Cee Peal at VPL
Vancouver Public Library has named Cee Peal its 2026 Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, continuing a program established in 2008 to… FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
Beyond Words with 37 authors
Literary celebration supports Okanagan literacy initiatives. Organized by Darcy Nybo, Beyond Words: Authors, Books & Community Support will take place… FULL STORY
Myers wins CBCA Memoir
Canadian Book Club Awards has named Christina Myers the winner in the Non-Fiction/Memoir category for Halfway Home: Thoughts from Midlife… FULL STORY
Stella Harvey – Writer in Residence
Author and founder of the Whistler Writing Society, Stella Harvey will be joining the society this fall as its 2026… FULL STORY
Language Unleashed Live
An evening of performance and language art comes to Gallery 881 on Friday, March 6, bringing together four boundary-pushing artists… FULL STORY
Black History voices
Black History Month will be marked in Victoria with a free, community-centred evening featuring award-winning poet Junie Désil, hosted by… FULL STORY
Debut audiobook wins awards
The audiobook Wetion (2nd ed.): Historical Fiction Based on Fact (CC Sotel Publishing, 2025) by author James Allan Krause, PhD,… FULL STORY
Turza gets new $50K fellowship
On January 15, 2026, Writers’ Trust of Canada announced Anne-Marie Turza as the inaugural recipient of the Writers’ Trust Board… FULL STORY
Yahgulanaas on a stamp
Canada Post has unveiled a new national stamp celebrating Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, recognizing the profound impact of his graphic novel… FULL STORY
History of the Powell Street Festival
Paueru Gai, the Powell Street neighbourhood in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, was a place of early settlement and forced removal for… FULL STORY
Cheapskate in Lotusland
Douglas & McIntyre will celebrate the launch of Cheapskate in Lotusland: The Philosophy and Practice of Living Well on a… FULL STORY
BC voices at JCC
The 41st Annual JCC Jewish Book Festival (February 21–26, 2026) places a strong spotlight on British Columbia writers whose work… FULL STORY
Debut longlisted for Cogswell Award
I Feel That Way Too (Nightwood Editions $19.95) by jaz papadopoulos has been longlisted for the 2025 Fred Cogswell Award… FULL STORY
Aaron Williams won Edna Staebler
Aaron Williams (at right), author of The Last Logging Show: A Forestry Family at the End of an Era (Harbour… FULL STORY
War Resisters author reading
Author and advocate Joline Martin will be sharing stories from her book, War Resisters: Standing Against the Vietnam War (Caitlin… FULL STORY
Voices from Planet X, chapbook launch
An “Out of this World” event is scheduled for Saturday, December 6 at 7:00 PM, as author Renee Sarojini Saklikar… FULL STORY
FBCW Fireside Chat
The Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW) is hosting a Fireside Chat featuring novelist Frances Peck and author Wiley Wei-Chiun… FULL STORY
FBCW Poetry Writers’ Circle
The Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW) is shining a light on local talent with a Writing Circle Spotlight featuring… FULL STORY
21st Storytelling Championship
The ultimate storytelling showdown, the Vancouver Storytelling Championship, returns on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at the Vogue Theatre. This event… FULL STORY
Indigenous artist wins GG Award
The Canada Council for the Arts has announced the 2025 Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks) winners, recognizing the most notable… FULL STORY
