Aaron Chan, rising star
Vancouver writer, filmmaker and musician Aaron Chan has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2026 Writers’ Trust… FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
Mother Tongue Talk
“It all started in 1989 after I had attended an international PEN Canada conference in Toronto and Montreal that blew… FULL STORY
PPPPP finalists announced
Vancouver-based poet Ellie Sawatzky and Nelson’s Emily Nilsen have been shortlisted for the inaugural Pamela Paige Porter Poetry Prize (PPPPP),… FULL STORY
Wayman wins Purdy Prize
Tom Wayman has been awarded the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize for his collection Out of the Ordinary… FULL STORY
simpson named Lambda Finalist
jaye simpson has been named a finalist for the 2026 Lambda Literary Awards in the Transgender Poetry category for her… FULL STORY
Butler Shortlisted for BC Prize
Sarah Louise Butler has been shortlisted for the 2026 BC and Yukon Book Prizes in the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize… FULL STORY
Demotopia Launch at UBC
Sung Ming Chow will launch his new novel Demotopia: An Exploration of Democracy and Artificial Intelligence (Electromagnetic Print $26.95) on… FULL STORY
Mayer wins Basil Stuart-Stubbs
Carol E. Mayer has been awarded the 2026 Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for her book Sea of Islands: Exploring Objects, Stories,… FULL STORY
Purdy Prize longlist
The longlist for the 2026 Al and Eurithe Purdy Poetry Prize has been announced, spotlighting a strong group of established… FULL STORY
Roots to Branches Launch
Federation of BC Writers (FBCW) will launch Volume 4 of its Roots to Branches anthology series on March 31 at… FULL STORY
Lindi Nolte at Kogawa House
Historic Joy Kogawa House welcomes South African–Canadian spoken word poet Lindi Nolte as its Writer in Residence from March 7… FULL STORY
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
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
