BC writers
Burnaby: Word on the Street features local talent
Ah, words, wonderful words … Readers, writers and all lovers of the written word in every form should remember it’s Word on the Street time again. The free annual festival runs Sunday, Sept. 26 at Library Square and CBC Plaza in Vancouver, with a day full of displays, sales, workshops, discussions, kids’ activities and more [...]
Last-minute funding reprieve for B.C. publishers
Following a barrage of criticism in response to recent cuts to the arts, the B.C. government has restored partial funding to the B.C. Arts Council, the provincial body that disperses monies to cultural organizations. The announcement comes as a welcome surprise to B.C. publishers, many of which expected to see their provincial funding cut by [...]
Writers fair planned for Kamloops
It’s hard to believe it’s already September — the end of summer and the start of another school year and many other interesting events. This fall, the Kamloops Arts Council and BC Living Arts will sponsor the Kamloops Writers Fair on Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 in the Old Courthouse Cultural Centre. Writers, would-be writers [...]
Loudmouth fan finds poetry in devotion, Poet laureate George Bowering punctuates his love for baseball with a cacophony of exclamation marks
Section Five, Row Three, Seat Two. With tufts of grey hair poking out from beneath his baseball cap, he stands there shaking his fist and hurling volleys at the players on the field at Nat Bailey Stadium. “Show a little hustle No. 4! You don’t want to wind up like No. 27.” George Bowering, poet, [...]
Federation of B.C. Writers reacts to arts-funding cuts
Among the arts organizations hardest hit by the latest round of provincial-government funding cuts is the Federation of B.C. Writers. The Vancouver-based nonprofit runs an array of grassroots-level programs intended to promote literary writing in the province. It has recently learned that the operating grant it has received annually from the government-run B.C. Arts Council [...]
Sunshine Coast: Writers, readers and humour highlight festival
The 28th annual Festival of the Written Arts offered good advice to fellow writers, food for thought to readers and a lot of zingy one-liners to make us all laugh. Mystery author Louise Penny told how safe it was for her in her writing group and talked about the healing power of words. Jack Whyte, [...]
Whistler: Writers fest returns by popular demand, Partnership with Vancouver International Writers Festival helps bottom line, sees fest moved to October
Fans spoke and the folks behind the Whistler Writers Festival listened — despite an announcement late last year that the 2010 fest was cancelled, the troops rallied and the literary event is, in fact, returning Oct. 14 to 16. True to form, the ninth annual festival lineup includes interesting workshops, innovative events and a roster [...]
Vancouver: Screenwriting guru shares his wisdom, Syd Field offers advice culled from over four decades in Hollywood
The Screenwriters Summit Where: Grand Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel, 655 Burrard St. When: Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $395, call 1-800-814-0544 Info: www.ScreenwritersSummit.com Everybody seems to have written a screenplay. And odds are they’ve picked up Syd Field’s book Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, to find out just exactly how it’s done. [...]
Whistler writers festival wins reprieve, Teaming with Vancouver International Writers Festival allowed ninth annual Whistler festival
At the tail end of 2009, organizers of the annual Whistler Readers & Writers Festival announced that despite growing attendance rates they would be canceling the event. Not only was it not making money, it wasn’t breaking even. “I always thought that there would be a magic number that we could sustain ourselves at without [...]
Delta: Happy to be in the club, Tsawwassen’s Paul Kloschinsky now a League of Canadian Poets member
Tsawwassen’s Paul Kloschinsky is happy to be a new member of the League of Canadian Poets. “It’s very gratifying to be recognized … as a legitimate Canadian poet. It certainly makes up for all the hard work and years of trying. It felt really good.” The group, “a non-profit arts service organization, is the national [...]
Douglas Coupland pops up in Gastown: West Vancouver writer, artist and designer’s new line for Roots is on display on Powell Street until the end of the month
Doug Coupland seems to be popping up everywhere. He’s part of a new show of modern artists reimagining Emily Carr at the Vancouver Art Gallery. He recently unveiled a very cool sculpture, Digital Orca, just west of the new convention centre. He was even invited to the Los Angeles premiere of the new Twilight movie, [...]
Denman writers’ fest coming
It’s hard to imagine a better way to spend a beautiful summer day (or three) than to travel to a laid-back, warm and friendly Gulf Island and then to hob-nob, work with and generally enjoy the company of a galaxy of wonderful writers. So get out your calendar and clear some time from July 15 [...]
Young Writers Cup Contest Now Accepting Submissions
The Great Little Publishing Company (GLPC) is proud to announce its Young Writers Cup Contest. From now through September 15, 2010, writers, elementary school age through high school, are encouraged to submit their poems, short stories and short novels to www.greatlittlepublishing.com/young-writers-contest. Every young writer who submits a piece of writing is a winner. Entries will [...]
Entries being accepted for City of Vancouver Book Award
The City of Vancouver is inviting publishers and authors to submit entries for the annual City of Vancouver Book Award. Books of any genre that demonstrate excellence and contribute to an appreciation and understanding of Vancouver’s residents, history, or unique character are eligible to apply for the $2,000 award. The winning book must also exhibit excellence in content, illustration, design and/or [...]
April is poetry month, and Vancouver is home to two of Canada’s top poets. You do the math.
Alright, I’m just going to get this out of the way: poetry isn’t easy. I struggled with how to start this post because it’s about poetry, which is an art form that many people shy away from. I don’t want to turn readers away, but I also don’t want to pretend that the sentiment isn’t [...]
