Nilsen, Emily
EMILY NILSEN is the author of Otolith (Goose Lane, 2017) which received the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award and was longlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award. Born and raised in Vancouver, she now lives in Nelson, BC.
Dropping the F*BOMB: Why we all need to re-claim feminism
The Whistler Writing Society is proud to support Whistler’s Celebration of INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL and their event Dropping the F*Bomb: Why we all need to re-claim feminism. The event takes place Saturday October 13, 6:00pm at Maury Young Arts Centre, and is designed for anyone ages 12+. Women’s Lib Equal Rights The sisterhood […]
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 […]
Whistler Writers Festival Unveils Author Line-up and Program
Master storyteller Peter Carey to headline alongside literary stars Eden Robinson, Esi Edugyan, Billy-Ray Belcourt and more August 13, 2018: Whistler, B.C. – The Whistler Writing Society is thrilled to unveil the list of authors attending this year’s Whistler Writers Festival, with legendary international author Peter Carey headlining alongside literary heavyweights Eden Robinson, Esi Edugyan, […]
Williams, Megan
MEGAN WILLIAMS is the award-winning author of Our Interrupted Fairy Tale and also the co-authored a children’s book with her 10-year-old step-daughter, Madison. Through The Self Publishing Agency, Megan supports indie authors in writing, publishing and marketing their books. Her clients have been featured in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail and Global TV and their books are […]
Wiebe, Sam
SAM WIEBE is the author of the Vancouver crime novels Cut You Down, Invisible Dead, and Last of the Independents. Wiebe’s work has won an Arthur Ellis award and the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize, and been shortlisted for the Shamus Award and the City of Vancouver Book Award. His short stories have appeared in Thuglit, Spinetingler, […]
Wake, Hal
HAL WAKE has been engaged with the literary community in Canada for more than 30 years. He has conducted on-stage interviews with Alice Munro, Jonathan Safran Foer, Richard Ford, Sharon Olds, Rohinton Mistry, Michael Chabon, Joseph Boyden and Anne Michaels amongst many others. In the mid ‘80’s he was the book producer for the most […]
Tomlinson, Dania
DANIA TOMLINSON grew up in the Okanagan, and still lives there with her husband and young daughter. Dania’s fiction has won awards and been published in literary magazines, including Room and SubTerrain. Our Animal Hearts is her first novel.
Thúy, Kim
** Please note: Kim Thúy is unable to attend the 2018 festival, and Iain Reid will be replacing her in the Sunday Brunch reading event Ali Hassan in Conversation. Born in Saigon in 1968, KIM THÚY left Vietnam with the boat people at the age of 10 and settled with her family in Quebec. A […]
Souaid, Carolyn Marie
CAROLYN MARIE SOUAID is the award-winning author of the novel, Yasmeen Haddad Loves Joanasi Maqaittik, set in Northern Quebec, and seven poetry collections, most recently This World We Invented. She has performed at festivals and literary events in Europe, Canada and the U.S. and her work has been translated into French, Arabic, Spanish and Slovenian. Her poems […]