The Vancouver International Writers Festival (VIWF) opens in one week, celebrating the written word for the 31st year. The VIWF mission is to bring readers and writers together to reimagine our lives and our world, through story and vibrant dialogue. After three decades the Writers Festival is proving the written word is still relevant and holding its own…
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2018 BC Book Prizes Winners Revealed
The Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront once again hosted the 34th annual BC Book Prizes Gala where the winners of this year’s BC Book Prizes were announced. The BC Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. Since 1985, annual awards are presented in seven categories with finalists and winners from all around the…
Vancouver Foodster Holiday Market Recap
This week, Vancouver Foodster presented the first edition of Holiday Market, a great evening of browsing, shopping and tasting. The event brought together two dozen vendors at 4 locations around South Granville, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant. The evening’s vendors included a mix of food products, artisans, and gift ideas just in time for Holiday shopping. …
30th Annual Vancouver International Writer’s Festival
The Vancouver International Writer’s Festival (VIWF) opened this week for the 30th edition of the renowned festival of the written word. In this age of quick and instant media the full house at Performance Works on opening night proved that readers and writers are still going strong. While the Writer’s Festival holds events all year…
2017 BC Book Prize Winners Revealed
The winners of this year’s BC Book Prizes were announced at the 33rd annual Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala on April 29 at the Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront in downtown Vancouver. The BC Book Prizes celebrate the achievements of British Columbia writers and publishers. Awards were presented in seven categories from all around the province…
Christmas Shopping for the Reader
Books have been around for millennia and don’t seem to be going anywhere soon. Reading allows people to communicate, learn and escape. Provide the reader on your Christmas Shopping list with the opportunity to escape into another world hidden in the pages of a new book. One of the most popular escapes in pop-culture is…
2014 BC Book Prize Winners Announced
On May 3rd, the 2014 BC Book Prize Winners were announced at the Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Hotel. Chosen from the 2014 Shortlist, this year’s winner’s were: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize: Anatomy of a Girl Gang by Ashley Little, Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize: and Roderick Haig-Brown Regional…