Events
If you know of an upcoming writing event in our
area (or if any of these links no longer work),
please send an email to our webmistress.
May 12, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch
Vancouver, British Columbia
Holidays are about escaping the demands of real
life, and what better accompaniment than a fun
beach read? But be warned—you might actually
learn something! Writing fiction isn't just a
flight of fancy, often it involves a lot of research.
Come and learn how these three GVC authors research
and write their books. The speakers are Eileen
Cook, Kate
Austin and Susan
Lyons. Admission is free. Books will be available
for sale and signing. Press
release
Labour Day Weekend 2008
Any Location
This contest takes place every Labour Day long
weekend. The event began as a joke, became a dare,
and has now become a literary institution. It
has spawned what is probably the only genuinely
Canadian genre in world literary history and has
gone on to garner international attention and
a reputation as the cheeky and uncompromising
rebel of literary forms. The contest now attracts
over 500 daring writers from around the world,
and Blue Lake Books invites writers everywhere
to join in celebrating this uniquely Canadian
contribution to world literary history.
September 28, 2008
Library Square
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mark the last Sunday in September on your calendar
for the biggest outdoor book bash in the country—all
free of charge. From poetry slams to improv comedy,
memoirs to screenplays, short stories to cooking
demos, there is sure to be something for every
book- and magazine-lover to discover.
October 2008
Bellevue, Washington
The annual conference of the Greater Seattle
Chapter of RWA® features bestselling authors
plus editors, agents and much more.
October 21-26, 2008
Granville Island
Vancouver, British Columbia
The festival attracts the world's best writers
to Vancouver. Internationally renowned and undiscovered
authors mingle with 11,000 readers of all ages
in intimate, interactive, and informal settings
on Granville Island, an urban oasis in the heart
of Vancouver. In its history the festival has
presented luminaries such as Martin Amis, Margaret
Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Peter Carey, Roddy Doyle,
Timothy Findley, Tomson Highway, John Irving,
P.D. James, Thomas Keneally, Rohinton Mistry,
Frank McCourt, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje,
Anita Rau Badami, JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and
Carol Shields.
October 24-26, 2008
Sheraton Guildford Hotel
15269-104th Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
This conference has something for every writer,
from beginners to seasoned pros: novelists, journalists,
poets, article writers, nonfiction writers, romance
writers, writers for children, screenwriters,
fantasy and science fiction writers—no matter
what you write, there's something for you.
These links are provided as a convenience and
are not to be interpreted as acceptance or endorsement
of any web site, individual, organization, or
business by GVC.
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