Helen Humphreys on Risk
Increasingly, I have come to dislike both the limits of genre and the invisibility of process. With The Ghost Orchard, I wanted to push at both of these boundaries by mixing non-fiction, memoir, and fiction, and by showing the research for the book as part of the book itself. I was using mostly original […]
Whistler Independent Book Awards Announced
Whistler Independent Book Awards Finalists for the 2017 WIBAs in Fiction and Non-fiction The fiction finalists are: Annie Daylon for Of Sea and Seed: The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book 1 R.L. Prendergast for The Confessions of Socrates Farida Somjee for The Beggar’s Dance The non-fiction finalists are: Monique Layton for Notes from Elsewhere: Travel and Other Matters Patricia Sandberg for […]
In the News: AGM, Comedy Quickies & Writer in Residence
Get your writer’s brain whirling! We’ve got lots of activities storming towards us: a FREE workshop; the phenomenal Writer in Residence program (this one fills up fast!); and the Comedy Quickies Writing Contest.Come meet other local writers at The Whistler Writing Society’s Annual General Meeting, August 22nd from 6-7 pm, at the Whistler Public Library. […]
Book Review: The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
Book Review by Dee Raffo It’s 1947, and the chaotic aftermath of World War II reverberates across the globe as we join protagonist Charlie St. Claire, who is unmarried, pregnant, and on the hunt for her missing cousin, Rose. Her life intersects with that of Eve Gardiner, a decorated spy during World War I who […]
Book Review: Dragon Springs Road by Janie Chang
Book Review by Susan Oakey-Baker Janie Chang, local Vancouver author of the celebrated novel Three Souls, tackles racism, women’s rights, belonging and what we will ultimately do to survive, in this enchanting historical novel about an abandoned child and a fox spirit living on an ancient Chinese estate. At the turn of the century, amidst […]
Book Review: The Fashion Committee by Susan Juby
Review by Libby McKeever When you are driven by passion and the need to finally get the break you’ve been yearning for, it can lead a person to be ruthless and frankly, do bizarre things. Charlie Dean has inherited her mother’s extraordinary fashion and design flair. But her mother’s been dead for years, overdosing in […]
Three Locals Win Sea to Sky Discovery Writing Contest
Award Winners Invited to Read at Storytelling Event The Whistler Writing Society is delighted to award three local writers first place in the categories of Open, Indigenous and Youth of the Sea to Sky Discovery Writing Contest. Victoria Crompton is the winner of the Open category for her poem “April Snow on Whistler Mountain”, while […]
Spring Reading Series: Historical Fiction & Canada 150 Event
The Whistler Writing Society is delighted to present two evenings of historical storytelling and celebration on June 29 and 30 as the second and third events of the Spring Reading Series. Both events start at 7pm, at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler. Featuring established Canadian, Indigenous and international authors, the back-to-back events will […]
Whistler Independent Book Awards 2017 Shortlist Announced
We are excited to announce the shortlist for the second annual Whistler Independent Book Awards was announced today by the WIBA evaluation committee. Nominated for the 2017 fiction award are: Annie Daylon for Of Sea and Sand: The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book 1; Elen Ghulam for Spoonful Chronicles; Emma L.R. Hogg for The Fourth Wall; R.L. […]
GO Fest at The Point on Saturday May 20
GO Fest at The Point Canoe Decorating, Aude Ray Album Release! The Point Artist-Run Centre teams up with the Resort Municipality of Whistler to offer an afternoon of unique indoor and outdoor activities from noon to 4pm. The afternoon will feature Bocce and Brunch (crepes!) at the Cypress Point Café, and live music by […]