Writers Camp Cabaret, Friday, June 10
This week, writers from across Canada are travelling to Writers Adventure Camp at The Point to work with award-winning authors, poets, screenwriters, songwriters and comedians. One of the highlights of the week is the Dinner Cabaret on Friday, June 10th featuring Vancouver jazz and bluesman Paul Pigat (aka Cousin Harley), and celebrated Canadian comedian Charlie […]
Writing Mountains: Whistler’s Lit Scene
by Feet Banks Whistler’s visual arts scene is well established (and well documented) but these mountains have also inspired generations of wordsmiths, readers and folks of the literary persuasion. Armchair Books in Village Square is ground zero for anyone who loves the written word and all the important local tomes are available there (the library […]
Claim Your Seat at the Writers Adventure Camp Whistler
STAR COMEDIAN, VIDEO-GAME KING & BLUES MAN GET TO THE POINT! For anyone who’s ever wondered what it would be like to do killer stand-up comedy, write a riveting adventure for a video game, or get down with their own blues lyrics, Writers Adventure Camp at The Point Artist-Run Centre has an […]
A Evening with Heather O’Neill Moderated by Zsuzsi Gartner
Heather O’Neill is the Montreal author of Lullabies for Little Criminals, winner of CBC’s Canada Reads competition. She is also a two-time Scotiabank Giller finalist: for the Girl Who Was Saturday Night in 2014 and Daydreams of Angels in 2015. Her new novel, The Romeo Hotel will be published this fall; Heather will share an […]
Poetry of Place
A Review of Poets: Arleen Paré, Jane Munro, Garth Martens, Bren Simmers by Mary MacDonald Sometimes the road is dark. People we love suffer. Some of them leave. When that happens I think of light and holding space. Sometimes though, I saddle the horse and search for some place else to go. This year, the […]
Live Music Enlivens the Whistler Writers Festival!
Every year the Whistler Writers Festival brings together talented writers from across Canada and around the world, but it also offers up an array of musical talent from Whistler, the Sea-to-Sky area and Vancouver. At this year’s festival you can kick off your weekend early with some lively ska, reggae, gypsy jazz and […]
Short Films That Kill It
by Rebecca Wood Barrett I caught up with three Whistler filmmakers who are die-hard World Ski and Snowboard Festival 72 Filmmaker Showdown competitors, to hear about their fledgling mistakes, and their award-winning flights. Angie Nolan has competed in the Showdown nine times. She’s a two time Finalist and Winner of the People’s Choice Award for “Adventures […]
The Brink of Freedom
A book review by Rebecca Wood Barrett Stella Leventoyannis Harvey’s new novel The Brink of Freedom tells the story of desperate searches for new beginnings. The ensemble cast are struggling to escape in so many ways—to shed some shameful aspect of the person they’ve become, or seek liberation from the miseries of poverty and violence. […]
Had A Glass: Wine Book Review
By Nicole Fitzgerald Half a dozen girlfriends on a Saturday night raise their glasses. More than a dozen wine bottles sit in the not so far distance. Some are uncorked, tattooing red rings on the kitchen counter. Others lips are sealed in the fridge. But we are a noisy bunch by midnight. Everyone is eagerly […]
Is taking off more important than landing?
By Susan Oakey-Baker I procrastinate. My thesis adviser said he’d never seen anyone produce so much at the eleventh hour. The more meaningful the task, the more there is to lose, the more vulnerable I feel, the more I procrastinate, until I become paralyzed. I suffer from the usual barriers; fear of failure, hung up […]