october 21–26 - Vancouver Writers Fest

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2008 Spreading the Word Authors
Stéphane Audeguy – FR
David Bergen – MB
Mark Billingham – UK
Joseph Boyden – ON/US
Craig Boyko – BC
John Connolly – IR
Kevin Connolly – ON
Ivan E. Coyote – ON/BC
Sylvie Desrosiers – QC
Deborah Ellis – ON
Andrew Davidson – MB
Cary Fagan – ON
Sheree Fitch – NS
Mary-Louise Gay – QC
Amitav Ghosh – IN
Lorna Goodison – ON
Linda Grant – UK
Richard Gwyn – ON
Jen Hadfield – UK
Kenneth J. Harvey – NL
Lee Henderson – BC
David Homel – QC
Andrew Hood – QC
Tristan Hughes – UK/ON
Chris Humphreys – BC
Hazel Hutchins – ON
Troy Jollimore – US / NS
Gail Jones – AU
Elizabeth Knox – NZ
Shane Koyczan – BC
Patrick Lane – BC
Jean Little – ON
Melanie Little – AB
Lisa Lutz – US
Miles Merrill – AU
Susin Nielsen – BC
MartiNe Noël-Maw – SK
Susan Olding – US
Geoffroy de Pennart – FR
Linda L. Richards – BC
Kinnie Starr – BC
Mariko Tamaki – ON
Shaun Tan – AU
Eric Walters – ON
Michael Nicoll YaHgulanaas – BC
Ting-xing Ye – ON
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LA JOIE DE LIRE
EVENTS IN FRENCH
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The province of BC through the
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CanWest Global Foundation
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34 great events for grades K-12,
in English & French
It’s about reading, writing, books & writers
• It’s Spreading the Word, the Vancouver International Writers Festival’s schools program
that offers K-12 students and teachers a rare opportunity to engage with internationally
renowned writers.
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tep out of the classroom and onto Granville Island. Authors, students and teachers converge
for four days in engaging and informal settings.
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preading the Word events inspire students to read and write by introducing them to exciting
writers from around the world.
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ear authors of all genres read from their work, talk about writing and answer questions from the
audience.
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uthor biographies and website links are available on the Festival website: www.writersfest.bc.ca
• Buy books at the venue and have them signed by the authors after the event.
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or complete information on Spreading the Word events and programs, check our
website or contact Ilona Beiks, Education Coordinator, at [email protected]
or call 604 681 6330. For information on La Joie de Lire events, please contact Brenda Berck
at [email protected] or 604 681 0315.
Avis important : les activités de La Joie de Lire se tiendront exclusivement en français. Il y aura de
nombreuses occasions d’interagir avec les écrivains.
• La Joie de Lire events are presented entirely in French.
Ticket sales by fax or in person at the Writers Festival box office starting September 9.
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2 Books (3085 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver) will have Festival authors’ books for sale prior
to the Festival.
Info: www.writersfest.bc.ca or 604 681 6330.
Avis important : Les livres des auteurs présents au Festival seront mis en prévente au magasin
32 Books. Ce magasin est situé au 3085 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver.
Study Guides
Guides d’études! Les activités « Spreading the Word » ont des liens directs avec les programmes
d’études de la C.-B. Pour permettre aux enseignants de tirer plein parti du Festival, un guide
d’études a été élaboré pour chacune des activités. Ces guides seront disponibles sur le site
Web du festival en septembre.
UNE PRINCESSE, UN DRAGON ET UN CHEVALIER
THE SWEETEST THING
Geoffroy de Pennart
Animatrice: Anne-Laure Paulmont
Marie-Louise Gay, Hazel Hutchins, Jean Little
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Wednesday, October 22 1–2:00 pm
REVUE THEATRE
$14 + $1.50 facility surcharge / $7 for student groups
Tuesday, October 21 10 h 30 à 11 h 30
PTC STUDIO $14/ $7 pour les groupes d’étudiants
Geoffroy de Pennart raconte et illustre les péripéties d’un loup sentimental qui n’a
pas du tout l’air effrayant, d’une princesse, d’un dragon et d’un chevalier intrépide,
ainsi que de nombreux héros bien intentionnés qui devront surmonter plusieurs
épreuves. Les récits et leurs illustrations raviront les enfants… et les jeunes de cœur.
Pour les élèves de la maternelle à la troisième année.
