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ABOUT THE FESTIVAL TABLE OF CONTENTS FESTIVAL FACTS
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Welcome
WHAT:
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The Venues
Word Vancouver is an annual celebration of reading and writing. Enjoy readings by emerging and established authors, professional development workshops and panels, a diverse range of exhibitors, and fun, hands-on activities for kids.
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Readings & Presentations
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Sunday Schedule at a Glance
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Exhibitors
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Kids’ Readings & Activities
WHEN:
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Workshops, Panels & Demos
Tuesday, September 19, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Wednesday, September 20, 6:30 pm to 9 pm
STAFF Executive Director: Bryan Pike General Manager: Val Mason Communications Director: Karen Green Project Coordinator: Kristie Poole Programming Team: Karen Green, Val Mason, Bryan Pike, and Kristie Poole
Thursday, September 21, 7 pm to 9 pm Friday, September 22, 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Saturday, September 23, 11 am to 4 pm Sunday, September 24, 11 am to 5 pm WHERE: Various venues throughout Vancouver from Tuesday to Saturday. Library Square on Sunday.
Production Manager: Roy Blyan Volunteer Coordinators: Diane Sutherland and Amy Van Wyk Fundraising Coordinator: Amy Van Wyk Design and Illustrations: Kristen Johnson Program Guide: Kristie Poole Proofreader: Maggie Clark
BOARD President: Mary-Ann Yazedjian
WHO WILL BE THERE: The festival brings book lovers of all ages together with authors, publishers, and other industry professionals. WHY: Admission is free, and the festival is fun for the whole family! MORE INFO: www.wordvancouver.ca
Vice-President: Laura Farina Secretary/Treasurer: Monica Miller At-Large: Louis Anctil, Samantha Fraenkel, Kallie George, Zoe Grams, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Robin Rivers, and Tiffany Stone
SOCIAL MEDIA: www.facebook.com/WORDvancouver
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VPL Liaison: Anne O’Shea www.instagram.com/wordvancouver
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a Message from Gregor Robertson mayor of vancouver On behalf of the citizens of Vancouver and my colleagues on City Council, I wish to extend my warmest greetings to The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair Society’s Word Vancouver Literary Festival on September 19-24, 2017. Word Vancouver is Western Canada’s largest celebration of literacy and reading. The festival promotes books and authors with free exhibits, performances, and hands-on activities for a wide range of ages and interests. Vancouverites are lucky to have such a strong literacy and literary community. This Festival is attracting numbers of visitors from around British Columbia and across Canada. I would like to wish the Society success in the future. Sincerely, Gregor Robertson Mayor of Vancouver
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ a Message from the Honourable Lisa Beare Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture On behalf of Premier John Horgan and the Government of British Columbia, welcome to Word Vancouver, Western Canada’s largest celebration of literature and reading. The printed word has the ability to connect people across cultures, backgrounds, and geographic distances. It can inspire, entertain, expand perspectives, spur conversations, and become a relaxing escape from everyday life. This year Word Vancouver will once again bring together established and emerging writers to inspire, educate, and share their works with reading enthusiasts in Vancouver. Word Vancouver is a testament to the dedication of its organizers and volunteers. This event inspires emerging artists while contributing to BC’s growing creative economy. As one of the largest literary events in Western Canada, Word Vancouver will showcase literary artists and the communities who bring the written word to individuals, families, and children. The event promotes the importance of BC’s creative economy and highlights our beautiful province as a great place to live, work, and play. Congratulations to the staff, volunteers, participants, sponsors, and partners for organizing yet another successful event. Sincerely, Lisa Beare, Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ An Annual Celebration Word Vancouver is produced by the non-profit charitable organization the Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair Society. The mandate of the society is to foster an awareness and appreciation of the printed word in our culture, promote the importance of literacy in the lives of Canadians, and involve the residents of Vancouver in an annual celebration of writing and reading. Donations to the society can be made on site or online, or mailed to our office: 901 – 207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7. All donations help keep the festival free and accessible to all. Tax receipts are available for donations of $20 or more. Federal Charitable #89896 1180 RR0001; BC Societies Act #S33376 Contact us through our website, www.wordvancouver.ca, if you would like to volunteer or be a sponsor for the 2018 festival.
