with Ann Y. K. Choi, Elinor Florence, and Jack Wang Historical fiction has the power to transport us to the past, and inspires us to live more powerfully in the […]

with Tawahum Bige, Stephen Collis, Aisha Sasha John, and Karen Solie A much-loved event at the Victoria Festival of Authors’, the Forest Poet/Tree Walk returns this year. Come explore W̱MÍYEŦEN […]

with S. Bear Bergman, jaye simpson, and Kai Cheng Thom In a time when stories are challenged, silenced, or erased, writing becomes more than just craft—it becomes resistance. This powerful […]

with Marilyn Bowering, Junie Désil, and Christine Lowther Return again to W̱MÍYEŦEN (wh-my-eh-then: place of the deer) Nature Sanctuary (formerly known as Mary Lake) for one of the festival’s annual delights, where […]

with Joseph Dandurand, Jess Housty, and jaye simpson Poetry, for many, begins in silence—but for these Indigenous writers, it ends in resonance. This virtual panel brings together poets whose work […]

with Maria Reva, Madeleine Thien, and PP Wong Is time an illusion? Are any of us every really safe or free? This year’s fiction panel brings together three novelists’ insightful […]