Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival

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EVERYTHING OPPEL
KENNETH OPPEL
10 – 11:30 AM
GRANVILLE ISLAND STAGE
$17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS
The awards that Kenneth Oppel has won for
his fi ction over the decades are too numerous
to mention. He has been shortlisted or won
almost every prize for children’s literature
that exists. Oppel’s fi rst novel was published,
thanks to Roald Dahl’s encouragement when
he was 18, and he has since sold millions
of copies of his famous Airborn series and
Silverwing saga. For more than a quarter
century, readers have enjoyed his imagination
and style, and this is an opportunity to put his
face to the words that have delighted so many.
Come and meet him for yourself.
Suitable for grades 6 and up
This event is sponsored by
HarperCollinsCanada Ltd.
FAMILY AND FRIENDSHIP
MARTHA BROOKS, REBECCA JAMES, ALICE KUIPERS
10 - 11:30 AM
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS
You can choose your friends but not your family.
And in fi ction, that simple truth provides plenty
of room for intriguing, offbeat and challenging
characters. Martha Brooks plagues siblings
with tuberculosis and, in facing their illness, the
children must also face a diffi cult relationship with
their reticent father. Rebecca James loads up
her heroine with the weight of a murdered sister
and a menacing psycho friendship. Alice Kuipers
burdens her protagonist with a mother unable to
cope with a tragic death and a friend who leaves
her behind in her grief in favour of partying. Three
different styles and scenarios, but universal truths
are the result.
Suitable for grades 8 to 12
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SHAUNTAY GRANT, ASHLEY SPIRES
10:30 – 11:30 AM
REVUE STAGE
$17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS
Spend the morning with a space-travelling cat
and a pair of street-travelling boys, exploring
worlds from outer space to inner Halifax. These
two fabulous storytellers show young readers
that at the root of all good stories is a delight
in the words themselves. Little ones will be
tapping their toes to Shauntay Grant’s rhythmic
renderings and delighting in the illustrations
created by Ashley Spires that bring Binky the
astronaut to life.
Suitable for grades K to 3
RICHARD NEWSOME, RICHARD SCRIMGER, KEVIN SYLVESTER
10 – 11:30 AM
PERFORMANCE WORKS
$17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS
Videogame adversaries have nothing on this
morning’s challengers! Three heroes, sprung
from the minds of these novelists, face ancient
crypt dwellers, scary grave walkers or even
Deep Blue Cheese in their quests to overcome
death, solve murders or save a sister while
simultaneously competing in a Mexican-cooking
competition. A riotous morning is in store for
readers who love adventure and appreciate when
an active imagination can pin a great story down
on the written page. Newsome, Scrimger and
Sylvester show clearly that reading can be way
more fun than staring at a video screen.
Suitable for grades 5 to 8
25 CONTES CAJUNS ET CONTES
DU MONDE
JACQUES PASQUET ET ZACHARY RICHARD
ANIMATRICE : TRILBY JEEVES
26 WORD! (2)
10 H À 11 H 30
PTC STUDIO
17$ / 8.50$ POUR LES GROUPES D’ÉTUDIANTS
Deux écrivains racontent des histoires qui sont
tirées d’événements spécifi ques du passé mais qui
ont pourtant une signifi cation universelle. Un des
contes est inspiré de l’histoire des Acadiens et des
Cajuns et l’autre est inspiré de la guerre récente
à Sarajevo. Même ceux et celles d’entre nous qui
n’ont pas vécu ces événements constatent les
conséquences qu’ils ont dans nos collectivités.
Pour les élèves de la quatrième å la
septièmere année.
Cet événement se tiendra exclusivement
en français; il y aura beaucoup de possibilités oss ssibi ibi ibb lit it ités és s
d’interaction entre les élèves et
les auteurs.
SHAUNTAY GRANT, SASHA LANGFORD, RC WESLOWSKI
HOST: BRENDAN MCLEOD
1 – 2:30 PM
GRANVILLE ISLAND STAGE
$17 / $8.50 FOR STUDENT GROUPS
Three award winners are together this afternoon
and no one knows what might happen! Halifax’s
Poet Laureate Shauntay Grant joins 2009
Vancouver Poetry Slam Grand Slam Champion
RC Weslowski and Sasha Langford,
Vancouver’s representative at the 2009 Women
of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit, for an
afternoon of creativity and fast talking. This
spoken word, poetry and storytelling on the fl y
not only pushes out the usual defi nition of “what
is poetry” but also encompasses all manner of
word-based art. Spread the word!
(This event is repeated on Wednesday morning.)
Suitable for grades 10 to 12
and adults
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