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WELCOME Word Vancouver could not happen without the generous and enthusiastic support of our festival partners:
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We want to give a big thank you to all the sponsors, funders, members, exhibitors, organizations, institutions, individuals, and volunteers for their support and commitment to the festival. It happens because of them. Word Vancouver also gratefully acknowledges the support of 32 Books & Gallery, ArtStarts, Banyen Books & Sound, the Carnegie Community Centre, Christianne’s Lyceum, the Cottage Bistro, Historic Joy Kogawa House, INSPIRED Senior Living Magazine, Literary Press Group, Panago, Pandora’s Collective, and the Vancouver Public Library. Word Vancouver is made possible with the support of many individuals, businesses, and organizations, including Polly Argo, the Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia, Wendy Barron, Tanya Bartel, Trevor Battye, Meghan Bell, Barbara Bernath, Shashi Bhat, Selina Boan, Andrew Chesham, Joyce Chong, Christianne’s Lyceum’s Community Art Summer Camp Kids, Rod Clarke, Doug Climie, CWILL BC, Jonathon Dalton, Emilie Dierking Joyce, Editors British Columbia, Jeffrey Ellis, EVENT Magazine, Barbara Fairbrother, Christianne Hayward, Landon Hoyt, Brian Kaufman, Anna Ling Kaye, Kim Koch, TeLeni Koochin, Stephanie Kripps, Jason Lee, the Magazine Association of BC, Deb McVittie, Ann-Marie Metten, Laura Moore, Bonnie Nish, Anne Phelps, Natalie Porter, PRISM international, Monique Renaud, Merrilee Robson, Natasha Sanders-Kay, Byron Sheardown, Lori Sherritt-Fleming, Kathryn Shoemaker, Simon Fraser University, Sylvia Skene, Kevin Spenst, Jodi Sprackman, Jacob Steele, Joe Stewart, Alicia Tallack, Chris Trittenbass, Carol Tulpar, Urban Source, Andrea Vance, Heidi Waechtler, Yilin Wang, Leonard Wong, and all our donors.
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TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, AROUND TOWN Tuesday, September 19 Banyen Books & Sound (6:30 pm) 3608 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver Talk and signing with Shahla and Peter Nygaard
VPL Britannia Branch (6:30 pm) 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver Poetic Pairings
Wednesday, September 20 Banyen Books & Sound (6:30 pm) 3608 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver Talk and signing with Eric Bowers
The Cottage Bistro (7 pm) 4468 Main Street, Vancouver Twisted Poets Literary Salon
Thursday, September 21 Banyen Books & Sound (7 pm)
3608 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver Talk and signing with Azmina Kassam and Meharoona Ghani
VPL nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch (7 pm) 730 East Hastings Street, Vancouver How to Find, Hire, and Work with an Editor
Friday, September 22 Christianne’s Lyceum (6:30 pm) 3696 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver Heroics and Heart
Historic Joy Kogawa House (7:30 pm)
1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver An Evening of Japanese Poetic Forms: From the Tokaido Road to the World Stage
Saturday, September 23 ArtStarts Gallery (11 am) 808 Richards Street, Vancouver ArtStarts Explores: Words
Carnegie Community Centre (11 am)
401 Main Street, Vancouver Write a Book and Get Published, Type Up!, Note to Self: Therapeutic Writing for Writers
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THE VENUES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, LIBRARY SQUARE 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
Around the Square (Library Square) Entertainment around the festival site.
Community Garden (Alma VanDusen Room) Vancouver history, murder and mystery titles, and comics presentations.
The CUPE Stage (Homer Street) Readings, swag, and more!
Imagination Island (South Plaza) Fun, interactive family activities all day long.
The Moat (Downstairs In the Atrium) One-on-one writing consultations.
Perspective Point (Peter Kaye Room) Panel discussions on a variety of topics.
Port of View (Alice MacKay Room) Professional development and writing workshops.
The Promenade (In the Atrium) Bookmaking and lettering demos.
The Quay (South Plaza) Readings by children’s authors and illustrators.
Sunrise Suite (South Plaza) Readings by established and emerging poets.
Suspension Bridge (Homer Street) A variety of fiction, lifestyle presentations, and YA readings.
