Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival

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FUNNY GUYS
TERRY FALLIS, KEN FINKLEMAN, ANOSH IRANI, DREW HAYDEN TAYLOR
HOST: CHARLES DEMERS
8:00 PM
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$19
Drew Hayden Taylor describes himself as “half Ojibwa, half Caucasian. That
makes me an occasion. A memorable occasion. A special occasion.” Be prepared
for a special occasion as four very funny fellows take the stage. Terry Fallis’ fi rst
novel about political life in Canada won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour.
Ken Finkleman, best known as the writer, creator and producer of CBC TV’s The
Newsroom, has now written Noah’s Turn, in which his dark and satiric humour
comes through on every page. Anosh Irani can’t help but infuse his fi ction and
plays, however dark things get, with a healthy dose of fun. Share a laugh with
these four gents as they discuss humour in writing.
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH YANN MARTEL
8:00 PM
PTC STUDIO
$25
“My book is about representations of the Holocaust. The event is gone; we are
left with stories about it. My book is about a new choice of stories.” So says the
narrator of Yann Martel’s novel Beatrice & Virgil, and so says the Man Booker
Prize-winning author himself about his book which, as soon as it hit the shelves,
sparked much discussion and debate about the limits of representation. To his
critics, Martel responds: “By freeing up our representations of the Holocaust we
will secure, overall, a greater, more nuanced and useful understanding of it.” Join
this thoughtful and respected author for a discussion of allegory and glean new
insights into the nature of storytelling itself.
This event is sponsored by Random House of Canada.
PAUL QUARRINGTON: LIFE IN MUSIC
DAVE BIDINI, ROB SANDERS
HOST: JUDITH KEENAN
8:00 PM
EMILY CARR UNIVERSITY THEATRE
$19
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Paul Quarrington, novelist, musician, screenwriter and non-fi ction writer, passed
away in January 2010. Even after being diagnosed with lung cancer, Quarrington
embarked on concert tours with his band Porkbelly Futures, produced his own
solo CD and the Porkbelly’s third release, completed his non-fi ction memoir, Cigar
Box Banjo: Notes on Music and Life, and was the subject of a feature-length
documentary. Tonight you’ll have the chance to view the documentary, in which he
comes to terms with his life and death through the power of music, and hear more
about this remarkable man from both his publisher and one of his many friends.
This event is presented in partnership with Emily Carr University of Art and Design
and is sponsored by Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group.