We are delighted to host three events at the 2025 Harmony Arts Festival in partnership with the West Vancouver Community Arts Council. Drop by the Silk Purse Arts Centre on August 5, 7, and 9 and check out these free literary offerings.
Tue, Aug 5, 2:00-4:00pm
Writing Sprints
Find inspiration in an unexpected setting! Join the NSWA at the Silk Purse for an energizing afternoon of writing sprints. Use the surrounding art and sounds to spark your writing (or drawing or music). All materials provided. Let your senses guide you and see where your imagination takes you. Plus, enter a draw to win a free NSWA membership!
Thu, Aug 7, and Sat, Aug 9, 10:30-11:30am
Author Readings
Enjoy two lively mornings of stories and poems by local authors! NSWA members will read from their published work, including romance, memoir, poetry, and crime fiction. Be entertained, chat with the authors, and maybe pick up a signed copy of their work.
Aug 7 Authors
- Bill Koch, from his debut psychological thriller novel Hired Gun
- Beverli Barnes, from her personal essay “Faces,” published in Homeward: Personal Stories on the Search for Belonging
- Frances Peck, from her literary thriller novel Uncontrolled Flight
- Cynthia Sharp, from her poetry collections Ordinary Light and Rainforest in Russet
- Marie-Claude Arnott, from her memoir Biography of a Friendship
- Carmen Farrell, from her personal essay “Pass the Kleenex, There’s a Hog-Nosed Shrew Rat,” published in The Mantelpiece Literary Magazine
Aug 9 Authors
- Laurel Gurnsey, from her romantic suspense novel Dancing in the Mist
- Trish Gauntlett, from her cozy mystery novel The Scales of Anubis
- Calvin Wharton, from his poetry collection This Here Paradise
- Lupita Rios-Dominguez, from her children’s book …And Off You Go!
- Abegael Fisher-Lang, from her non-fiction book Love Threads: Extraordinary Wedding Rituals
- MJ Milne, from her romance novel Secrets of the Italian Villa