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THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT A 50th Anniversary Celebration by Doug Sarti and Dan McLeod Introduction by Bob Geldof Essays by Mike Harcourt, Paul Watson and Bif Naked
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READINGS & PRESENTATIONS Dirty Windshields by Grant Lawrence 12:30 pm, Sunday, Community Garden “Funny and poignant”—Georgia Straight; “Another winner for [Grant Lawrence]”—Vancouver Sun; “A lively read”—The Globe and Mail. Dirty Windshields is the longawaited memoir from esteemed author and radio personality Grant Lawrence, uncovering the hilarious (and salacious) details from 16 years of touring as the lead singer of Vancouver-born rock and roll band The Smugglers. Grant Lawrence is the author of The Lonely End of the Rink and Adventures in Solitude. Host of the award-winning CBC Radio 3 Podcast, he lives in Vancouver, BC.
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TUESDAY Banyen Books & Sound 6:30 pm Decade of Discovery (self-published) Shahla and Peter Nygaard
The Cottage Bistro 7 pm Twisted Poets Literary Salon (readings) Theresa Kishkan, Dan MacIsaac, and Arleen Paré Presented by Pandora’s Collective
Presented by Banyen Books & Sound
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THURSDAY
6:30 pm Poetic Pairings (readings) Jónína Kirton, Sho Wiley, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, RC Weslowski, Bonnie Nish, Angela Rebrec, Cynthia Sharp, Timothy Shay, Chelsea Comeau, and Lara Varesi
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7 pm The Muslimah Who Fell to Earth (Mawenzi House Publishers)
Azmina Kassam and Meharoona Ghani
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Community Garden
6:30 pm Meet Me In Hard-to-Love Places
11 am Blood, Sweat, and Fear (Arsenal Pulp Press) Eve Lazarus
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Eric Bowers
Presented by Banyen Books & Sound
Adopted by Laura Yazedjian
11:20 am The Last Gang in Town (Arsenal Pulp Press) Aaron Chapman Adopted by Bryan Pike
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www.wordvancouver.ca 11:45 am City on Edge (Greystone Books) Kate Bird Adopted by the Vancouver Sun
12:10 pm All the World’s a Stage (Heritage House Publishing)
Jayne Seagrave Adopted by Eponymous
12:30 pm Dirty Windshields (Douglas & McIntyre) Grant Lawrence Adopted by ZG Communications
12:50 pm The Georgia Straight (Rocky Mountain Books) Doug Sarti Adopted by Liesl Jauk
1:15 pm The White Angel (Douglas & McIntyre) John MacLachlan Gray Adopted by Elizabeth Ball
1:35 pm Zero Avenue (ECW Press) Dietrich Kalteis 1:55 pm The Lost Ones (HarperCollins Canada) Sheena Kamal 2:15 pm Whipped (ECW Press) William Deverell Adopted by Pender Litigation
3:50 pm The Collected Neil the Horse (Conundrum Press)
Katherine Collins Adopted by Ken Paquette
4:30 pm VPL Writer in Residence (reading) Miriam Libicki Presented by the Vancouver Public Library Adopted by CUPE 391
The CUPE Stage 12:30 pm Danielle LaFrance Presented by CUPE 391
1:30 pm Chelene Knight Presented by CUPE 391
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Sunrise Suite (Poetry) 11 am World Poetry Celebrates Established Immigrant Women Poets (readings) Koyali Berman, Ariadne Sawyer, and Anita Aguirre Nieveras 11:35 am Right Hand Hymns (Frog Hollow Press) Aidan Chafe 11:45 am Landscape of The Wait (Finishing Line Press) Jami Macarty 11:55 am Manmade Clouds (Frog Hollow Press) Shaun Robinson 12:10 pm Flightpaths (Caitlin Press) Heidi Greco Adopted by book’mark, The Library Store
12:25 pm Next Door to the Butcher Shop (Nightwood Editions)
