Join Munro’s Books on May 10th to meet Emma Fitzgerald, author of Hand Drawn Victoria: An Illustrated Tour in and Around BC’s Capital City! For locals and visitors alike, these sketches and stories highlight both the historic monuments and everyday moments that make...

WHEN: Tuesday, April 23, 2023 WHAT: BC Book Day invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories. GOAL: To raise...

Now celebrating its 28th year, Poetry in Transit showcases BC poets on TransLink and BC Transit vehicles. In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, Books BC produces a collection of poetry car cards annually, which feature the work of BC-authored and...

The BC Book Publishing Conference is back! On May 8, 2024, the Association of Book Publishers of BC (Books BC) is organizing a day of in-person learning and connection at SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver. There will be a diverse mix of professional development sessions...

Publishers and authors may submit books that fit the prizes/awards categories as posted on the BC and Yukon Book Prizes website. Books must meet all of the general criteria for the BC and Yukon Book Prizes, and all the eligibility criteria for each individual prize....

During the Vancouver Writer's Festival, join the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalists on the Between the Pages tour, which will take you inside the minds and creative lives of the writers on the 2023 shortlist. Moderated by Leslie Hurtig. Learn more

Word Vancouver and Read Local BC presents: Poetry Bus! In partnership with TransLink and BC Transit, Read Local BC presents the launch of this year’s Poetry In Transit campaign at Word Vancouver. Now celebrating its 27th year, this beloved community-engagement project...

Join the BC and Yukon Book Prizes for Storied: Discussions on Books, Publishing, and the Creative Process. On Wednesday, August 30th, Harrison Mooney, Kim Spencer, and Sheryda Warrener will be offering mini-lectures on taking personal experiences and memories and...

Join Canada’s longest running summer gathering of Canadian writers and readers, featuring established literary stars and exciting, new voices… with opportunities for writers and readers to mingle amidst Rockwood’s heritage gardens in Sechelt, BC. Learn more

At the Vancouver Writers Fest we encourage readers of all ages to explore the power of storytelling, and books, through our dozens of events with local and international writers. Our activities include both year-round programming and our flagship, annual literary...

Word Vancouver is Western Canada’s largest literary arts festival: a free, family-friendly event that brings together established and emerging authors, aspiring writers, literary exhibitors, and book-lovers from across the Lower Mainland. The Vancouver Book and...

VFA hosts authors from across Canada, and welcomes the audience to join them for a celebration of reading and writing. The eighth annual festival, from October 11-15, 2023, will be much the same. As with 2022, the 2023 festival will be a hybrid, offering some...

Join Renée Sarojini Saklikar as she launches Nightwood Edition's Bramah's Quest - the second instalment of THOT J BAP, an epic fantasy in verse. In Nightwood Edition's Bramah’s Quest by Renée Sarojini Saklikar, the year is 2087 and Bramah is back on a planet Earth...

BC and Yukon Book Prizes recognize and promote the achievements of the book community in BC and Yukon through the BC Book Prizes and related programs.

Read Local BC is back with this fine line-up of writers. Join them Thursday, June 29th at 7pm for a free virtual event with readings by Taslim Jaffer, Frances Peck, Margie Taylor, Farida Somjee, and Kevin Chong.

Please join BooksBC June 8th, 1:30-3:00pm (PDT) online over Zoom for a 90 minute session on supporting authors through all stages of book production with facilitator, Chelene Knight. Chelene Knight will share how she has helped other presses implement author care and...