Kogawa’s new story app
Vancouver’s Joy Kogawa has embraced the latest story-telling technology with her new narrative, East of the Rockies, which was produced… FULL STORY
NEWS & EVENTS
WW II fictional memoir launch
Amanda Hale will be reading from her latest historical fiction novel, Mad Hatter (Guernica 2019) on Tuesday, November 12 at… FULL STORY
Call for Submissions
THE BASIL STUART-STUBBS PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING SCHOLARLY BOOK ON BRITISH COLUMBIA Established in memory of Basil Stuart-Stubbs (pictured at right),… FULL STORY
Here we go, a-Carolan
Christ Church Cathedral has invited jazz guitar great Henry Young, poet Trevor Carolan and Marlowe Ferris to provide a concert… FULL STORY
Three from B.C. make the GG’s
Three B.C. writers have been shortlisted for the 2019 Governor General’s Literary Awards: In the non-fiction category, Brian Harvey for… FULL STORY
Thumbs up for Shut Up
Téa Mutonji’s debut story collection, Shut Up You’re Pretty (VS. Books $17.95), not only gets our vote for best ‘title’… FULL STORY
In Rhino We Trust
Dave Butler of Cranbrook is a pathfinder in the new field of eco-fiction. Born in Penticton, he is a retired… FULL STORY
Victoria Book Prizes 2019
The Victoria Book Prize Society is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2019 City of Victoria Butler Book Prize… FULL STORY
Agnes, not of God
Sarah Leavitt’s second graphic novel, Agnes, Murderess (Freehand 2019), is based on the folk legend of a roadhouse owner, madam… FULL STORY
Doretta Lau at Kogawa House
With an MFA in Writing from Columbia University, Doretta Lau lives in both Vancouver and Hong Kong, while contributing to… FULL STORY
2019 Whistler Writers Festival lineup
Featured authors at the Whistler Writers Festival (October 17 – 20, 2019) have been announced. They include: Cherie Dimaline, Andrew… FULL STORY
From Squa’lets to VPL
“The Kwantlen people used to number in the thousands,” says Joseph Dandurand, “but like all river tribes, 80% of our… FULL STORY
Smithers book wins top prize
The BC Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for historical writing and $2,500 has been awarded to Tyler McCreary for Shared Histories: Witsuwit’en-Settler… FULL STORY
Eve Joseph wins Griffin Prize
Quarrels by Eve Joseph, published by Anvil Press, has won the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize for Canadian poetry. The Griffin… FULL STORY
Labour love not lost
A new generation is being introduced to a tumultuous, six-week struggle in Winnipeg when more than 30,000 strikers battled police,… FULL STORY
Double Melancholy by C.E. Gatchalian
Born in 1974 and raised in Vancouver, C.E. Gatchalian is a Filipino-Canadian who has written nine plays. His first non-fiction… FULL STORY
John Lent’s double offering
In 2018, as a veteran vocalist John Lent released his sophisticated CD of original, often bluesy songs, Strange Ground, as… FULL STORY
Historic DNA case gets its due
The Bulldog and the Helix by Shayne Morrow will be launched at a free event in Port Alberni on Thursday,… FULL STORY
Montler’s SENĆOŦEN dictionary
SENĆOŦEN; A Dictionary of the Saanich Language by Timothy Montler Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018 $150.00 (U.S.) / 9780295743851… FULL STORY
Crozier accepts for Patrick Lane
Patrick Lane has been named winner of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in Victoria. On Saturday, April 20,… FULL STORY