Rodney DeCroo Adopted by International Web exPress
12:40 pm The Book of Sensations (University of Calgary Press)
Sheri-D Wilson Adopted by Elizabeth Ball
1 pm Vancouver Poetry House Presents Emma Field and Spillious 1:35 pm Poetry in Transit (readings) Adèle Barclay, Wendy Donawa, Rhonda Ganz, Ulrike Narwani, Jeff Steudel, and Onjana Yawnghwe Presented by the ABPBC Rhonda Ganz adopted by Elizabeth Ball
2:40 pm A Temporary Stranger (Anvil Press) Jamie Reid: A Celebration of Poetry with Carol Reid, Renee Rodin, George Stanley, Joanne Arnott, Heather Haley, and Dennis E. Bolen Adopted by Anvil Press
3:15 pm What I’m Wearing Now (Alfred Gustav Press) Marguerite Pigeon Adopted by Anvil Press
READINGS & PRESENTATIONS 3:25 pm First Sketch of a Poem I Will Not Have Written (above/ground press) Stephen Collis Adopted by CUPE 391
3:35 pm Prosopopoeia (Anstruther Press) Shazia Hafiz Ramji Adopted by Publishing @ SFU
3:50 pm To Love the Coming End (BookThug) Leanne Dunic 4:05 pm An Honest Woman (Talonbooks) Jónína Kirton Adopted by Massy Books
4:20 pm Bad Ideas (Nightwood Editions) Michael V. Smith Adopted by Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium
4:35 pm Into the Open (Inanna Publications) Susan McCaslin Adopted by CUPE 391
Suspension Bridge
12:45 pm Someone You Love Is Gone (Viking) Gurjinder Basran Adopted by Anne Giardini
1:10 pm In Our Own Teen Voice Contest Winners (readings)
Lucy Dabbs, Frank Goudie, Ace Hillyer, Tyler Lynch, and Catherine Shrubshall Presented by In Our Own Teen Voice contest and book anthology Adopted by Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency
1:40 pm Munro vs. the Coyote (Orca Book Publishers) Darren Groth 2:05 pm The Party (Simon & Schuster Canada) Robyn Harding Adopted by the Writers Guild of Canada
2:25 pm The Greatest Hits of Wanda Jaynes (Breakwater Books)
Bridget Canning 2:45 pm The Heavy Bear (Wolsak & Wynn) Tim Bowling Adopted by Humber College
11 am The Clothesline Swing (Nightwood Editions) Ahmad Danny Ramadan
3:10 pm Big Fit Girl (Greystone Books) Louise Green
Adopted by ZG Communications
Adopted by Witness the Fitness
11:20 am Dragon Springs Road (HarperCollins Canada) Janie Chang
3:30 pm Green Mama-to-Be (Dundurn Press) Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Adopted by Fernanda Viveiros
Adopted by Adriane Carr
11:40 am Shadows of the Crimson Sun (Mawenzi House
3:55 pm An Extraordinary Destiny (Brindle & Glass) Shekhar Paleja
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Julia Lin
12:05 pm Life on Mars (Goose Lane Editions) Lori McNulty 12:25 pm Bad Endings (Anvil Press) Carleigh Baker Adopted by Book Warehouse Main Street
Adopted by Bryan Pike
4:15 pm Everything Is Awful and You’re a Terrible Person (Arsenal Pulp Press) Daniel Zomparelli Adopted by The Paper Hound
4:35 pm Don’t Tell Me What to Do (Arsenal Pulp Press) Dina Del Bucchia Adopted by Richard Hopkins
Visit www.wordvancouver.ca for full descriptions and further information about programming. See pages 6-7 for descriptions of each venue.
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FRI SEP 29 2017 / 7:30pm I Telus Studio Theatre Graphic novelist and activist Kate Evans’ visual reportage from the Calais refugee camp in France, accompanied by live music.
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An Extraordinary Destiny by Shekhar Paleja is “Epic.” —Minelle Mahtani, Sense of Place, Roundhouse Radio “A worthy read.” —Globe and Mail —MEET SHEKHAR — Sunday, September 24 3:55 PM at the Suspension Bridge tent Homer Street
Come meet us at the Indie Publishers Tent and visit readlocalbc.ca to learn more about BC books and publishers.
