
“The Book Is Not Dying”: Vancouver Writers Fest artistic director Leslie Hurtig on reading in a distracted age
The Vancouver Writers Fest includes more than 90 events at Granville Island from October 18 to 25.

The Vancouver Writers Fest includes more than 90 events at Granville Island from October 18 to 25.

This year’s Vancouver Writers Fest will run from October 20 to 26 and will feature 130 Canadian and international authors

In India, Roy constantly endures criticism for challenging the national orthodoxy about Kashmir and for condemning Hindutva extremism.

Artistic director Leslie Hurtig is proud of the festival’s efforts, which include posting accessibility overviews of venues on the website.

Knott, an Indigenous healing program developer, shares some deeply personal insights in advance of two speaking engagements in Vancouver.

Porter will speak at two events at the annual festival, which takes place at various venues on Granville Island.






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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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