New Westminster writers are part of the literary fun as Word Vancouver takes to the streets and stage again next week.
The city’s annual literary festival takes place from Sept. 23 to 27, with the main festival day on Sunday, Sept. 27 at Vancouver Public Library’s central branch.
Among the 100 readings and 150 authors will be some New Westminster authors: Cecily Nicholson, Catherine Owen and Renee Sarojini Saklikar among them.
Nicholson appears as part of the Poetry on the Bus series at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 27, in The Revolving City: 51 Poems and the Stories Behind Them.
Owen appears as part of the Canada Writes series, with a session at 11 a.m. on Sept. 27 called The Other 23 & and Half Hours: Or Everything You Wanted to Know That Your MFA Didn’t Teach You.
She’ll also be part of a presentation at 11:30 a.m. called The Chapbook: For Love or Money?
Owen, the author of 10 collections of poetry, uses the book to explore what happens “before and after writers sit down at their desk, what inspires their writing and what transpires after it’s finished,” according to a write-up about the session.
Saklikar is part of a presentation on Sept. 27 at 1:45 p.m., presenting along with Heidi Greco and George Stanley in Cascadia.
Other New Westminster writers will also be on hand as hosts for literary sessions: J.J. Lee, Shashi Bhat and Ariadne Sawyer are all part of the festival lineup, and Saklikar also appears as host and moderator for some sessions.
The festival, which was formerly known as Word on the Street, offers a variety of presentations, exhibitions, workshops and activities at 10 venues.
Check out www.wordvancouver.ca to find out all about what’s happening.
