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32 LOVE LOST AND FOUND SANDRA BIRDSELL, KATE PULLINGER, JANE URQUHART, RACHEL WYATT 10:30 AM REVUE STAGE $17 50 Kate Pullinger’s The Mistress of Nothing, winner of the Governor General’s Award in 2009, explores the subject of love complicated by duty and caste. Rachel Wyatt’s novel features a woman who writes admiring letters to fi lm star Omar Sharif, whom she has never met and likely never will. Sandra Birdsell describes a marriage that once seemed secure, but now is falling apart. Multiple award-winning novelist Jane Urquhart is no stranger to the subject of love in its many guises. There’s no guarantee of “happily ever after,” but it will be well worth it to hear these four master storytellers talk about the emotion that drives us all. JAPANNING KATHERINE GOVIER, DAVID MITCHELL 10:30 AM PTC STUDIO $17 53 Great books often have their genesis in accidental moments. David Mitchell got off at the wrong tram stop in Nagasaki and stumbled upon a cluster of warehouses from an earlier century. That site proved to be central to his new novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. When her moment struck, Katherine Govier was at the Freer Museum in Washington, DC, at a discussion of 19th-century Japanese woodcut master Hokusai. The results are spectacular and riveting historical novels that showcase the talents of these two hugely successful and beloved authors. This is a rare chance to see Mitchell and Govier up close and personal. This event is sponsored by The Vancouver Sun. BUILDING A BRIDGE ELEANOR CATTON, PAUL HARDING, PASCALE QUIVIGER, MIGUEL SYJUCO HOST: AISLINN HUNTER 10:30 AM PERFORMANCE WORKS $17 51 Often the formally innovative novel is not reader friendly. Walking the tightrope between new forms of fi ction and keeping your reader intrigued is an acrobatic skill. Four novelists who have successfully walked that wire are together this morning. Paul Harding’s debut novel, Tinkers, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2010, has been described as “a story told as a series of ruminative images.” Eleanor Catton and Pascale Quiviger write in a style that is both multi-layered and surprising. Miguel Syjuco won the Man Asian Literary Prize in 2008 for his debut novel, Ilustrado. No clowns this morning, but a gathering of literary acrobats that will rival the Cirque du Soleil. CRIME, NOT PUNISHMENT LINWOOD BARCLAY, GAIL BOWEN, QUINTIN JARDINE, CHEVY STEVENS 2 PM REVUE STAGE $17 54 Because it can take readers through twists and turns of plot and secrets, crime fi ction is a welcome and intriguing escape for many. Linwood Barclay, Gail Bowen and Quintin Jardine are old hands at this genre, and sure to be familiar with audiences. Chevy Stevens has just published her fi rst crime novel, but her publisher has already bought the next two—books she has yet to write. Whether you’re captivated by the main detective character, the loops and bends of plot, the distinct setting or the emotional ride, it’s certainly no punishment to spend an afternoon with these fi ne authors of crime fi ction. LET THE RECORD SHOW DENISE CHONG, MYRNA KOSTASH, KATHY PAGE, MICHAEL WINTER 10:30 AM WATERFRONT THEATRE $17 52 Whether an author is writing fi ction or non-fi ction, research will play a part in their preparation. The choice is then whether to remain faithful to the details or to use those facts as a springboard for the imagination. Two non-fi ction and two fi ction writers talk about their research methods and the possibilities of being restricted by the “truth”. In the course of research, Kathy Page explored protocols for genetic testing, and Michael Winter combed court transcripts of the murder trial on which he based his novel. Denise Chong verifi ed weather records to ensure accuracy in her book, while Myrna Kostash closely studied Byzantium and Greek Orthodoxy. Research can take a writer to myriad sources—but when does a writer put accuracy aside and put imagination to work? AMERICAN SPLENDOUR ANTHONY DOERR, PAUL HARDING, YIYUN LI, MARISA SILVER, WELLS TOWER 2 PM PERFORMANCE WORKS $17 Step aside, Fitzgerald and Hemingway! Here they come. This afternoon we introduce you to the next generation of American writers taking the literary world by storm. Paul Harding has just won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Yiyun Li and Wells Tower were named as two of The New Yorker’s 20 Best American Authors Under 40. Anthony Doerr was named by Granta as one of the 21 Best Young American Authors and Marisa Silver has been included in The Best American Short Stories and The O. Henry Prize Stories. We are delighted to present these American voices from whom you will hear a lot more in the coming years. This event is sponsored by Simon & Schuster Canada. 55
TRUE FICTION GEORGE FETHERLING, KATHERINE GOVIER, KATE PULLINGER, JOAN THOMAS 2 PM WATERFRONT THEATRE $17 Four authors have taken as the jumping-off point for their fi ction real people from history about whom little is known. The possibilities of making the unknown come to life are hugely attractive to skilled writers such as these. Katherine Govier’s unknown daughter of woodcut artist Hokusai, Kate Pullinger’s lady’s maid, Joan Thomas’ early female paleontologist and George Fetherling’s confi dant of Walt Whitman all existed, and are brought to new life by these novelists, whose embroidery of their characters’ lives and detailed examination of their motives take them out of the shadows of history. Who says fi ction isn’t true? THE LIGHTER SIDE AARON BUSHKOWSKY, JOHN GOULD, RACHEL WYATT 2 PM PTC STUDIO $17 Morality, world improvement, lung cancer, writer’s block, imminent death—hardly the stuff of comedy. But tackling these subjects with a lighter touch are three Canadian novelists you’ll meet this afternoon. It’s these lighter moments that are on display in the worlds these authors create—amateur but serious theatre in the Okanagan, the cross-Canada trip back to see a dying friend and the proscribed life of a new widow and her cronies. Sometimes when life’s dark moments surround us, the opportunity to put a smile on our faces or have a quiet chuckle is more real and more honest than loud belly laughs. THE POETRY BASH GEORGE BOWERING, TESS GALLAGHER, STEVE MCORMOND, ERÍN MOURE, JOHN STEFFLER, ANNA SWANSON 8:00 PM PERFORMANCE WORKS $25 56 57 58 Always a Festival favourite, The Poetry Bash brings six poets to Vancouver’s stage this year, including two Poets Laureate of Canada, George Bowering and John Steffl er, Governor General’s Award winner Erín Moure and renowned American poet Tess Gallagher. The Festival is also a place to hear new and emerging voices. This year Steve McOrmond and Anna Swanson fi t that bill, exciting us with the new directions of Canadian poetry. This is a formidable line-up, sure to please the ear of language lovers everywhere! WRITE TECHNICAL WRITING CERTIFICATE AT BCIT Do you have a passion for writing but need to pay the bills? If you have strong writing abilities and technical savvy – or the willingness to upgrade your computer skills – we can help you build a career. We make good writers great. For more information on our program, come to an info session. Visit bcit.ca, search ‘technical writing’ or email techwrit@bcit.ca It’s your career. Get it right. 33
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