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.

The world of publishing is changing. From the growth of ebooks/digital publishing to competing for a reader’s attention with Twitter and Facebook, today's writers are working harder than ever to stay current in the changing publishing landscape.

Five published authors dish on the industry, how they were published, how romance is changing, and pretty much anything else you'd like to know.

They represent sexy and sweet contemporary romance, young adult fiction, romantic suspense, and paranormal fiction. They are published in print and electronic formats by publishers including Harlequin, Berkley/Penguin, Simon and Schuster, Kensington, Wild Rose Press and Sapphire Blue Publishing.

For more information about this event, contact Popular Reading Library at 604-331-3691 or see www.rwagvc.com.

Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms
Lower Level, Central Library
350 West Georgia St.

Admission is free
Seating is limited

INTERNATIONAL 3-DAY NOVEL CONTEST

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.

THE WORD ON THE STREET

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.

THE EMERALD CITY WRITERS' CONFERENCE

The annual conference of the Greater Seattle Chapter of RWA® features bestselling authors plus editors, agents and much more.

THE VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL WRITERS (& READERS) FESTIVAL

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.

SURREY INTERNATIONAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE

October 2012
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.