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Join Us Nov 16 for an Evening of Poetry and Prose

Nov 11, 2022

You're invited to join Cynthia Flood for the Vancouver launch of her latest collection, You Are Here: Selected Stories!Cynthia will be reading prose and Miranda Pearson will also read poems from her...

Demeter is honoured to announced the publication of Don’t Tell: Family Secrets

Nov 4, 2022

Demeter is honoured to announce the forthcoming publication of Don’t Tell: Family Secrets edited by Donna McCart Sharkey and Arleen Paré January 2023; Release date December 6th...

Winner of the 2022 VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award

Oct 31, 2022

The winner of the 2022 VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award is Remnants by Céline Huyghebaert and translator Aleshia Jensen from Book*hug Press! Congratulations!!!!! Betsy Warland and Rachel Rose,...

VMI BETSY WARLAND AWARD

Oct 12, 2022

VMI BETSY WARLAND AWARD ANNOUNCED OCT. 22 We’d love to see you on Oct 22, 5pm at The Nest on Granville Island, Elee is hosting the Vancouver Writers Fest event #66 Blending Genres with Tara McGuire,...

Up Next For Camouflage Complex!

Jul 27, 2022

Steven Bélanger, Betsy Warland, Tabitha Brasso-Ernst Six years in the making, Camouflage Complex: The Art of Deception had its trial run performance June 11th at the downtown Vancouver Public...

Susan Crean Award for Nonfiction – 26 Days To Go!

Jul 22, 2022

Submit a maximum of 10 pages, not exceeding 2700 words, of your original, unpublished (print or online) writing such as memoir, creative essay, autobiography- in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format....

Prose Giveaway Winner Announcement: Karen Schauber

Jun 26, 2022

Prose Giveaway Winner Announcement: Karen Schauber Congratulations to Karen Schauber, whose name was drawn for the prose consult giveaway! She will receive a 2-hour free consult with me to work...

Introducing Real Vancouver Writing School

Jun 17, 2022

NEW PROJECT, NEW EVENT Introducing Real Vancouver Writing School! Real Vancouver Writing School is a special project of Real Vancouver Writers’ Series, a registered non-profit society. We provide...