Rebecca Wood Barrett, Author at Whistler Writers Festival

Self-Publishing is a Misnomer

Written by Lynn Duncan | #NoOneSucceedsAlone While authors who undertake the publication of their books are called self-publishers, the reality is somewhat different — no one succeeds alone. Even the most versatile and budget-conscious author should make judicious investments to produce a quality product. It is true that “every author needs an editor and every […]

When I said to my mother I wanted to write down our family’s stories, she became my person.

Written by Claire Sicherman | #NoOneSucceedsAlone When I was in my thirties my mother told me that my grandfather killed himself. She spoke these words casually, as if she were a server in a restaurant telling me about the specials. My sister and I grew up thinking it was a heart attack. I was four […]

Rehearsal

Written by Katherine Fawcett of The Sea to Sky Strings Orchestra | #NoOneSucceedsAlone Show up. Sit down. Unlatch. Open, remove laugh – Pet the dog. Tighten, rosin, tune. Talk: kids, news, dreams, dotted eighth notes, hair, eyeglasses, skiing. Late-comers arrive. Apologies. Unlatch. Open, remove, laugh – pet the dog. Tighten, rosin, tune. A quick scale, […]

There is always tension in our species between the desire for autonomy and the desire to belong. and work together.

Written by Claudia Casper | #NoOneSucceedsAlone There is always tension in our species between the desire for autonomy and the desire to belong and work together. This tension is playing out politically right now with Trump, Brexit, the EU, #metoo, political correctness, refugees, etc. I would argue, and envisioned in my most recent novel, The […]

Finally, a space that believes being an artist is serious business.

Written by Carolyn Marie Souaid | #NoOneSucceedsAlone In 2013, the Banff Centre became my home for seven weeks while I wrote the first draft of my cross-cultural love story, Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik. Not only did it provide a cheery setting, gourmet meals, and a private studio in the woods (an old, refurbished fishing […]

Bestselling author Claudia Casper is Whistler Writer in Residence author

The Whistler Writing Society is thrilled to announce that Vancouver author Claudia Casper will be this year’s Whistler Writer in Residence. The bestselling writer and recipient of the 2017 Philip K. Dick Award for Distinguished Science Fiction will move to Whistler this fall to work with novice, emerging and established writers through the celebrated Writer […]