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Vancouver Writers Festival

Author and Scientist Alejandro Frid.  Photo by Gail Lotenberg.

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Vancouver Writers Fest Oct. 22-27: Who you'll see, what you'll hear

See local lit rock stars J. B. Mackinnon, Amber Dawn, Tanya Evanson and more at the 2013 Vancouver Writers Fest.

Margaret Atwood, Will Self at this year's Vancouver Writers Fest: biggest lineup ever

Are you a writer, or a book fanatic? Keep your October calendar open for this year's incredible Vancouver Writers Fest with over 80 events.

Vancouver Writers Festival to honour poet Patrick Lane

“A poet’s job is always to pay attention,” says Lane, “close, careful attention, using words like objects, structures on a page that change us inside emotionally.”