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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
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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
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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: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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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
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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
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