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2020 Events

Podcasts are live now! Zoom livestream events ran from October 1 – 4, and are now available on YouTube.

Wed September 30
Podcasts Released!

  • Poetry Podcast
    Featuring Leanne Dunic, Evelyn Lau, Jane Munro, Yusuf Saadi. This podcast brings together three exhilarating collections of poetry. Evelyn Lau’s Pineapple Express […]
  • Prose Podcast
    Featuring Kathryn Calder, Zsuzsi Gartner, Catherine Hernandez, Amanda Leduc, Jack Wang. This podcast features four captivating new works in prose. With ruthless […]
  • Forest Poet-Tree Walk Podcast and Webcast
    Featuring Jenna Butler, Yvonne Blomer, Beth Kope, Joanna Lilley, Annick MacAskill, Arleen Paré. Return to the third annual Forest […]

Thursday October 1

Great Minds Don’t Think Alike

A multi-genre panel of strong voices from Vancouver Island.

John Barton, Lorna Crozier, Kyeren Regehr, Madeline Sonik
Moderated by Darrel J. McLeod

Thursday October 1
7:30 – 9:00 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

Friday October 2

Queer Existence is Resistance: the Power of QT2BIPOC Futurisms

Guest-curated, multi-genre panel exploring the power and importance of QT2BIPOC futurisms in shaping and reframing the world we currently inhabit.

Serena Lukas Bhandar, Danny Ramadan, jaye simpson
Curated and moderated by K.P Dennis

Friday October 2
7:30 – 9:00 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

Saturday October 3

Truth, Trauma, Beauty, Beast

Three writers whose work in essay, poetry, and narrative freshly inhabit the world of memoir.

Amanda Leduc, Michael Prior, Jesse Thistle
Moderated by Carla Funk

Saturday October 3rd
1:00 – 2:30 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

Simply Unbelievable: Fresh Fiction for Unfathomable Times

Four novelists whose work bravely contends with the contemporary crisis of credibility.

Zsuzsi Gartner, Catherine Hernandez, Mallory Tater, Doreen Vanderstoop
Moderated by Matthew J. Trafford

Saturday October 3
4:00-5:30 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

Writing in a Time of Slow Disaster

Multi-genre panel on writing in our present time of social upheaval and global climate disaster.

Jenna Butler, Jessica Johns, Joanna Lilley, Shaena Lambert
Moderated by Verena Kaminiarz

Saturday October 3
7:30 – 9:00 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

Sunday October 4

Between Worlds: Voice, Community, and Coming of Age

Three authors whose fiction focuses on young people navigating their worlds, facing challenges, and growing up.

Sheena Kamal, Zalika Reid-Benta, David A. Robertson
Moderated by Robin Stevenson

Sunday October 4
1:00 – 2:30 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

WATCH

In Conversation: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson with Carey Newman

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, scholar, and musician Leanne Betasamosake Simpson discussing her most recent book Noopiming with Carey Newman.

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and Carey Newman

Sunday October 4
4:00 – 5:30 PM PDT

Zoom Livestream with closed captioning
Free, but registration required.

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