Autumn has nearly arrived and with it comes the 22nd annual Word
Reading and Writing Festival. I’ve participated at the Vancouver event nearly
every year since it began and I can tell you that it’s a terrific
experience.
Word has expanded over the years and now runs for five days in Vancouver.
This year, events will start on Wed., Sept. 21st and end in the main
event on Sunday, Sept. 25th, at Library Square, (at the main library
on Georgia Street). You can find a schedule of events and the different venues
through the week HERE.
This is a free festival with music, author readings, panel discussions, workshops, and activities for the kids. For those of you who don’t live
in Vancouver, Word (also known as Word on the Street) will be held in
Halifax (Sept. 17), Saskatoon (Sept. 18), Lethbridge (Sept. 24), and Toronto
(Sept. 24). You can find further information about those events HERE.
I’ll be helping out at the Crime Writers of Canada table with other writing
colleagues from 1 to 3 pm, but please drop by to visit our table whenever your
schedule permits. Fellow crime writers will be there from 11 to 5:00 pm, and
they’ll have lots of good information to share about local writers and Crime
Writers of Canada.
I’m not sure of the exact location of our table yet, but
volunteers give out free programs that allows you to find everyone who’s
representing their organization, magazine, publishing house, indie books, and
so forth. It really is a paradise for book lovers, so I hope to see you there!
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