September is PACKED with book launches, readings, festivals, workshops and more, both in person and online. Scroll down for all the details.
Note: the Federation of BC Writers is not directly affiliated with the following organizations or groups.
Submit your event or announcement to our next blog post here, or contact Rachel at rachel@bcwriters.ca.
Author Reading: Meaghan Hackinen
Thursday, September 14, 2023, 7:30 pm
Huckleberry Books, 16–9th Ave S, Cranbrook, BC
Free and open to the public
RSVP: https://www.huckleberrybooks.ca/events
For more information, email info@huckleberrybooks.ca
Join Kelowna-based cyclist Meaghan Hackinen for an evening of Bicycle Touring Adventures! Meaghan will read from her critically-acclaimed travel memoir, “South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels”, share stories from long-distance tours across Canada, the US, Mexico and Europe, and give insights into what it’s like to compete at the pointy end in ultra-endurance bikepack races like the Trans Am, the Transcontinental, and BC Epic 1000. There will be time for author Q&A and book signing. Books available for purchase.
Book Launch + Author Discussion: The Family Code
Friday, September 15, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Massy Arts Society, 23 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC
Registration is FREE and required for entrance
Join author Wayne Ng as he talks with Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho about his new book, The Family Code, his first work not featuring an Asian protagonist. They will discuss both straying from and remaining within the lane of immigrant tropes.
For more information or to register, visit https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-family-code
Wildfire Fundraiser at Word Vancouver
Saturday, September 16, 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Federation of BC Writers, Real Vancouver Writers Series, Sunshine Coast Writers Fest, Surrey International Writers Conference, Vancouver Writers Fest, Whistler Writers Fest, and Word Vancouver have come together to raise awareness and funds to support those impacted by the wildfires devastating BC.
The event will feature readings and reflections from Claudia Cornwall, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, and Frances Peck (authors whose work speaks directly to BC fires), as well as chances to share together, and prizes for those who donate. Come join us for this extraordinary collaborative event as we affirm the power of words to help, to heal, and to connect with each other.
Can’t make it in person? Click the link here to donate.
Silent Auction – Word Vancouver
ONLINE
Open until September 23, noon PT
Bid on great items and experiences, and help keep Word Vancouver a FREE event!
https://trellis.org/word-vancouver-2023-silent-auction/auction
Call for Submissions: Assembly Press
September 5 – December 18, 2023
Canadian Publishing Veterans Launch New Press: Leigh Nash, Andrew Faulkner, and Debby de Groot are proud to announce an exciting new publishing venture. Assembly Press will be a boutique publishing house, designed to be independent, inclusive, and incisive, and will publish first-class fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The first list is scheduled for Spring 2024, and distribution deals are already in place including PGC in Canada.
Sharpen your pencils, dust off your duotangs: our public submissions are now open! Learn more about what we’re looking for here.
Word Vancouver
September 8-23, 2023
UBC Robson Square (main hybrid location), Vancouver, BC
AND ONLINE
FREE
https://www.wordvancouver.ca/2023-festival
A FREE festival celebrating reading and writing. Most of the events are HYBRID, which means that you can watch them online. Go the Word Vancouver website, navigate to the individual events, click on VIEW EVENT, then click on WATCH LIVESTREAM. Enjoy readings, panel discussions and workshops.
Elephant Mountain Lit Fest
September 11-17, 2023
Nelson, BC
This week-long festival in beautiful Nelson features workshops, readings, panel discussions and blue pencil sessions.
Book Presentation: Walking The Camino; On Earth As It Is
Saturday, September 16, 2:00 – 3:00 pm
West Vancouver Memorial Library – Welsh Hall
1950 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC
Join author Maryanna Gabriel as she presents her book Walking the Camino; On Earth as It Is, the story of her solo 800-kilometre pilgrimage on the Camino in Spain, the challenges she faced and the obstacles she overcame. Gabriel is an artist and author who works from her studio on Salt Spring Island. Walking the Camino was the second-place winner of the Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction.
Behind the Word with Wiley Ho
Word Vancouver
Saturday, September 16, 4:00 –
AND Livestreamed ONLINE- https://www.wordvancouver.ca/ubc-robson-events/behind-the-word-with-wiley-ho
The Federation of BC Writers has assembled a panel that spans the publishing industry to discuss changes that have impacted writers and readers since the onset of the pandemic. Join us for an engaging chat about where we are, what has changed, and what we might expect over the coming years.
Moderated by Wiley Ho, with panelists: Don Gorman, Chair of The Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia and Publisher at Rocky Mountain Books; Sylvia Skene, Executive Director of The Magazine Association of BC; and Richard Kouwenhoven, Hemlock Printers.
Write On Bowen Festival
September 16-17, 2023
Bowen Island, BC
The Write On Bowen Festival of Readers & Writers features 8 2-hour workshops and is sponsored by the Bowen Island Public Library and the Hearth-Arts on Bowen. For more information, visit
