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02. Word! 1 This is an in-person Youth Event. For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page. For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. Our Spoken Word event series, curated and
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14. Tayari Jones: Kin Tayari Jones’s unforgettable stories are celebrated by critics and readers alike. Her books have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist; been praised by Oprah and Barack Obama; and appeared on Goodreads’ Most Popular list. She is one of TIME’s 100
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18. Word! 2 This is an in-person Youth Event. For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page. For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. Our Spoken Word event series, curated and
Performance Works, Vancouver · Free–$12
22. Of Magic and Monsters This is an in-person Youth Event. For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page. For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. The worlds of these YA fanta
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26. Andrew Sean Greer: Villa Coco An aspiring archivist takes up residence in the Italian countryside, becoming the assistant to the defiantly youthful, 92-year-old Baronessa, owner of a wondrous villa filled with art and antiques. Their utterly charming adventures unfold under the Tuscan sun in Pu
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34. Of Love and Lies This is an in-person Youth Event. For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page. For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. Why does love so often seem to be
Performance Works, Vancouver · Free–$12
38. Word! 3 This is an in-person Youth Event. For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page. For the free digital livestream version of this event, please visit our website. Our Spoken Word event series, curated and
Performance Works, Vancouver · $15–$28
42. David Szalay: Flesh Winner of the 2025 Booker Prize, David Szalay’s Flesh is both a hypnotic page-turner and a revelatory exploration of desire, wealth, masculinity, and free will. A young man is carried thrillingly upwards on the currents of the twenty-first century’s tides of money and power,
Performance Works, Vancouver · $15–$28
49. The Poetry Bash For poetry connoisseurs and newcomers to the genre alike, The Poetry Bash is a gateway to discovering new-to-you poets or hearing your favourites on-stage. Rob Taylor will host this atmospheric evening of readings and conviviality, featuring an awe-inspiring lineup of readers: Jo
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51. Ece Temelkuran in Conversation with Commissioner Kasari Govender BC’s Human Rights Commissioner, Kasari Govender, hosts acclaimed Turkish author and journalist Ece Temelkuran for a vital in-person conversation and episode of the Beyond the Headlines series. They will discuss Temelkuran’s latest
Performance Works, Vancouver · $15–$28
56. Repair and Revive In response to the cascading calamities of the climate emergency, three authors of vital works of environmental nonfiction come together to envision a path towards repairing our relationship with the earth—and reviving our awe of the natural world. From environmental advocate a
Performance Works, Vancouver · $15–$28
60. Icons of the Ice: Jennifer Botterill and Cassie Campbell-Pascall It’s Hockey Night at the Vancouver Writers Fest, where our stage will be graced by two legends who paved the way for women’s hockey in Canada. As the longest-serving captain in Canadian women’s hockey history, Cassie Campbell-Pasca
Performance Works, Vancouver · $45
64. Dancing On My Own: Lyrics Night Help! Our Festival authors are stuck on an Island in the Sun! But look on the Mr. Brightside—they’ve each got one Irreplaceable song to keep them Stayin’ Alive. In this year’s edition of our beloved Lyrics Night—featuring dramatic readings of song lyrics that will
Performance Works, Vancouver · $10
68. Let's Groove: Dance Party We Just Can’t Get Enough of our annual dance party where writers and readers alike get On the Floor to Pump Up the Jam. There’s no need to feel Blue (Da Ba Dee) when you can Jump Around to some Club Classics. And as with every Festival event, you’ll face thought-provoki
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69. Roundtable on Canadian Sovereignty Canadian politics is at a crossroads, faced with both foreign interference and aggression, and crumbling institutions from within. Respected authors and political commentators take the stage to address the threats undermining Canadian democracy and sovereignty,
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80. Lit Cab A perennial favourite that sells out every year, the Literary Cabaret is a guaranteed hit: combine six acclaimed and award-winning authors with one band and a table of friends for a night of art and delight! Pianist, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Millman returns as our cha
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84. Clara Hughes: Learning to Breathe Elite Canadian athlete Clara Hughes is the only person in history to have won multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The six-time medalist powered through pain to achieve extraordinary success—with profound consequences for her body and min
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92. The Afternoon Tea Savour an afternoon of outstanding readings and high tea delicacies at this beloved Writers Fest tradition first started by our late founding artistic director, Alma Lee. The tables will be laden with scones, sandwiches, and cookies; the tea and coffee will be flowing, alongsid
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30. More than Human: Wildlife in an Age of Extinction Human civilization has been a death knell for too many other lives on our shared planet. These three luminous works of nonfiction grapple with the ever-evolving relationships between humans and animals, and offer perspectives on climate change be
Performance Works, Vancouver · $25
Jade Music Fest elevates Chinese-language and mother tongue-based music in Canada and around the world. JMF is building a community where third culture kids and those who have made Canada their new home connect through music. From November 5 to 8, 2026, Jade Music Fest presents six showcases, each f