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Thursday, April 24, 2025
North Shore Writers Festival: Chronicling the Canucks with Ed Willes, Daniel Wagner, & Andy Prest
Thu, Apr 24 | 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Join us for an engaging talk led by hockey writers, who will take you behind the scenes of the Vancouver Canucks with some of their favourite stories and memorable moments. In this discussion, the... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Traditional Welcome with Tsitsáyx̱emaat
Thu, Apr 24 | 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
The 2025 North Shore Writers Festival kicks off with a Traditional Welcome to the Territory with Tsitsáyx̱emaat.Tsitsáyx̱emaat Rebecca Duncan is of Squamish and Musqueam descent. She has devoted her... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Reporting on the environment, with Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood, Anne Shibata Casselman & Laura Lynch
Thu, Apr 24 | 7:15 pm to 8:30 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
At a pivotal moment for the environmental and media landscape, journalists play a crucial role in keeping the public informed about climate change. At this timely event, award-winning journalists... keep reading
Friday, April 25, 2025
North Shore Writers Festival: Literary trivia hosted by Charles Demers
Fri, Apr 25 | 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Challenge your literary knowledge and vie for prizes and acclaim at the North Shore Writers Festival’s literary trivia night, hosted by author and comedian Charles Demers.Each member of the winning... keep reading
Saturday, April 26, 2025
North Shore Writers Festival: Writing Picture Books with Laura Farina
Sat, Apr 26 | 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
The sonnet, the haiku ... the picture book? In this hands-on workshop, Laura Farina, poet and picture book writer, will walk you through the conventions of the picture book, helping you find... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Publishing and publicity panel
Sat, Apr 26 | 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Looking for help with getting your book published and into the hands of readers?Hear Lynn Duncan, Megan Williams, and Margaret MacKinnon-Cash — three industry experts in different areas — discuss what... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Unsettling Fiction with Sam Wiebe, Linda Cheng, Erica McKeen, & JJ Lee
Sat, Apr 26 | 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Horror and thrills can be an effective way for an author to unsettle the reader — but also draw them in and make the story more impactful. Join Sam Wiebe, Linda Cheng, and Erica McKeen, three authors... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Chelene Knight in conversation with Margaret Gallagher
Sat, Apr 26 | 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Join the CBC’s Margaret Gallagher for a literary conversation with acclaimed author Chelene Knight! Chelene will speak about her latest book Safekeeping: A Writer’s Guided Journal for Launching a Book... keep reading
North Shore Writers Festival: Closing reception
Sat, Apr 26 | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm @ Lynn Valley Library
Celebrate the 25th North Shore Writers Festival by mixing and mingling with festival-goers at the closing reception. The North Shore Writers' Association will also announce the winners of their annual... keep reading
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Keiko Honda: How do we bloom, not just survive, in chaos?
Wed, May 21 | 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm @ Third floor program room
Join us for an evening with writer Keiko Honda, who will speak about her memoir and the question of how do we bloom, not just survive, in chaos?Accidental Blooms (Caitlin Press, 2023), Honda's debut... keep reading
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Hiroshima: Memories of a Survivor
Wed, May 28 | 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm @ Third floor program room
Sachi Komura Rummel was an 8-year-old girl playing in the schoolyard when the atomic bomb fell on Hiroshima, just over three kilometres away. She survived, but it changed her life forever.When the... keep reading
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