Join us at the Tidepool Aquarium for:
Private tour
Tank Talk Demo
Interpreter to walk you through Touch Tanks
Feeding Time
Art and/or Writing workshop with facilitators
All day access to the aquarium
Possible publication in “Not An Island” of finished works.
Tag: literary
Mission Point House: February Meeting for Writers and Editors
Join us for a book launch of Robin Lamarche’s, “Voices in Prose,” and Michael Gurney’s talk on “How to be Interviewed About Your Book,” at Mission Point House, Davis Bay. Network with writers and editor. Followed by the exciting match draw for writers and artists for the 4th Annual Art & Words Festival. No admission.
Opportunity: Literary Judges Wanted for Book Contest
to Mar 31st. Literary Judges Wanted for the Sunshine Coast Book Awards for BC Authors Contest. Genres include Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Childrens/YA, and Youth books.
Award ceremony is Saturday, August 23rd, afternoon, Gibsons Public Market, Coastal Room.
Opportunity: Literary Judges Wanted for Book Contest
to Mar 31st. Literary Judges Wanted for the Sunshine Coast Book Awards for BC Authors Contest. Genres include Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Childrens/YA, and Youth books.
Award ceremony is Saturday, August 23rd, afternoon, Gibsons Public Market, Coastal Room.
Mission Point House: SCWES January Meeting – Two Book Launches
Join us for the launch of “Taste of a Raindrop and other Haikus of the West Coast” by Sheila Weaver and “Secrets of the Italian Villa” by MJ Milne. Mocktails will be served at the networking break.
Gibsons Public Library: Author Reading: Emma Dakin
Emma Dakin (the fiction writer nom de plume of local author Marion McKinnon Crook) will read from Storms in the Cotswolds, the latest in her British Book Tour Mysteries series.
Tour guide, Claire Barclay shepherds her tourists to the heart of the Cotswolds where they go on forays, visiting the haunts of Agatha Raisin, Carter and Campbell and other notable characters from mystery novels.
When Claire and her tourists find a body in a nearby field, Detective Inspector Mark Evans rushes to help. After reviewing the situation, he doesn’t see much to concern himself with until his uncle is attacked. Then, he’s keen to investigate. The local coppers don’t want him involved, but Claire observes, probes and, with the help of Anna, uncovers a terrorist plot—and confronts a murderer.
Gibsons Public Library: Write On: Quiet Writing Time
to May 21st. You’re invited to come Write On for some quiet writing time here at the Library on the third Wednesday of the month. No instruction or critique, just quiet time and space to write. Work on any writing you wish, in the company of your fellow writers.
Facilitator: Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith
Drop in, no registration required.
Book Launches at SCWES October Meeting
PJ Reece will be launching his new comedic novel “Coast Confidential: Trouble in Paradise Vol. I” and Taylor James Waters, will be launching her book of flash fiction, “Mind Cuttings” at the SCWES All Ghouls Meeting (AGM) at Mission Point (Haunted) House, Davis Bay on Sunday, October 27th, 2 pm-4:30 pm. No admission. Free treats. No tricks.
Mission Point House: Friends in Nicaragua & Memoir & More
Enjoy a double book launch at the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society meeting in November! Friends in Nicaragua by Jennie & Mike Starr and the award-winning Memoir & More anthology with Del Lobo, Sheryl Latimer, Maggie Guzzi, and more. There will be treats and coffee at the networking break.
Mission Point House: All Ghouls Meeting (AGM) Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society
Join us for our All Ghouls Meeting if you dare–bahaha. Also, a book launch, “Mind Cuttings” by Taylor James Waters. At Mission (Haunted) House. Costumes optional. Witches brew, deep-fried spiders, and other tasty treats will be served.
SC Arts Centre: Book Launch: Vimalasara in dialogue with Rahul Gupta
Guest appearances with singer songwriter Dee Brown and Randeesh, and African snacks by iyabo.
The People of Colour Artist Collective co-present local award-winning author Vimalasara in conversation with local integrative medical physician, Rahul Gupta, to explore their new book A First Aid Kit For The Mind Breaking The Cycle of Habitual Behaviors.
Trauma expert Ken Hardy: “This inspiring and insightful book left me in absolute awe of Mason-John’s wisdom and guidance as one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time.
Gibsons Library: Write On – Quiet Writing Time
You’re invited to come Write On for some quiet writing time here at the Library on the third Wednesday of the month. No instruction or critique, just quiet time and space to write. Work on any writing you wish, in the company of your fellow writers.
Facilitator: Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith
Drop in, no registration required.
Gibsons Library: Book Club: Remarkably Bright Creatures
Come join our discussion of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium—and the truths she uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.
Free but space is limited. Register through the Library’s website.
Gibsons Library: Word Whips—Creative Writing Workshops with Fran Bourassa
Calling all poets, writers, and would-be writers of all ages and experience levels! Bypass your inner “editor” to find your authentic voice. 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, and everyone can enjoy it. Fran Bourassa is an award-winning poet and contributing writer to numerous anthologies, including Breaking the Surface, Pacific Poetry Anthology, Force Field: 77 BC Poets. Registration is required; register online or call the Library at 604-886-2130.
Rockwood Festival Pavilion: Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Aug 15 – 18th. Tickets for the 42nd annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts are on sale now. Get the schedule and all the details here.
Our 2024 authors include Carly Butler, Brent Butt, Charlene Carr, Kevin Chong, Sarah Cox, Gregor Craigie, Marion McKinnon Crook, Lorna Crozier, Wade Davis, Tara Sidhoo Fraser, Sam George, Jill Yonit Goldberg, Catherine Hernandez, Jess Housty, Susan Juby, Betty Keller, Deborah Kimmett, Naomi Klein, Grant Lawrence, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Simon Paradis, Waubgeshig Rice, David Roche, Kara Stanley, Iona Whishaw, Howard White and Shelley Wood—PLUS esteemed moderators Mo Amir, Megan Cole and Andreas Schroeder, and musical guest Jill Barber.
Author Reading: Roberta Rich
Bestselling BC author Roberta Rich reads from her new riveting historical thriller, The Jazz Club Spy. A Jewish cigarette girl at a jazz club in 1939 New York finds the soldier who burned her Russian village years earlier, and gets swept up in a political conspiracy and espionage.
Also accessible live on Zoom from the Library’s website.
Free but in-person space is limited; register online or contact the Library.
Hospice House: Healing Arts – Mixed Media with Cathie Dunlop
Art therapist Cathie Dunlop will facilitate four sessions of grief exploration through colour, collage, and mixed. Cathie will expertly guide you through different practices and mediums to create a unique piece of art representing the participant’s personal journey with grief.
Register by email here.
Living with Grief: Writing Group Series with David Roche
Grief can be a challenging companion. Whether you have recently started experiencing grief or it’s been many years, this series can be helpful. No writing experience is necessary, just an open mind and an open heart. This weekly series on six Tuesdays gives you a way to engage with grief on a daily basis, helping you find and listen your own story. The writing activities also help you connect with one another; helping people who truly understand what it’s like to live within life-changing loss share and support one another. No platitudes, no advice, just a community of fellow grievers, writing alone, together. Offered in partnership with Sunshine Coast Hospice Society, with support from the Town of Gibsons. Free, but space is limited: advance registration for all 6 sessions required.
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