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THROUGHOUT THE DAY: WORD UP! Buddha
Around the Square
Community Garden
1:00
Circus Lab (roving)
Eve Lazarus
Aaron Chapman
Jayne Seagrave
Kate Bird
Grant Lawrence
John MacLachlan Gray
Doug Sarti
Danielle LaFrance
The CUPE Stage
Imagination Island
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ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES: BAZOOF! Magazine, Christianne’s Lyceum, CWILL BC and Reading L
The Moat
ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES: Mini–Ma
Establishing a Digital Footprint with Trevor Battye and Suzanne Norman (workshop)
Port of View
Playwriting Explorat with Hiro Kanagawa a Ryon Holmedal (workshop)
Indigenous Writers in BC (panel)
Mixed Voices Raised (readings and panel)
Perspective Point
Feeling a Little Mixed— Have a Story to Te with Jónína Kirt (workshop)
The Art of the Response with Shazia Hafiz Ramji (workshop)
The Promenade
ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES: Bookma
Getting Started: Children’s Writers and Illustrators Discuss Getting Published (panel)
The Quay
World Poetry Celebrates Established Immigrant Women Poets
Sunrise Suite
Suspension Bridge
Ahmad Danny Ramadan
11:00
Aidan Chafe
Janie Chang
11:30
READ LOCAL READINGS: Nicola I. Campbell, Jen Sookfong Lee, David Starr, Irene Watts, and Kathryn Shoemaker
Jami Shaun Macarty Robinson
Julia Lin
Heidi Greco
Lori McNulty
12:00
Rodney DeCroo
Carleigh Baker
12:30
Sheri-D Wilson
Mahtab Narsimhan
Vancouver Poetry House Presents Emma Field and Spillious
Gurjinder Basran
In Our Own Teen Voic Contest Winners
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Program guide accurate at time of printing. Check our website for more details: www.wordvancouver.ca.
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SUNDAY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE 2:00
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a Board Installation & Vancouver Youth Theatre—Storytelling Improv (roving)
Sheena Kamal
Dietrich Kalteis
William Deverell
Vancouver Comics History (panel)
Miriam Libicki (VPL Writer in Residence)
Katherine Collins
helene Knight
Lights, Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, Frontier College, Kids’ Lit Quiz, WestCoast Families Magazine
anuscript Consults & Blue Pencil Sessions
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Writers Reading Writers: A PRISM Panel on Influence, Space, and Resources (panel)
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Embracing Change: The Evolution of Room Magazine (panel)
Adventures in Elder Land with Carollyne Haynes and Janet Dunnett (workshop)
Local Authors, Local Settings— Mysteries Set in BC (panel)
Writing Killer Crime Fiction with Dietrich Kalteis (workshop)
How to Build a Story with John Mavin (workshop)
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Julie Flett
Paula Ayer
Tanya Lloyd Kyi
POETRY IN TRANSIT READINGS: Adèle Barclay, Wendy Donawa, Rhonda Ganz, Ulrike Narwani, Jeff Steudel, and Onjana Yawnghwe
Darren Groth
2:00
Robyn Harding
Dan Bar-el
Jamie Reid: A Celebration of Poetry
Bridget Canning
2:30
Tim Bowling
3:00
Ashley Spires
Bree Galbraith
Marguerite Stephen Pigeon Collis
Shazia Hafiz Ramji
Manda Aufochs Gillespie
Louise Green
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Writers’ Chat (panel)
Sarah Ellis
Leanne Dunic
Shekhar Paleja
4:00
Jónína Kirton
Michael V. Susan Smith McCaslin
Daniel Zomparelli
4:30
Dina Del Bucchia
5:00
See page 6 for details about events happening Tuesday to Saturday.
