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”…