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North Shore Writers Festival

April 10 at 8:00 am to April 11 at 6:00 pm

The North Shore Writers Festival will take place at the North Vancouver City Library on April 10 and 11. Check out the first-rate lineup of workshops, readings, and other events! The entire festival is free and open to the public. Two workshops are sponsored by the NSWA:

From Capilano University and NSWA: Creative Writing 101 from CapU Faculty Adèle Barclay, Leah Bailly, Holly Flauto and Fenn Stewart

Come to writing class with us! Participants will explore an array of styles, genres, and writing prompts given by creative writing faculty from Capilano University’s BA program in Writing and Literature. Cap U instructors will provide short prompts and writing exercises to get your creativity and writing process going, and students from the creative writing courses will share some of their work in response to the prompts. Bring paper and pen, and be ready to write and challenge your creative skills!

Saturday, April 11, 10:00-11:30 am
North Vancouver City Hall

NSWA Writers Café with Trish Gauntlett (poetry), Carmen G. Farrell (nonfiction), and Erin MacNair (fiction)

Chat with authors from the North Shore Writers’ Association, who will facilitate discussions on writing fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Bring your questions and enthusiasm for a lively chat with either Erin MacNair (fiction), Carmen Farrell (nonfiction), or Trish Gauntlett (poetry). Registration required.

Saturday, April 11, 1:00-2:00 pm
NVCL 3rd floor program room

Featuring NSWA’s own Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho: The Perils and Joys of Memoir Writing: Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho & Tara McGuire in Conversation with JJ Lee
Saturday, April 11 from 11:45-12:45
North Vancouver City Hall
Writing family memoir uncovers a gamut of emotions in the excavation of personal history and memory, and then the sharing of intimate events and reflections. For Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho (The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street) and Tara McGuire (Holden After and Before), whose memoirs involve family loss and grief, the perils of writing close to the bone also brings personal transformation, joy, and hope.
Join Wiley and Tara in discussion with fellow memoirist and teacher JJ Lee, as they untangle the process of writing emotional family stories.

Closing Reception and NSWA Annual Writing Contest Winners Announcement
Saturday, April 11, 6:00pm
NVCL 3rd floor program room

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