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www.wordvancouver.ca AllLitUp.ca/Literary Press Group T7a–b
Friends of the Vancouver Public Library P2
Anvil Press T7c
Frontier College T2
The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia T7d
Gloria Gurden V9
battery opera books V26
Harbour Publishing/Douglas & McIntyre/Nightwood Editions T7f
BAZOOF! Magazine T2
Granville Island Publishing P9
BC Association of SpeechLanguage Pathologists and Audiologists V13
hindsight magazine T5c
Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute V15
Humber School for Writers V4
book’mark, The Library Store P1 Braille Literacy Canada T9e Caitlin Press T7e Canadian Authors – Metro Vancouver P19
Historic Joy Kogawa House T5d
ICOAAT (International Centre of Arts and Technology) V2 INSPIRED Senior Living Magazine t5h Jack Quinn T9f James Brandi V22
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild, BC Lower Mainland Chapter P17–18
Jonathon Dalton V18
Christianne’s Lyceum T2
kgros V22
Cloudscape Comics Society V19
Kids’ Lit Quiz Canada T2
CNA Canada V17
Knowledge First Financial V14
Colin Upton Comics V23
Leaf Press T5g
Comic Legends Legal Defense Fund V21
Magazine Association of BC T5g
Crime Writers of Canada P20
Orca Book Publishers T5a–b
Crystal Fish Tales V8 CUPE 391 T6
Pacific Rim Magazine and Langara Journalism Review V5–6
CWILL BC T2
Pajama Press T9d
Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association V7
Pandora’s Collective Outreach Society T9g
Editors British Columbia V1
PRISM international V3
EVENT Magazine T5f
Public Library InterLINK P7
Kevin Spenst V25
Midtown Press T9c
Rahila’s Ghost Press T5g
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EXHIBITORS Ricepaper Magazine T5d
University of Calgary Press V2
Ronsdale Press T7g
Vancouver Ballet Society – Dance International Magazine T5c
Room Magazine T5e RoundFire Legends V24
Vancouver Comicon V20
Royal BC Museum P8
Vancouver Community College P10
SFU Continuing Studies – Creative Writing Program P11–13
Vancouver Poetry House T9h
Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC V12 subTerrain Magazine T7c Sunlight Ink Publishing V11 Surrey International Writers’ Conference T9b Talonbooks T7h Tara Canada/Share International V16 Two Read Books V10
Vancouver Public Library P4–6 Vancouver Public Library (Carnegie Branch)/Carnegie Newsletter P16 Vancouver Public Library Foundation V3 Vancouver Writers Fest T9a Westcoast Calligraphy Society P14-15 WestCoast Families Magazine T2 Wilderness Committee T9e
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KIDS’ READINGS & ACTIVITIES A Day With Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell 12 pm, Sunday, The Quay A First Nations family goes foraging for edibles in the woods, and Grandmother passes down her knowledge of plant life. This picture book is set in the Nicola Valley of BC. First Nations author Nicola I. Campbell lives in BC with her son. Her books have won many awards, including the TD, the Marilyn Baillie, and the Anskohk Aboriginal Children’s Book of the Year awards. Ages 4-7.
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Imagination Island
Christianne’s Lyceum
All day Hands-on activities BAZOOF! Magazine
6:30 pm Heroics and Heart (readings & craft activity) Rachelle Delaney, Kallie George, and Tanya Lloyd Kyi Presented by Christianne’s Lyceum
SATURDAY ArtStarts Gallery 11 am ArtStarts Explores: Words (workshop)
All day Word activities, ring toss, and wishing wall Christianne’s Lyceum All day Make frameable literary art CWILL BC and Reading Lights All day Photo wall and bubble station Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association
Presented by ArtStarts
All day Bookmark making and a book coin toss Frontier College
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All day Trivia Kids’ Lit Quiz
Around the Square
All day Crafts and magazines WestCoast Families Magazine
All day Vancouver Youth Theatre—Storytelling Improv (roving performances) 12 pm to 2 pm Circus Lab (roving performances)
Visit www.wordvancouver.ca for full descriptions and further information about programming. See pages 6–7 for descriptions of each venue.
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Imagination Island at the 2016 Festival photo by Monica Miller
Win a Library of Festival Books To enter to win a library of nearly every book featured at the festival, SPEND A TOONIE, and fill out a festival survey. Enough reading for an entire year or fabulous gifts for family and friends. You will also become an official friend of the festival! Surveys can be found at the Info Tent (T4) on the South Plaza, in the Author Signing Area, or from roving volunteers. Drop completed surveys at the Info Tent, Author Signing Area, or reading venues, or give them to the roving volunteers. It is that simple, so don’t miss out!
