Brett, Brian

Brian Brett is the author of Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life, which won the 2009 Writers’ Trust of Canada Non-Fiction Price, and Uproar’s Your Only Music, a Globe and Mail Book of the Year. He has also written numerous books of poetry and fiction. He lives with his family on Trauma Farm, […]

Bateman, Jackie

Jackie Bateman grew up in Kenya, and lived in London and Edinburgh for many years before settling in Vancouver with her husband and two children. Her first novel, Nondescript Rambunctious won a national First Book Competition in Canada, sponsored by Simon Fraser University. Savour continues the dark story of Lizzy and her obsessive nemesis Oliver. […]

Adderson, Caroline

Caroline Adderson is the author of four novels (A History of Forgetting, Sitting Practice, The Sky Is Falling, Ellen in Pieces), two collections of short stories (Bad Imaginings, Pleased To Meet You) as well as many books for young readers. Her work has received numerous prize nominations including the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short […]

Lawrence Hill to headline 2015 Whistler Writers Festival

Over 50 acclaimed writers attending. Tickets go on sale August 10. The Whistler Writers Festival is proud to announce that one of the most recognizable names in Canadian literature Lawrence Hill will be headlining this year’s festival, alongside acclaimed writers Grant Lawrence, Nino Ricci, Eleanor Wachtel, Eric Walters and more. Hill is the award-winning and […]

Michael Winter named Whistler’s 2015 Writer in Residence

July 8, 2015: Whistler, B.C. – The Whistler Readers and Writers Festival is thrilled to announce that this year’s Writer in Residence is award-winning Canadian author and former Scotiabank Giller Prize judge Michael Winter. Originally from Newfoundland and Labrador, Winter’s contributions to Canadian literature have been a tour de force since the publication of his […]

Katherine Fawcett book launch

Join Katherine for a reading, book signing & live music. Spruce Grove Field House Spruce Grove Park Whistler, BC KFawcett launch poster

2014 FESTIVAL

Welcome to the 13th annual Whistler Readers and Writers Festival. Each year we strive to bring the very best Canadian and international authors to Whistler for a weekend packed with readings, workshops and opportunities for you to meet some of your favourite authors.