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3 Tips to Finish Your Manuscript
by Sara Leach
You’d think things would be easier. I’m working on my sixth book. Actually, if you count all the stories sitting on my hard drive, this is my tenth manuscript. But it feels just as hard as the first one—maybe even harder, because I have higher expectations. Read More -
Great Girlfriend’s Advice
By Joanne Fogolin
This time of year marks the preparation for the Whistler Writers Festival, and the much anticipated return of, “Tasting the Divine: Cooks with Books” evening, slated for October 16, 2015. Three authors will be in attendance to sign books and answer questions. Read More -
Movement is my Mother Tongue
I’m fascinated by transitions. The precise moment between the release of the last tenuous grasp of the familiar, and the new becoming fully formed charms me. That point is almost impossible to identify and like many, I used to rush to escape the discomfort in its uncertainty. Read More
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Call for Submissions EXTENDED!
The call for Submissions has been extended until August 21 - Apply Today!
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Fledgling to Flight
“Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.”
- Victor HugoI have a new novel coming out this year. I say these words quietly because it seems so self-indulgent to say it any other way. Read More
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Lawrence Hill to headline 2015 Whistler Writers Festival
Over 50 acclaimed writers attending. Tickets go on sale August 10. Read More
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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. Read More
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Katherine Fawcett reading – Pulpfiction Books VCR
Katherine Fawcett is hosting a reading from her new short story collection The Little Washer of Sorrows at Vancouver’s grooviest bookstore: Pulpfiction Books/ (Main Street location) Read More
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Writers Adventure Camp at The Point June 6 & 7, 2015 Whistler, BC
Writers Adventure Camp at The Point Artist-Run Centre on beautiful Alta Lake in Whistler, BC, provides a unique weekend-long immersive experience for both published and emerging writers. Read More
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Katherine Fawcett book launch
Join Katherine for a reading, book signing & live music. Read More
Whistler Writers Festival
Presented by the Whistler Writing Society
