LitFest New West, the premier literary event in New Westminster, takes place April 13 at Douglas College.
Presented by the Arts Council of New Westminster, and co-sponsored by Douglas College and the New Westminster Public Library, LitFest New West offers writing workshops, poetry readings, a marketplace, book signings by authors and a literary showcase.
The festival will launch with a special evening at the library on Friday, April 12 at 6: 30 p.m. Meet some of the remarkable Royal City women who authored or were featured in the new book Grace, Grit and Gusto. A reception will follow. The library is at 716 Sixth Avenue. If you know in advance you're coming, call 604-527-4667.
Saturday, April 13 at Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, is packed with events. Some of the workshops include Vision and Verse with poet laureate Candice James, A Critical View of the Arts with Max Wyman, Memoir Writing with JJ Lee and Political Writing with Bill Tieleman. Add mystery writing, self-publishing, downloading free ebooks, and a small publishing panel and you have an exciting day.
LitFest is pleased to have its first Author in Residence. Renee Sarojini Saklikar is a writer and poet whose blog thecanadaproject is about life from India to Canada's West Coast and places in between. Stop and chat with her during the day.
Volumes of Authors, a special book signing event, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. More than thirty authors will be there for you to meet. Buy one of their books and have them sign it for you.
Then stay for the pièce de résistance - the Literary Showcase at 7 p.m. Author readings, comedy, music, poetry and theatre will keep you highly entertained.
All the details about LitFest New West are at artscouncilnewwest.org.
