Event Info
Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival: Zsuzci Gartner, Fred Stenson, Patrick Taylor, Lorna Crozier, Steven Galloway, Arleen Pare, William Deverell, Richard Wagamese, Charlotte Gill, Des Kennedy, Janie Chang, Kay Stewart, Chris Bullock
Celebrate words, imagery and books through the talents of 16 award-winning regio...
Festival passes (excluding breakfast) $115, other events individually priced
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: http://www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca, Tanner's Books, Sidney,
Munro's Books, Pier Hotel, Sidney (Sunday Breakfast only)
Event Description
Celebrate words, imagery and books through the talents of 16 award-winning regional authors at the Sidney and Peninsula Literary Festival to be held October 2-4, 2015. Readings, author-audience discussions, workshops, writing contests, book signings, local musicians and more.
Invited authors represent genres from mysteries and memoirs to poetry, novels, short stories and non-fiction. Amongst the line-up are Richard Wagamese (Indian Horse), Fred Stenson (The Trade and Who by Fire), Lorna Crozier (14 books of poetry and a Governor General award-winner), Naomi Beth Wakan (Nanaimo’s Poet Laureate), Steven Galloway (Cellist of Sarajevo and The Confabulist) and William Deverell (Arthur Beauchamp detective series). Two free workshops at Sidney’s library too: memoir writing by Wakan and creative writing for kids ages 9-12 by children’s author Nikki Tate.
A separate series of workshops will be presented by three local authors at two schools near Sidney. “This is one way we like to give back to the community,” says Sharon Hope, president of the organizing society.
The three-day Festival will wind up Sunday with a “Breakfast with the Authors” at Haro’s Restaurant where each author shares a table with half a dozen participants.Weekend pass and individual event tickets are available online at http://sidneyliteraryfestival.ca/tickets/ or at Tanner’s Books in Sidney and Munro’s Books in Victoria. Support the literary arts!
Contact: Gillian at sidneyliteraryfestival@gmail.com
Website: http://sidneyliteraryfestival.ca
In-Person Event
Fri. October 2nd 2015 + Add to Calendar
Various Venues in Sidney
