Sharing stories together with Hasan Namir
Sharing writing in person again energizes poet Hasan Namir When I’m working on a poetry book, I get excited at the thought of reading these
Book Review: Kiss the Red Stairs
Extensive research and personal journey brings the past to life in Kiss the Red Stairs Marsha Lederman has always been interested in telling stories. As
Book Review: When We Lost Our Heads
O’Neill’s newest novel sticks with you long after you’re done reading I mentioned to a friend that I was reading When We Lost Our Heads
Five can’t miss events
Iain Reid and Meira Cook headline at Saturday Night Gala The Whistler Writers Festival offers 13 author reading events and 12 workshops this fall and
Book Review: Mansions of the Moon
600 BC brought to life in Mansions of the Moon Bestselling author of Funny Boy and The Hungry Ghosts, Shyam Selvadurai returns after more than
Book Review: Our American Friend
No one can be trusted in Our American Friend by Anna Pitoniak Now, I’m not saying that author Anna Pitoniak borrowed and improved some family
Book review: Last One Alive
The bodies stack up in Last One Alive by Amber Cowie Amber Cowie had me at “witch” and “murder,” two keywords that capture my attention
Book Review: In the Dark We Forget
Forget what you know in In the Dark We Forget by Sandra SG Wong I’m a sucker for amnesia as a plot device. It creates
Festival tickets on sale soon
2022 Whistler Writers Festival tickets go on sale August 31 Tickets for the Whistler Writers Festival (October 13-16) go on sale Aug. 31. This year’s
Oral storytelling workshop
Have a story to tell? Take a free workshop and then share it with us The Whistler Writers Festival is looking for Sea to Sky
Book Review: We Want What we Want by Alix Ohlin
Book Review by Kate Heskett Changing Track: Ohlin’s Tantalizing Tales We Want What We Want is a collection of short stories from two-time Scotiabank Giller
Picking up what was lost: Poetry Review
Poetry review of works by Steven Heighton, Canisia Lubrin, Arleen Paré, Yusuf Saadi and Terence Young by Mary MacDonald This year, the Whistler Writers Festival