10000137-1635073200-1635073200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The International Sunday Brunch With Joshua Ferris\, Claire Fuller\, Linda Boström Knausgård\, Jaap Robben\, and Jeff VanderMeer DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: Please note that Pilar Quintana is no longer joining this event. \nSunday is made for slow\, quiet mornings of contemplation\, relaxation… and deliciousness. Enjoy a cozy morning at home with your favourite brunch\, and listen to readings from a range of fascinating international writers\, each sharing their favourite passages from new releases. Joshua Ferris (A Calling for Charlie Barnes) is a New Yorker 40 Under 40 and PEN/Hemingway award recipient; Desmond Elliott Prize-winner Claire Fuller presents her Women’s Prize shortlisted novel\, Unsettled Ground; Jeff VanderMeer\, a Nebula and Shirley Jackson Award winner\, returns to bestseller status with Hummingbird Salamander; Jaap Robben was longlisted for the Booker and offers another tender tale in Summer Brother; and Linda Boström Knausgård shares a poignant\, nuanced story of overcoming mental illness and isolation. Share some eggs with these literary stars. \n\n\n\n\nHosted by Kathryn Gretsinger. \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\n\n\nPresented in partnership with SFU’s Department of World Languages and Literatures. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/the-international-sunday-brunch-with-joshua-ferris-claire-fuller-linda-bostrom-knausgard-pilar-quintana-jaap-robben-and-jeff-vandermeer LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T200639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T184414Z UID:10000138-1635080400-1635080400@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:The Magician and the Mayflies: One-to-One with Andrew O’Hagan and Colm Tóibín DESCRIPTION:Imagine the comfort of conversation between two old friends and the fierce ideas of two award-winning\, legendary writers sharing ideas. You can expect both from this conversation between long-time confidantes\, Colm Tóibín and Andrew O’Hagan\, as they discuss their latest works and individual writing processes. Tóibín’s latest book is his most dazzling and ambitious yet\, telling the story of German writer Thomas Mann. The Magician is a profound meditation on creative ambition\, civic responsibility\, queer desire\, and the pull of history. Booker-shortlisted author and London Review of Books editor-at-large\, O’Hagan\, shares a finely tuned drama in Mayflies: a story of friendship\, making life one’s own\, and the impermanence of human condition. Overhear a conversation between two greats. \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/the-magician-and-the-mayflies-one-to-one-with-andrew-ohagan-and-colm-toibin LOCATION:Cinema (The Nest) and At-Home Viewing CATEGORIES:Cinema & Streaming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211024T133000 DTSTAMP:20260418T121424 CREATED:20210907T201137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210917T223915Z UID:10000139-1635082200-1635082200@writersfest.bc.ca SUMMARY:Emerge DESCRIPTION:Join SFU Creative Writing to hear readings from emerge 21: the annual anthology from the students of The Writer’s Studio program at Simon Fraser University. You’ll receive a tantalizing taste of work from the emerging authors who have participated in the illustrious program this year\, and discover new voices in the writing community\, from novelists to poets to essayists. For aspiring authors\, hear from writers who have turned a dream of creating into a reality with the help of professional mentors. Join this immersive celebration of new talent! \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 \nPresented in collaboration with SFU Creative Writing. URL:https://writersfest.bc.ca/event/emerge LOCATION:Digital (Zoom) CATEGORIES:Digital END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR