Connecting Through Story: Sara Leach shares what it means to her
Connecting Through Story: Sara Leach shares what it means to her The theme of the 2023 Whistler Writers Festival is “Connecting Through Story.” Sara Leach, author and festival board member, shares her take on what this means to her as we prepare for the festival in October. For the past five years, I’ve moderated the […]
Whistler Writers Festival tickets on sale now
Whistler Writers Festival tickets on sale now — early bird pricing Whistler Writers Festival tickets on sale at noon today with special early bird pricing. AUGUST 21, 2023: Whistler, BC — Tickets for the 22nd edition of the Whistler Writers Festival are on sale now and have early bird pricing until Oct. 1. For the […]
Book review: The Librarianist
Book review: The Librarianist Bob Comet is the kind of protagonist that librarians today might regard as a purveyor of that age-old stereotype: the staid, chinless, introverted bookworm who lives a hushed, drama-free life. As the main character in Patrick deWitt’s newest novel, The Librarianist, Comet is indeed ordinary, isolated, aging and usually sad; the […]
Book Review: My Body is Distant
Book Review: My Body is Distant Memoir is a gift — at least that’s what I always think when I’m reading it. There aren’t too many ways to explore inside someone’s head that aren’t invasive or demanding, outside of someone’s memoir. They’re a way to learn, or to see a new perspective from the inside, […]
Whistler Writers Festival tickets on sale Aug. 21
2023 Whistler Writers Festival tickets on sale Aug. 21 Tickets for the Whistler Writers Festival (October 12-16) go on sale Aug. 21. This year’s festival is once again in-person and online, and features the best local, Canadian, and international writers. AUGUST 8, 2023: Whistler, BC — Tickets for the 22nd edition of the Whistler Writers […]
Author Cody Caetano is our new writer in residence
Author Cody Caetano is our new writer in residence Author Cody Caetano, longlisted for the 2023 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal and Canada Reads, is the new writer in residence for the Whistler Writers Festival. Cody Caetano is the latest writer in residence to provide mentorship and guidance as part of the Whistler Writers Festival’s Writers […]
Book review: All the Seas of the World
New novel dives deep into fantasy It didn’t take long for me to be fully absorbed by the complex and vivid world that Canadian award-winning fantasy author, Guy Gavriel Kay is famous for creating. In his fourteenth novel, All the Seas of the World, we’re thrown in at the deep end with an assassination, the […]
Book Review: focus on poetry
Human, fierce, achingly honest, and challenging The great naturalist Barry Lopez said, “poetry is a door anyone can walk through.” Well, here we go. Into our ordinary lives where most of us have experienced times of confusion and loss.—loss of language, voice, or loved ones.–poetry is an art form that has always been a resource […]
Sharing stories together with Ann Eriksson
When characters come knocking In 1987 I was at a crossroads in my life. A personal tragedy had me questioning my future and I decided to change directions and go back to school. But what to study? My two life interests were nature and creative writing. I made a difficult decision to set the writing […]
Sharing stories together with Kagan Goh
There is healing and a kinder world in stories shared My journey of recovery from mental illness has involved the arts in a significant way. As an initial form of self-therapy, I started to write about my feelings and experiences of living with a mental illness. I became involved in Vancouver’s literary community and eventually […]