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Rising costs and reduced funding pose significant financial challenges to BC arts organizations. Make a donation to VWF before April 1 and your gift will be doubled thanks to Bonnie Mah, who has stepped up with a $15,000 matching gift. Double your impact: writersfest.bc.ca/donate

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Barry Sonnenfeld—the director of Men in Black, The Addams Family, and more—is coming to Books & Ideas with a hilarious new memoir. Hear the icon in conversation with year-round VIFF programmer @tcha-cha-cha.bsky.social April 4, presented with @viffest.bsky.social writersfest.bc.ca/event/barry-...

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Tomorrow’s event with @davidarobertson.bsky.social at VPL is sold out in-person, but you can still join us online for free! Register to receive the link: writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite...

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Meet the Canada Reads 2025 contenders! This year, the great Canadian book debate is looking for one book to change the narrative. The books chosen by this year’s champions all have the power to change how we see, share, and experience the world around us.

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We’re thrilled to reveal another batch of world-class distilleries that will be pouring at Whisky & Words—all of them hailing from the home of scotch. 🥃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 whiskywords.ca All proceeds support the Vancouver Writers Fest. Get a tax receipt for 75% of your ticket price; early bird on sale now!

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Today, we’re standing with 24 BC events to fight for our survival. Read the full letter, and help us urge @davidebybc.bsky.social and @spencerch.bsky.social to renew the BC Fairs, Festivals & Events Fund (BCFFE) or provide meaningful support. We need your voice. bclive.ca/wp-content/u...

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Join @langaracollege.bsky.social for a free public talk with award-winning author and Langara’s 2025 Writer in Residence, Jasmine Sealy, in conversation with Kevin Chong on February 26 at 6:30 PM. RSVP for free: langara.ca/news-and-eve...

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Next week, February 25! Free in-person tickets are going fast: writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite...

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Join Vinh Nguyen and David Chariandy on April 13 for the Vancouver book launch of Nguyen’s powerful memoir, The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse (@harpercollinsca.bsky.social). www.eventbrite.com/e/vancouver-...

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Applications are open now for Writers in the Classroom! The Spring 2025 season will provide 12 free author visits to schools across Metro Vancouver, between April–June 2025. Help us spread the word to the teachers and educators in your life! #BookSky writersfest.bc.ca/youth#writer...

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Whisky & Words early bird tickets are on sale now, and we’re thrilled to announce the first batch of confirmed participating distilleries—all amazing local BC and Canadian companies. 🇨🇦❤️ All proceeds from this beloved whisky tasting event support the Vancouver Writers Fest. whiskywords.ca

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Canada Reads is back! Join @jcyliew.bsky.social, author of the shortlisted novel Dandelion, and her champion Saïd M’Dahoma for a thought-provoking conversation on Monday, March 3, leading up to Canada Reads. Tickets: https://buff.ly/4hUWRgp

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We’re thrilled to reveal our new logo for the Books & Ideas series, created by the team at ZAK! On now until June, Books & Ideas is a new event series from the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island, home of the Writers Fest’s celebrated annual literary festival.

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Tickets are running low for our next Books & Ideas event on Granville Island, featuring celebrated singer-songwriter Neko Case. She joins us on Monday, Feb 10 to discuss her stunning memoir, The Harder I Fight the More I Love You, with @theaaronchapman.bsky.social. Tickets: buff.ly/4aNsYfD

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Now available on the Books & Ideas Audio podcast, hear a conversation between Canadian literary stars Canisia Lubrin—whose debut fiction, Code Noir, was named a best book of 2024—and Dionne Brand. #booksky #blackhistorymonth 🎧 Find us on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://buff.ly/4aOAAyh

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Looking to switch your audiobook service? @libro.fm shares profits from your purchases with us (or your chosen bookshop), keeping money within your local economy. For a limited time, get two free audiobooks when you start a new membership using the promo code SWITCH libro.fm/switch?books...

