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The 44th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts will take place August 13-16, 2026, featuring established literary stars and exciting new voices, with opportunities for writers and readers […]
Writing Workshop with Fran Bourassa Practice “free writing” short pieces from “word whip” prompts that elicit memories, emotions, and powerful ideas for poetry and stories. This method is quick, powerful, […]
Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! Every […]
Sunshine Coast poet and musician, Catherine McNeil (Cat Mac) will be reading from her award-winning poetry book, "Emily & Elspeth." Joining her is Vancouver author, Daniela Elza, author of scar/city, […]
Michael Gurney interviews Author and Artist teams from the 5th Annual Art & Words Festival, at Gibsons Public Art Gallery, including: Karen Webb, Artist & Paula Shadel Marion Crook, Author […]
Is it nature or nurture, the promise of fame and fortune, or just a pathological compulsion to see our names in print? Could it be the hope to leave the […]
Karen Webb, Author, Artist, Actor, and Educator interviews Artist and Author teams of the 5th Annual Art & Words Festival at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, including: Elaine Seepish & […]
Marion Crook, Award-winning Author, interviews Artist and Author teams at the 5th Annual Art & Words Festival at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, including: Andrea Coates, Author & Ann-Marie Brown, […]
Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! Every […]
Explore how to write a glosa, a courtly form that steals a quatrail from another poet's work to structure a poem of your own, in the course of which you […]
Explore how to write a glosa, a courtly form that steals a quatrain from another poet's work to structure a poem of your own, in the course of which you […]
Join author and artist, Ruth Rodgers, for the launch of her latest historical fiction novel at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery as she presents this latest story about the thousands […]
AI Awareness for Bloggers, Artists, Authors & Others with panelists: Doris Good, CPA and Author, Hilary Moses, Artist, Educator, and Animator, Ruth Rodgers, Artist and Author, Stephen Murphy, Artist, Author, […]
Come listen to readings from the finalists from the Book Awards for BC Authors contest, including: - Daniela Elza - Marion Dodds - Veronica Woodruff - Joline Martin - Calvin […]
Enjoy readings from Sunshine Coast Authors of their new books, including: Ken Blosser Joan Fletcher Doris Good Robin Lamarche M.J. Milne Jan DeGrass Marion McKinnon Crook Ruth Rodgers Free. Reserve […]
Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! Every […]
Learn the essentials of bookbinding including: paper grain and folding, sewing, and forming signatures to create a basic pamphlet book suitable for journaling or art projects. Sunday, August 23, 10:30-Noon […]
Doris Good, M.J. Milne, and Pat Sullivan share their self-publishing tips for creating and marketing self-published books from cover to cover.
Jan DeGrass, Author, interviews Artist and Author teams from the Art & Words Festival, including: Tracy Hall & Janice Rafael Karen Taylor & Lianne Kirilenko Rizz Fischer & Bruce Edwards […]
She’s is an award-winning Indigenous writer, filmmaker and musician. She and her company, Full Regalia, have produced over 30 dramatic, documentary and experimental films, which have screened Internationally. A recipient […]
Use Tarot cards to write your next story with Tarot Cards tapping into your intuition to create: - Characters - Conflict - Plot A technique used by Stephen King, Italo […]
Join former Gibsons resident and Edmonton author Theresa Shea to celebrate the launch of her new novel, Dog Days of Planet Earth. Shea is the bestselling author of The Unfinished […]