BIPOC Writers Connect 2025

BIPOC Writers Connect is back! BIPOC Writers Connect: Facilitating Mentorship, Creating Community is a virtual conference for Black, Indigenous, and racialized emerging writers to connect with industry professionals, established authors, and fellow emerging writers —...

Off the Map Launch Party

My heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us at the Vancouver Central Library for the launch of Off the Map. It was a joy to see our community come together in such a warm and generous spirit to celebrate this remarkable group of writers. Deep gratitude to Bell...

Read Local BC Interview Series

I was honoured to read Pauline Le Bel’s recent piece in Read Local BC’s interview series, curated by Rob Taylor. In it, Pauline reflects on our time together in poetry classes at SFU and how Breathing the Page helped shape her approach to writing. It’s...

Off the Map Anthology Launch & Reading

I’m thrilled to be co-editor—alongside Seema Shah and Kate Bird—of Off the Map, an anthology showcasing the voices of thirty-three Vancouver writers with lived experience of mental health issues. I hope you’ll join us for the launch of this vital, genre-defying...

Call for Applications: My Roots Poetry Workshop for Immigrant Writers

Applications are now open for My Roots, the Vancouver Writers Fest’s annual writing workshop for immigrants to Canada. This year’s focus is poetry, and the workshop will be led by the wonderful Evelyn Lau. It’s a free, in-person session on Saturday, June 7, offering a...

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