I’ll be participating at the second annual Chilliwack Book Festival taking place on Saturday, May. 23.
It looks like a fun event and I’ll have lots of books and other little treasures for sale!
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Fraser Valley Writers Festival
The Fraser Valley Writers Festival is an annual two-day literary festival featuring keynote addresses, readings, panel discussions, writing workshops, live podcast recordings, and more, hosted at the Abbotsford campus of the University of the Fraser Valley. It’s free and open to all.
I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been invited to participate this year! I have been commissioned to produce a new piece on the theme “Sound” in the afternoon, and I’ll be chairing a panel on the theme “Silence” in the morning.
Here’s my schedule:
Saturday, November 8 at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus:
11:15 AM – Panel 1 – “Silence”
Joseph Dandurand
Daniela Elza
Jen Sookfong Lee
Christina Myers
Chair: Taryn Hubbard
2:45 PM – Panel 2 – “Sound”
Kayla Czaga
Taryn Hubbard
Heather Ramsay
Nick Thran
Chair: Jen Sookfong Lee
There’s more
There’s a lot of great things happening at the festival this year, with a keynote speech by Charles Demers and Evelyn Lau scheduled for Friday, November 7. There are also workshops and a live podcast recording! There will also be books and conversation. It’s definitely my kind of event, and I’m looking forward to it.
Now to write my piece on “sound”…
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Reading at Words in the Burbs
I’ll be breaking the ice on my first public reading of The Very Good Best Friend at one of my favourite reading series, Words in the Burbs.
Words in the Burbs takes place at the charming independent bookstore, Western Sky Books in Port Coquitlam. The series is curated and hosted by writers Lynn Easton and Christina Myers, and co-hosted by Western Sky Books owner, Tamara Gorin. It’s free to attend and open to all.
This series has been around for a number of years, and I had the chance to read at a session before Desire Path was published. It will be wonderful to be a part of the positive energy these hosts create yet again!
I’ll be reading alongside a roster of fantastic local writers. Take a look:
Event details:
Date
Thursday, April 24
Location
Western Sky Books
Time
7 p.m.
I have the opportunity to lead another creativing writing workshop at Sidekick Brewing as part of the Chilliwack Arts Council’s Sunday School of Art.
When: Sunday, Mar. 23 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: $25 (includes a drink, including non-alcoholic)
How to Register: Go to the Zeffy page
The last session I led was awesome. The space is great, just perfect for writing.