George Ryga Award – 2026

“This year’s George Ryga Award shortlist is announced here. Ryga (left), who died in Summerland in 1987, was known for his powerful social commentary. FULL STORY



 

 

 

 

Author Archive

Tilly & her sisters

Has anyone noticed? We’ve had a flurry of books only about the lives of individual First Nations women of BC…. FULL STORY

Gandhi, King & Kaur

January 30th marks the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death. April 4th marks the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther… FULL STORY

All about Alice

In 2013 Alice Munro became the first Canadian to be accorded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many would argue she… FULL STORY

Beggars’s Opera

Beggars’s Opera adapted by David Newham from John Gay Music by Daniel Deorksen Seven Tyrants Theatre, Performance Works April 18-May… FULL STORY

SPIN by Evalyn Parry

SPIN by Evalyn Parry Outspoke Productions (Toronto) The Cultch, April 9 – 20 Four wheels bad, two wheels good It’s… FULL STORY

MALADJUSTED

MALADJUSTED Created and performed by patients and caregivers Theatre for Living, Firehall Arts Centre, March 8-24 David Diamond is a… FULL STORY

WINNERS AND LOSERS

WINNERS AND LOSERS written and performed by Marcus Youssef and James Long January 30-February 2, Studio T, Goldcorp Centre for… FULL STORY

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