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3rd Annual Art & Words Festival
Visit the 3rd Annual Art & Words Festival at Gibsons Public Market, where artists are paired at random with an artist to create magic works of literature and art. New this year, on the first day of the festival is a book & art fair in the market, where participants can sell their art and books. Workshop proposals are also being accepted. Last year about 4,000 people came through the doors and saw the show, which included the awards ceremony…
Find out more »Poetry in the Park Summer 2024
Royal City Literary Arts Society presents Poetry in the Park Summer 2024, every Wednesday night from July 3 to August 28, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm PT. Each weekly session will feature 2 poets followed by an Open Mic. Opening Night is Wednesday, July 3, featuring Poets Jónína Kirton and Evelyn Lau. Come to listen and relax at this free, family friendly event in an outdoor setting. Bench seating available. Bringing a folding chair, a blanket, a friend, and maybe a…
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – Susan Wadds Book Launch Event of What the Living Do
CAA Member-at-Large Susan Wadds continues her cross-Canada events celebrating the launch of her debut novel, What the Living Do, (Regal House Publishing, 2024). This event is one of several happening in August and September, and the event on September 12 features readings and conversations with Danielle BigCanoe. Everyone welcome and all events are free.
Find out more »2024 Write on Bowen Festival
Welcome back to the Write on Bowen Festival, once again being held on beautiful Bowen Island/Nexwlélexwm! Join for an excellent line-up of events and activities planned for writers of any genre and level of experience. Friday night kicks off the festival with Rhythms and Rhymes: An Evening of Literary Delight, a presentation of readings by local authors, poets, singers/songwriters and spoken-word artists. Saturday and Sunday presents eight insightful and interactive workshops, featuring engaging and inspiring facilitators who can help you deepen your craft.…
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – Book Signing and Meet & Greet with John Apple
Meet author John Appleby and purchase a signed copy of his new book Night Runners of the Winter Seas, the story of two Canadian naval officers who return to Vancouver Island in 1919 and who put their skills to work as rum runners. Dugald McPherson, a skilled seafarer, and Peter Arundel, a cynical opportunist from a wealthy family, are two Canadian naval officers who return from the Great War looking for something to do. Prohibition in the United States gives…
Find out more »CAA MEMBER EVENT – Book Signing with Elvira Cordileone
The Indigo bookstore in Place Montreal Trust will be hosting a book signing on Saturday, September 21, for Elvie: Girl Under Glass. The memoir describes the profound pain of emigrating to Montreal from Italy as a child in the 1950s and growing up under the pitiless control of a brutal father and the painful turbulence of Quebec's cultural revolution.
Find out more »Book Launch: The Knowing by Tanya Talaga
Award-winning and bestselling Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga launches her new book, The Knowing, in a special Koerner Hall event co-presented with RamsayTalks. Deeply personal and meticulously researched, The Knowing is a seminal unravelling of the centuries-long oppression of Indigenous People that continues to reverberate in these communities today. Talaga retells the history of Canada as only she can - through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades…
Find out more »CAA TORONTO CHAPTER EVENT – Make ‘Em Laugh! Humour Writing Webinar with Terry Fallis
Award-winning novelist, Terry Fallis, will lead a webinar on humour writing covering a range of topics, including why humour writing is hard, how to transfer humour to the page, humour writing techniques, accepting that not every reader will "get you," and who to read if you want to learn and laugh. Speaking of laughs, you'll have a few along the way. By the end of the webinar, you'll understand: the challenge of making readers laugh through the written word; the…
Find out more »Wine Country Writers’ Festival (WCWF)
Wine Country Writers' Festival Society is all about words. Whether written, spoken, recited, read, thought, or murmured... they all tell a story of something. Join the Wine Country Writers in the heart of wine country in the South Okanagan Valley town of Penticton, British Columbia. The Wine Country Writers’ Festival is all about helping writers, readers, and creative word thinkers from all genres, ages, levels, and interests. Their goal is to have a celebration and festival for all things words.…
Find out more »Word on the Street (WOTS) Toronto
The Word On The Street (WOTS) is a national celebration of literacy and Canadian writing. Every year WOTS offers hundreds of author readings for visitors of all ages and a vibrant marketplace featuring the best selection of books and magazines in Canada. Join (for free!) to celebrate the stories that connect us. Stay tuned to https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/ as more details will be added as the festival approaches.
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