Events
If you know of an upcoming writing event in our
area (or if any of these links no longer work),
please send an email to our webmistress.
Labour Day Weekend 2010
Any Location
This contest takes place every Labour Day long
weekend. The event began as a joke, became a dare,
and has now become a literary institution. It
has spawned what is probably the only genuinely
Canadian genre in world literary history and has
gone on to garner international attention and
a reputation as the cheeky and uncompromising
rebel of literary forms. The contest now attracts
over 500 daring writers from around the world,
and Blue Lake Books invites writers everywhere
to join in celebrating this uniquely Canadian
contribution to world literary history.
September 26, 2010
Library Square
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mark the last Sunday in September on your calendar
for the biggest outdoor book bash in the country—all
free of charge. From poetry slams to improv comedy,
memoirs to screenplays, short stories to cooking
demos, there is sure to be something for every
book- and magazine-lover to discover.
October 2010
Bellevue, Washington
The annual conference of the Greater Seattle
Chapter of RWA® features bestselling authors
plus editors, agents and much more.
October 2010
Granville Island
Vancouver, British Columbia
The festival attracts the world's best writers
to Vancouver. Internationally renowned and undiscovered
authors mingle with 11,000 readers of all ages
in intimate, interactive, and informal settings
on Granville Island, an urban oasis in the heart
of Vancouver. In its history the festival has
presented luminaries such as Martin Amis, Margaret
Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Peter Carey, Roddy Doyle,
Timothy Findley, Tomson Highway, John Irving,
P.D. James, Thomas Keneally, Rohinton Mistry,
Frank McCourt, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje,
Anita Rau Badami, JK Rowling, Salman Rushdie and
Carol Shields.
October 2010
Sheraton Guildford Hotel
15269-104th Avenue
Surrey, British Columbia
This conference has something for every writer,
from beginners to seasoned pros: novelists, journalists,
poets, article writers, nonfiction writers, romance
writers, writers for children, screenwriters,
fantasy and science fiction writers—no matter
what you write, there's something for you.
May 13 - 15 2011
Presented by Romance Writers of America®
- GREATER VANCOUVER CHAPTER
Guest Speaker: Michael Hauge
"Story Mastery"
These links are provided as a convenience and
are not to be interpreted as acceptance or endorsement
of any web site, individual, organization, or
business by GVC.
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