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Jen Sookfong Lee's The Hunger We Pass Down confronts intergenerational trauma and the insatiable desire for survival

Ahead of her appearance at Vancouver Writers Fest, author talks horror, motherhood, and the power of female rage

FESTS, READJanet SmithOctober 15, 2025Vancouver Writers Fest, Jen Sookfong Lee

Stir Cheat Sheet: Cory Doctorow to Mona Awad, 5 highlights of this year’s Vancouver Writers Fest

Readings and discussions focus on women’s perspectives on horror writing, and how to find your inner dinosaur in a world of chickens

FESTS, READStir VancouverOctober 14, 2025Vancouver Writers Fest

For guest curator Canisia Lubrin, Vancouver Writers Fest proves a respite from the heaviness of the world

Author of forthcoming elegy The World After Rain looks at writers’ roles in times of crisis

READ, FESTSEmily LythOctober 10, 2025Vancouver Writers Fest, Canisia Lubrin, Homepage feature

Whistler Writers Festival pairs vibrant literary discovery with charming forest views, October 30 to November 2

Events range from book talks to writing masterclasses, featuring such authors as Antonio Michael Downing, Susan Juby, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and more

Curve! and A Haida Wedding amid BC Book Prize winners

At award gala, Vancouver poet Fred Wah received Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence.

Palabra Flamenco blends spoken poetry and age-old Iberian art form at Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Poet Garth Martens says the Victoria-based troupe’s performances are a visceral and intimate conversation between words, music, and dance

READ, DANCE, FESTS, MUSICJanet SmithSeptember 18, 2025flamenco, Vancouver International Flamenco Festival

Vancouver Writers Fest launches with Oh, Canada!: The Alma Lee Opening Night Event, October 20

Evening features Canadian authors in sequential talks about the country’s current issues and rapidly shifting landscape

READ, FESTSStir VancouverSeptember 16, 2025Partner Content, Vancouver Writers Fest

Vancouver Writers Fest announces 2025 edition featuring guest curator Canisia Lubrin, a special event with Margaret Atwood, and much more

With the main lineup taking place October 20 to 26, events cover everything from censorship to Canadian identity

FESTS, READJanet SmithSeptember 8, 2025Vancouver Writers Fest, Margaret Atwood, VWF

The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act chronicles silenced lives of heartbreak and hope

An extension of her national exhibition of the same name, Catherine Clement’s latest book shares individual experiences of Canada’s dark period of Chinese exclusion

READ, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 24, 2025Chinese Canadian Museum, LiterAsian

Just-released book The Place of Objects captures the extensive collection of John David Lawrence

Publication with corresponding Vancouver Art Gallery exhibition highlights the rich stories and cultural importance of B.C.’s art scene

Vancouver’s Dora Prieto and Jess Goldman win RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers

Annual prize presented by the Writers’ Trust of Canada carries $10,000 for each recipient, along with access to skill development and mentorship opportunities

READJanet SmithJune 3, 2025Writers' Trust of Canada

New book Sea of Islands showcases UBC Museum of Anthropology's Oceanic collection

Release by Figure 1 Publishing and MOA features more than 250 photographs alongside text by museum curator Carol E. Mayer

READStir VancouverMay 26, 2025Partner Content, Figure 1 Publishing, Museum of Anthropology, MOA

Toby Thompson's poetry takes jazz-infused solo at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival

In renowned one-man show I Wish I Was a Mountain, the award-winning British poet leans on rhythm of deep musical influences

Book review: Rodney DeCroo's Night Moves focuses on the passing mysteries of city's sidewalks

With this gritty collection of street photographs, the Vancouver songwriter, poet, and playwright opens a new chapter in his hard-won life as an artist

ART & DESIGN, READJanet SmithMay 9, 2025Rodney DeCroo, Anvil Press, Homepage feature