Program Guide in pdf - Vancouver International Writers Festival

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MFA
Writing
Program
Core Faculty:
Lorna Crozier Tim Lilburn
Joan MacLeod Maureen Bradley
Bill Gaston Lorna Jackson
Lynne Van Luven David Leach
Students focus in a selected genre:
fi ction, poetry, creative nonfi ction, or
drama for stage or screen.
In their fi rst year, graduate students
will work as teaching assistants in their
genre of writing. Graduate awards
available in the second year.
Apply for Fall 2011 now.
Deadline: January 15
For more information:
e-mail writing@uvic.ca or visit
http://writing.uvic.ca
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WRITE?
LYNDA BARRY
9:30 AM –12 NOON
PTC STUDIO
$29
Some years ago the writer and cartoonist Lynda Barry
developed a workshop to help people tap into their
creativity. Since then she has worked with thousands,
using a method that is playful, powerful and accessible,
designed not only for established and aspiring writers,
but also for people with a longing to write, or explore
and draw on their own memories. Barry’s latest books,
What It Is and Picture This, are inspirational take-home
extensions of her wildly popular approach to writing. This
is a participatory event, so plan to roll up your sleeves
and learn a thing or two…or three or four.
Please bring a notepad and a pencil or pen.
PACIFIC MEDLEY
JACK HODGINS AND CHOR LEONI
1:30 PM
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$25
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One of the most memorable and moving events in
Writers Festival history was Maritime Medley, with
Alistair MacLeod and Chor Leoni. This year the focus
moves to the other coast, for beloved author Jack
Hodgins alternating his chosen readings with the music
of the same acclaimed male choral group. Hodgins’
writing and voice ring out the essence of the West
Coast, its idiosyncrasies and its misfi ts. He has captured
the panorama of British Columbia coastal life for four
decades and, according to Robert Bringhurst, has given
“British Columbia a place on the literary map of North
America.” Chor Leoni’s repertoire runs the scale from
sombre to comedic, well able to perfectly complement
the passages that Hodgins will read.
This event is sponsored by the
Thea and Leon Koerner Foundation.
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THE SUNDAY BRUNCH
JOHN GOULD, GENNI GUNN, DAVID MITCHELL, WELLS TOWER,
JANE URQUHART, KATHLEEN WINTER
HOST: SHERYL MACKAY
11 AM
PERFORMANCE WORKS
$33
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Those who wake up in the early hours of the weekend
to the voice of Sheryl MacKay on CBC Radio One’s
North by Northwest don’t have to get up with the birds
this morning. MacKay, in person, will serve up a literary
repast that is sure to satisfy your appetites in more
ways than one. With loads of good readings and large
helpings of merriment, your morning cup of coffee won’t
be the only hot thing on the go. Come with a friend or
make a new one over croissants and champagne. Be
forewarned, this event is very popular and tables fi ll early.
SHORT STORIES, VARIED VOICES
IVAN E. COYOTE, BILLIE LIVINGSTON,
SARAH SELECKY, TERENCE YOUNG
1:30 PM
PTC STUDIO
$17
How does a short story come to a writer? “I want to say
character, but it’s probably more accurate to say voice,”
explains Billie Livingston. “I often write in the fi rst
person because I hear a voice fi rst—the narrator rambles
or chatters away in my head and I scribble down what
she says.” The short story collection allows for many
voices to be heard by an author. These four authors have
grappled with beginnings, a more frequent challenge
for the short story writer than for the novelist. Enjoy an
afternoon of hearing voices—many and varied voices—
from masters of the short story genre.
This event is sponsored by the UBC Writing Centre.
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