 Vancouver Writers Fest Logo | |
| Formation | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alma Lee |
| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Headquarters | 202 – 1398 Cartwright Street, Vancouver British Columbia |
| Chair: Alexia Jones Vice-Chair: Shannon Taylor | |
Key people | Artistic Director: Leslie Hurtig Development Director: Andrew Forshner Marketing & Publicity Manager: Zoe Grams |
| Website | https://www.writersfest.bc.ca/ |
The Vancouver Writers Fest is a non-profit organization that produces a variety of literary events in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its main event is the Vancouver Writers Fest, which is an annual week-long literary festival held on Granville Island, Vancouver in late October. Writers from Canada and abroad attend the festival to perform readings, interviews and panel discussions. The organization also runs the Incite reading series in the spring and the Spreading the Word schools program year-round.
The Festival was introduced in 1988 by founding Artistic Director Alma Lee.[1][2] In 2010, the Festival was named the "Best Large Literary Festival in Canada" by the Canadian Tourism Commission.[3] The Vancouver Writers Fest adopted its current name in 2012.
Past authors have included Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Peter Carey, Roddy Doyle, Timothy Findley, John Irving, P. D. James, Thomas Keneally, Andrea Levy, Frank McCourt, Rohinton Mistry, David Mitchell, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, J. K. Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Carol Shields.[1]
- ^ a b "History of the Vancouver Writer's Fest".
- ^ "Vancouver Writers Festival : a celebration of the literary arts - City of Vancouver Archives". searcharchives.vancouver.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Festivals & Events | Vancouver, BC | Destination BC - Official Site". www.hellobc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.