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 so much confusion and so many problems for so many people, as it does in In The Dark We Forget, a new psychological thriller by Sandra SG Wong. Cleo Li […]
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 festival is once again in-person and online, and features the best local, Canadian, and international writers. Tickets for the 21st edition of the Whistler Writers Festival go on sale August […]
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 oral storytellers to submit their tales and participate in a brand new event at this year’s festival. This fall, the Whistler Writers Festival is hosting a free oral storytelling workshop, […]
Katherine Fawcett launches The Swan Suit in March!
We’re delighted to announce The Whistler Writing Society’s member Katherine Fawcett is publishing her fabulous book of short stories The Swan Suit. Pick a location and date and get out there to support!
Apply now for the Write Fresh Retreat, June 1-10, 2020 in Belarus
Applications are now open for the Write Fresh Retreat, June 1-10, 2020 in the rustic art-village Kaptaruni, Belarus with mentor Harold Rhenisch. Enhance your writing skills within the charm and ease of traditional hospitality in an artists’ abode where what’s modern and crisp is nested in the rustic. Whether your path through the forest follows Leschii, the ancient man of […]
Telus Winter Classic Tickets On Sale Now!
The Whistler Blackcomb Foundation is a long-time supporter of our Authors in the Schools program which delivers books and provides guest author presentations to 19 schools in the Sea to Sky Corridor. We thank them for their generous support, and invite you to attend their fundraiser, Imagine 2120, happening this century, March 6-7, 2020. Buy […]
Writing the Body, Dancing the Soul Retreat at Loon Lake
If you’re interested in a writing retreat this year, consider the Writing the Body, Dancing the Soul Retreat at Loon Lake: Dear Writing Women, At the close of a year that has brought challenges of all kinds for our beloved planet and also for many of us personally, I have been thinking about the power […]
2020 Whistler Writers Festival Fundraiser
“Action is the foundational key to success.” Pablo Picasso I need your help. Before I delve into that though, first let me thank you for attending our 2019 Whistler Writers Festival. The conversations generated, the relationships forged, and creative expression released – were incredible. We succeed because of you. We’re launching on ongoing fundraising campaign. […]
Stella Harvey headlines The Writers Studio Reading Dec. 5
Everyone is invited to The Writers Studio reading series at Hood 29 (4470 Main Street) for the last reading series of 2019 on Thursday, December 5th at 8:00pm led by headliner STELLA HARVEY. We won’t be back until February, so be sure to get your poetry, fiction and non-fiction fix this week! STELLA is a fiction writer […]
A Conversation with Maude Barlow, author of Whose Water Is It, Anyway?
Whistler Writers Festival’s Alli Vail caught up with Maude Barlow to talk about her book Whose Water Is It, Anyway?: Taking Water Protection into Public Hands, and this year’s theme of the festival – Discourse. She’ll be appearing in the Saturday Night Gala, with author Omar El Akkad Oct. 19. Alli: As a writer and […]