The making of a philanthropist
What makes a soldier? What makes a business mind? What makes a philanthropist? Terry Salman (at right) tells all in… FULL STORY
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Kirton & Brown fireside chat
The Federation of BC Writers will feature poets Jónína Kirton and Michelle Poirier Brown (at right) on its May 14… FULL STORY
Word on the Lake’s 20th Anniversary
At a one-day, writer’s workshop in Sorrento, BC in 2002, the late author, Jack Whyte dared to imagine something bigger…. FULL STORY
Fiction at the Jewish Book Fest
HUMOUR Sun Feb 12, 3:00 pm at White Rock South Surrey JCC 3033 King George Blvd, Surrey … FULL STORY
Tsering Yangzom Lama and TRAS
Join the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society (TRAS), which was started by George Woodcock in 1962, in a conversation with author Tsering… FULL STORY
P.W. Bridgman on creativity
Date: Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 Time: 7pm PST – The program will be approximately 1 hour. Location: Zoom meeting – link will… FULL STORY
BC’s Isaac a Giller Prize judge
Brian Thomas Isaac, the BC author of All the Quiet Places (Touchwood, 2021) is one of this year’s judges for… FULL STORY
Writing a Ukrainian Saga at This Time
By Diana Stevan (pictured reading) When I heard the news that Russia had invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, I… FULL STORY
Connecting through photography
At a free event at the Jewish Community Centre, as part of the Jewish Book Festival, Yosef Wosk (at right)… FULL STORY
FBCW live poetry event
Neil Surkan (at right) will host an afternoon of online poetry via Zoom on Saturday, January 14 at 2 pm,… FULL STORY
Jewish Book Festival update
The JCC Jewish Book Festival (Feb. 11-16, 2023) is bringing authors from across Canada, USA, Israel and Germany for in-person… FULL STORY
Anne Cameron: a voice like no other
Anne Cameron, a British Columbia original, was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on August 20, 1938, and she died of bacterial… FULL STORY
Junie Désil & Alisha Davidson chat
The Federation of BC Writers’ next Fireside Chat event will feature poet Junie Désil (at right) and special guest host… FULL STORY
At home with nature
Ecologist and writer, Don Gayton meanders (in a seemingly effortless way) from animals and scenery to etymology, poetry, wine, recipes,… FULL STORY
Western Canada Jewish Book Awards
SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: DECEMBER 15, 2022 AWARDS CEREMONY – APRIL/MAY 2023 Accepting books published in 2020, 2021 and 2022. An integral… FULL STORY
Call for Submissions
THE BASIL STUART-STUBBS PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY BOOK ON BRITISH COLUMBIA Established in memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs (at right), this… FULL STORY
Upcoming JCC author events
CBC Radio’s “Word Guy,” Dr. Jonathan Berkowitz and artist Linda Dayan Frimer will be showcasing their new books at Vancouver’s… FULL STORY
Dandurand wins lucrative prize
Joseph Dandurand has won the 2022 Latner Writers’ Trust Poetry Prize that is awarded to a mid-career poet in recognition… FULL STORY
Vancouver Book Award Winner – 2022
Authors Karen Duffek, Bill McLennan and Jordan Wilson have won the 2022 Vancouver Book Award for their co-authored title, Where… FULL STORY
The wetland project book
It began when artists Brady Marks and Mark Timmings (at right) started recording the sounds of a marsh on Saturna… FULL STORY