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KIDS’ READINGS & ACTIVITIES The Quay 12 pm A Day With Yayah (Tradewind Books) Nicola I. Campbell Presented by Read Local Adopted by Vi Hughes
12:15 pm Chinese New Year (Orca Book Publishers) Jen Sookfong Lee Presented by Read Local Adopted by Carolyn Swayze Literary Agency
12:30 pm The Nor’Wester (Ronsdale Press) David Starr Presented by Read Local
1:45 pm Black Bear Red Fox (Native Northwest) Julie Flett Adopted by Rob Bittner
2:10 pm Eat Up! (Annick Press) Paula Ayer Adopted by Tiffany Stone
2:30 pm Eyes and Spies (Annick Press) Tanya Lloyd Kyi Adopted by Kidsbooks
2:50 pm Dog Night at the Story Zoo (Tundra Books) Dan Bar-el Adopted by Kathryn Shoemaker
12:45 pm Seeking Refuge (Tradewind Books) Irene Watts and Kathryn Shoemaker Presented by Read Local Adopted by Ellen Schwartz and Deborah Hodge
1:05 pm Mission Mumbai (Scholastic Canada) Mahtab Narsimhan 1:25 pm Chester Gets a Pet! (McKellar & Martin) Judson Beaumont Adopted by Kidsbooks
3:15 pm The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do (Kids Can Press) Ashley Spires Adopted by Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable
3:35 pm Milo and Georgie (Owlkids Books) Bree Galbraith Adopted by Renee Groulx
3:55 pm Waiting for Sophie (Pajama Press) Sarah Ellis Adopted by Pajama Press
Fairy Tale Scavenger Hunt Ten fairy tale characters are hiding within the festival site. Find them and win a prize! Pick up your clue sheet at the Info Tent (T4) on the South Plaza or the BAZOOF! magazine activity table in Imagination Island. Find the characters, fill out the clue sheet, and return it to the Info Tent to collect your prize. Fun for the entire family!
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WE DREAM IN WORDS The humber School for WriTerS’ correSpondence program Looking for personalized feedback on your new manuscript? The Humber School for Writers’ Correspondence Program can help! Our 30-week distance studio program is customized to address the needs of your book-length project. Work from the comfort of home under guidance of our exceptional faculty. APPL FOR J Y NOW ANUA RY 2
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Some scholarships are available for applicants with limited income. Application Deadline: October 6, 2017
Visit our website for faculty and application details.
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Creative Writing Work with a mentor in a supportive community
The Writer’s Studio 2018 Apply by October 31
sfu.ca/creative-writing FREE mini-manuscript consultations at WORD Vancouver Register: wordvancouver.ca
WORKSHOPS, PANELS & DEMOS Playwriting Exploration Hiro Kanagawa and Ryon Holmedal
12:50 pm, Sunday, Perspective Point Join Jessie Award–winning playwright Hiro Kanagawa as he reads selections from several of his plays, revealing how the theme of displacement has been an important focus throughout his career, and Ryon Holmedal who will read from his multimedia, musical storytelling presentation “Tethers,” which centres on the uniqueness of our human experience and the threads of the soul that connect us: love, loss, desire, imagination, longing, curiosity, failure, and triumph.
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THURSDAY VPL nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch 7 pm How to Find, Hire, and Work with an Editor (panel) Presented by Editors British Columbia and VPL nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch
FRIDAY Historic Joy Kogawa House 7:30 pm An Evening of Japanese Poetic Forms: From the Tokaido Road to the World Stage
12 pm Type Up! Presented by Carnegie Community Centre
2:30 pm Note to Self: Therapeutic Writing for Writers (workshop) Carmen Ostrander Presented by Carnegie Community Centre
SUNDAY Around the Square All day WORD UP! (interactive Buddha Board installation) Presented by Buddha Board and Barbara Bernath
(readings, discussion & workshop)
Community Garden
Presented by the Historic Joy Kogawa House Society with support from the Frank H. Hori Foundation
2:40 pm Vancouver Comics History (panel) Bevan Thomas, Colin Upton, and Jonathon Dalton
Terry Ann Carter, Rachel Enomoto, and Kozue Uzawa
Presented by Cloudscape Comics
SATURDAY
The Moat
Carnegie Community Centre
All day by appointment Mini–Manuscript Consults (workshop)*
11 am Write a Book and Get Published (workshop) Megan Williams
Presented by SFU’s The Writer’s Studio
Presented by The Self Publishing Agency
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PRINTING SERVICES: NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES CATALOGUES AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL PRINTING. ALSO: MAILING SERVICES AND BINDERY SERVICES
PRINTING & MAILING
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Think INFLUENCE Become the heart of great writing
Editing Certificate • Study online • Learn from industry professionals • Register for an information session
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WORKSHOPS, PANELS & DEMOS All day by appointment Blue Pencil Sessions (workshop)*
Port of View
Presented by Editors British Columbia
11 am Establishing a Digital Footprint (workshop) Trevor Battye and Suzanne Norman
*Take advantage of these wonderful professional development opportunities! Go to www.wordvancouver.ca, click on the sign-up button in the middle of the home page, and select the workshop(s) you want to attend.
