2025 Festival: October 20–26
Tickets on sale in September!

2025 Festival
Moderators

Dialogue is the heart of the Vancouver Writers Fest. We understand the lasting impact a rich conversation can have on our collective ability to understand ourselves and the world around us. That’s why we carefully choose each moderator for every event at our Festival and year-round.

We’re lucky to collaborate with renowned journalists, academics, public speakers, authors, and experts across many fields, who travel from across Canada and the U.S. to lend their valuable perspectives and insights with authors and our audience.

Elamin Abdelmahmoud
Christina Barber
David Beers
Tanya Boteju
Marian Botsford Fraser
Jillian Christmas
Michelle Cyca
Meeru Dhalwala
Holly Flauto
John Freeman
Margaret Gallagher
Matt Galloway
Kathryn Gretsinger
Cori Howard
Aislinn Hunter
Tariq Hussain
Adel Iskandar
Am Johal
William Johnson
Mark Kershaw
Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Shaena Lambert
Karin Larsen
Doretta Lau

Marsha Lederman
Hudson Lin
Anna Ling Kaye
Canisia Lubrin
Minelle Mahtani
Tara McGuire
Benjamin Millman
David Moscrop
Alix Ohlin
Shannon Ozirny
Paloma Pacheco
Stephen Quinn
Maria Reva
Jael Richardson
Mattea Roach
David A. Robertson
Rachel Sargeant
Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Stephanie Sinclair
Johnny Trinh
Eleanor Wachtel
Jerry Wasserman
Robert J. Wiersema