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Come hear personal stories told by the people who lived them at A Night of Storytelling organized by Alice Engelmore, who is generously donating all proceeds from the ticket sales to the Vancouver Writers Fest. Feb 16, 7:30 PM at Vancouver Odd Fellows. www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-night-of...

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In celebration of Black History Month, we’re excited to share a few of the books by Black authors that we’re looking forward to in 2025—most of them by Canadian authors and releasing this season! #booksky

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We’re having an amazing time so far at our new Books & Ideas series on Granville Island. Last night, @caulfieldtim.bsky.social spoke to @marshalederman.bsky.social about our growing misinformation crisis.

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Don’t miss Neko Case in Vancouver on Feb 10! She shares her book The Harder I Fight the More I Love You—a moving memoir that will delight both long-time fans and those who have never heard her music—in conversation with @theaaronchapman.bsky.social. writersfest.bc.ca/event/neko-c...

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We are thrilled for all of the authors shortlisted for Canada Reads 2025! Stay tuned for news about an exciting Canada Reads event in Vancouver. www.cbc.ca/books/meet-t...

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We’re really looking forward to tonight’s SOLD OUT event!

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Award-winning author @davidarobertson.bsky.social seems to have it all. But what we see on the outside doesn’t tell the full story. Robertson shares his book All the Little Monsters, and his personal experience with anxiety + depression, on Feb 25. Free event writersfest.bc.ca/event/incite...

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Job posting: @bcyukonbookprizes.bsky.social is hiring a Director of Operations and Development. Learn more and apply: bcyukonbookprizes.com/2025/01/27/h...

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Calling all authors, publishers, photographers and designers. Submissions are now open for the 2025 City of Vancouver Book Award! Submit by March 5 at 4pm. vancouver.ca/people-progr....

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Dionne Brand delivers a masterclass in reading the literature of empire from an anti-colonial lens — watch the full hour-long event as part of the VWF Digital Festival. 📣 The last day to purchase a Digital Festival pass is Jan 26! writersfest.bc.ca/event/digita...

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Early bird tickets are on sale now for our annual fundraiser, Whisky & Words! 🥃🥂📚 Savour an evening of fine spirits and entertainment, with all proceeds supporting the Vancouver Writers Fest. Friday, April 25 on Granville Island whiskywords.ca/tickets/

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In our era of AI deepfakes and convicted felons as presidents, the voices of trusted experts are more important than ever. @caulfieldtim.bsky.social joins us next week to counter the misinformation crisis, with @marshalederman.bsky.social. Jan 30 at 7:30 PM writersfest.bc.ca/event/timoth...

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A full house tonight for our first Books & Ideas event with @kateconger.com and @rmac.bsky.social, in conversation with Kathryn Gretsinger on Granville Island!

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Such an excellent @vanwritersfest.bsky.social event tonight, featuring @kateconger.com and @rmac.bsky.social discussing all things Elon Musk with Kathryn Gretsinger 📚

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Six Canadian books have been longlisted for the 2025 Dublin Literary Award, including previous VWF guests Michael Crummey (The Adversary) and Catherine Leroux (The Future).

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We're thrilled for all of the authors on the 2025 Canada Reads longlist, including previous VWF guests Ashley Audrain, Emma Donoghue, Emma Hooper, Scott Alexander Howard, Wayne Johnston, Helen Knott, Rajinderpal S. Pal, and Teresa Wong! www.cbc.ca/books/canada...

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NYT reporters @kateconger.com & @rmac.bsky.social have followed Elon Musk’s exploits for years, and now they’ve written the definitive account of his $44 billion dollar takeover of Twitter. On Jan 17, hear them with Kathryn Gretsinger on Granville Island. writersfest.bc.ca/event/conger...

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We’re launching a new series in 2025! Kicking off in January, Books & Ideas is a new Winter/Spring series from the VWF, designed to connect the literary community and create an intimate space for exchanging dialogue on Granville Island. Explore the first 3 events: writersfest.bc.ca/books-ideas

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Something new, delightfully literary, and very exciting is coming to our home on Granville Island... but what is it? 👀❓❓❓ All will be revealed before the holidays. Stay tuned for the announcement later this week! 📣

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