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...
Events
The 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize
The Griffin Poetry Prize is one of the world’s most generous poetry awards. In celebration of the Prize’s two-decade anniversary it announced its largest award to date, combining the existing International and Canadian prizes into one major prize. As of 2023, the...
BCLA Library Conference
The annual BC Library Conference is the work and responsibility of the British Columbia Library Association and serves as the most important aspect of the Association’s commitment to professional development for members and the library community. BCLA mounts the...
National Poetry Month 2023
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Vancouver Comic Arts Festival 2023
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival returns to the Roundhouse May 20 & 21 2023! Festival, Workshops, Special Events & more! 2023 Poster by @kagcomix #VanCAF
CBC Canada Reads 2023
Five prominent Canadians defend what they think is the one home-grown book for everyone in Canada to read.
B.C. Book Day 2023
Monday, April 17, 2023 BC Book Day kicks off this year’s Creative Industries Week that brings industry associations, key stakeholders, and creators together with government for a showcase event. LEARN MORE
Creative Industries Week 2023
Creative Industries Week is a celebration of the creative industries and the talented people who drive them forward. The showcases provided insight into the many successful companies, organizations and initiatives that exist within the creative sector. The week-long...
Incite: Superfan: Jen Sookfong Lee
Presented in partnership with Vancouver Public Library. Music. Movies. Celebrity crushes. Pop culture permeates all levels of our lives, from the entertainment we consume (or abhor) to the memes we make and share with friends. Jen Sookfong Lee has been at the centre...
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade Economic Outlook Forum 2023: Executive Perspective Panel
In a competitive market for skilled employees and new businesses, is the Greater Vancouver region well suited to support business development and growth? Industry leaders from major organizations in the region will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing their...
Incite 2023: Dazzling Debuts
Presented by the Vancouver Writer's Fest and the Vancouver Public Library. WHEN: 7:00PM ON JANUARY 25 2023 WHERE: VANCOUVER PUBLIC LIBRARY – CENTRAL BRANCH COST: FREE The 2023 Incite season premieres with a powerful duo of debut novelists already making review...
PubWest 2023 Conference
PubWest is a vibrant, dynamic trade association of small-medium-sized book publishers, printers, editors, distributors, graphic designers, binderies, and related service companies. Established in 1977 as the Rocky Mountain Book Publishers Association, PubWest is...
Vancouver Writers Fest 2022
The Vancouver Writers Fest connects people to exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue through year-round programming that ignites a passion for words and the world around us. The 2022 Festival features 80 events, including discussions about the state of modern...
Culture Days 2022
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of free participatory arts and culture events across the country both in-person and online. Culture Days programs invite the public to get...
Word Vancouver 2022
Word Vancouver is an annual celebration of reading and writing. Enjoy readings by emerging and established authors, attend professional development workshops and panels, and visit a diverse range of exhibitors. The festival brings book lovers of all ages together with...
Read Local BC at WORD Vancouver
In this panel on demystifying the publishing process: working with a small, independent, or ‘micro’ press, four published authors; Andrew Chesham & Laura Farina, co-editors of Resonance: Essays on the Craft and Life of Writing (Anvil Press), Julie...
Vancouver TAIWANfest Way forward: Creative Export and Exchange?
Way forward: Creative Export and Exchange? What have we learned from the pandemic? With the borders reopening, the world will intertwine once again. These past few years have challenged many things, including physical mobility, how we relate to each other and the...
Vancouver Film School Online Industry Talks: Prem Gill
Learn how to better understand and break into B.C.’s creative industries. On Tuesday, May 10, VFS invites you to an Online Industry Talk with Prem Gill, CEO for Creative BC – a government organization that seeks to unite, sustain, and grow B.C.’s creative sector. Join...
APEBC Webinar: Enabling British Columbia’s Creative Sector
British Columbia’s creative industries are storytellers – the province is a global leader in original content creation and production. Its diverse creators and creative companies bring a distinct perspective to a highly competitive global marketplace that is expanding...