Perspective Point 11 am Mixed Voices Raised (readings & panel) Leanne Dunic, Mercedes Eng, Carleigh Baker, and Anna Ling Kaye Presented by Hapa-palooza
11:55 am Indigenous Writers in BC (panel) Joanne Arnott, Gunargie O’Sullivan, Joseph Tony Dandurand, and Larry Nicholson Presented by the Magazine Association of BC
12:50 pm Playwriting Exploration (workshop) Hiro Kanagawa and Ryon Holmedal Presented by the Playwrights Guild of Canada and the Play Connect Program of the Canada Council Adopted by Presentation House Theatre
1:50 pm Writers Reading Writers: A PRISM Panel on Influence, Space, and Resources (panel) Elaine Woo, Alex Leslie, Carleigh Baker, and Selina Boan Presented by PRISM international
2:45 pm Embracing Change: The Evolution of Room Magazine (panel) Meghan Bell, Chelene Knight, Evelyn Lau, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Amber Dawn Presented by Room Magazine
4:10 pm Local Authors, Local Settings—Mysteries Set in BC (panel) Trine Bronken, Chris Bullock, William Deverell, Debra Purdy Kong, Iona Whishaw, and Sam Wiebe Presented by Crime Writers of Canada
12 pm The Art of the Response (workshop) Shazia Hafiz Ramji 1 pm Feeling a Little Mixed—or—Do I Have a Story to Tell You? (workshop) Jónína Kirton Presented by Hapa-palooza
2 pm Adventures in Elder Land (workshop) Carollyn Haynes and Janet Dunnett Presented by INSPIRED Senior Living Magazine
3 pm Writing Killer Crime Fiction (workshop) Dietrich Kalteis 4 pm How to Build a Story (workshop) John Mavin Presented by Canadian Authors – Metro Vancouver
The Promenade All day Bookmaking Demos (demo) Presented by the Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild
All day Lettering and Bookmarks (demo) Presented by the Westcoast Calligraphy Society
The Quay 11 am Getting Started: Children’s Writers and Illustrators Discuss Getting Published (panel) Linda DeMeulemeester, Rachelle Delaney, Anita Miettunen, Beryl Young, Lee Edward Födi, and Lori Sherritt-Fleming Presented by CWILL BC
4:25 pm Writers’ Chat (panel) Presented by Ricepaper Magazine and EVENT Magazine Please note that workshops fill up quickly, so lining up early is recommended. Visit www.wordvancouver.ca for full descriptions and further information about programming. See pages 6–7 for descriptions of each venue.
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Proud Co-Presenter of
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MAKEOVERS FASHION SHOW EXHIBITS | SEMINARS Whistler Trip for 2 Jim Byrnes Storyteller Singer Actor
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co-presented by Word Vancouver
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SAT., SEPT 23 9AM - 3PM HASTINGS PARK (PNE) www.55pluslifestyle.com Show this for free admission
KUDOS TO ALL OUR ALUMNI, STUDENTS & FACULTY AT WORD VANCOUVER!
From Playwriting to Podcasting...
34th annual
April 2018
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Cross-train in 12 genres (including TV writing, graphic novel, fiction, poetry, non-fiction, playwriting, podcasting and more). Pursue a BFA or MFA at our Vancouver campus, enjoy the flexibility of our online MFA from anywhere in the world, or take your novel from idea to completion with awardwinning faculty in our non-credit edX courses. Join us.
UBC Creative Writing
www.creativewriting.ubc.ca
Seven prize categories for fiction, poetry, children’s, illustrated, non-fiction, regional, and booksellers’ choice. Submission deadline is December 1, 2017. Nominations are also open for the lifetime achievement award, The Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence. Submission deadline is January 31, 2018. For submission details visit www.bcbookprizes.ca
CUPE 391 History of CUPE Local 391
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at word Join us at the CUPE BC Trailer for readings, swag and more! This year we are thrilled to welcome esteemed authors and our own CUPE 391 members
Chelene Knight & Danielle LaFrance
Find out more about our line up, and more about us, at cupe391.ca