TRAVELS WITH MY FAMILY
Cary Fagan, Hazel Hutchins
Thursday, October 23 10:30–11:30 am
PTC STUDIO $14 / $7 for student groups
Settle in for good ol’ storytelling from three very fine Canadian
authors who have won admiration from their young readers for
decades. Jean Little’s farmyard families will delight young readers,
as will Hazel Hutchins’ miniature roads and houses created from
backyard dirt and sticks and Marie-Louise Gay’s tale of siblings Stella
and Sam at the seashore. The world is a glorious place to explore with
these authors.
It’s storytime this morning, and two authors will delight young
readers with tales that tickle the imagination. Cary Fagan has created
Thing-Thing, a stuffed toy whose adventures begin after being thrown
out of a high-rise window and end happily in the blankets of a baby
carriage. Hazel Hutchins introduces us to Matt, who creates an
entire Mattland in his backyard in the middle of a rainstorm. Words
and pictures are moulded into a real treat in the hands of these
experienced authors.
Suitable for grades K to 3
Suitable for grades 1 to 3
FLYING FAMILIES
AND MAGICAL MITTS
Marie-Louise Gay, David Homel
Tuesday, October 21 10–11:30 am
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$14 + $.50 facility surcharge / $7 for student groups
Any child who has sat in the backseat of the family
car while his or her parents chatter on about the
history or geography of the countryside will delight
in Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel’s stories of
Max and Charlie and their parents during their year-long
adventures in the south of France. The culture of
rural France seen through the eyes of two boys who
would rather fly kites than dig for clams is both comic
and educational.
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LITTLE BY LITTLE
Jean Little in conversation
with Sarah Ellis
Wednesday, October 22 10–11:30 am
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Jean Little has written more than 25 children’s
books. An extraordinary career in itself, it is even more
impressive when one hears of her struggles with a
visual impairment. Little has experienced the cruelties
of the classroom and playground, and she talks with
honesty and good humour about the desire to belong
while growing up with a disability. Spend a morning
with this warm and reflective author who had the
courage to become what she always wanted to be
—a writer!
Cary Fagan, Hazel Hutchins
Tuesday, October 21 1–2:30 pm
REVUE THEATRE
When baseball mitts can catch any ball, no matter how
fast or how high, and families can fly, and teachers can
be turned into frogs for science projects, you know
you are in the realm of magic. Delight in the imaginary
events that come to life when two well-known and
award-winning Canadian authors conjure ordinary words
into masterful stories.
FLIGHT OF
THE HUMMINGBIRD
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
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AVENTURES HORS
DE L’ORDINAIRE
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On the surface, it’s a simple story: When the Great
Forest catches fire, a brave hummingbird does what
she can to put it out, drop by drop. Michael Nicoll
Yahgulanaas’ simple tale has inspired world leaders
such as Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai
and his Holiness the Dalai Lama to environmental
action. With brilliantly rendered images, this parable
about a raging fire that threatens the environment
shows us that doing something is better than doing
nothing at all. The tale has caught fire globally,
encouraging people and companies to act on behalf
of the world’s limited resources. Meet the author
whose seemingly simple act of writing is making
such a difference.
Sylvie Desrosiers
Animatrice: Anne-Marie McGinn
Tuesday, October 21 13 h à 14 h 30
PTC STUDIO $14 / $7 pour les groupes d’étudiants
Notdog est le chien le plus laid du village. Par contre,
il a possédé son propre blogue pendant un certain
temps. Demandez les détails à Madame Desrosiers.
Marie-Louise Gay, David Homel
Animatrice: France Perras
Pour les élèves de la troisième à la sixième année
Here’s an awesome opportunity to strut your stuff and
to learn from an ultra-hip, internationally known spoken
word performer from Australia. Called a “tour guide of
the human spirit” who takes listeners on a “spit-laden
adventure,” Miles Merrill mixes creative writing and
drama with poetry to produce a high-powered explosion
of live literary theatre. You can, too! Come to this
workshop with your ideas, sounds and words and you
could find yourself wildly gesticulating your poems
in gibberish or reciting verbal magic.
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QUI SUIS-JE?
Sylvie Desrosiers, Martine Noël-Maw
Animatrice: France Perras
Dans L’audition de Thomas, le plus récent roman de
la série « Thomas », Thomas se voit offrir un rôle à
la télévision, À CONDITION qu’il se fasse couper les
cheveux. Il réplique alors : « Sans mes cheveux longs,
je ne suis pas moi. » Après en avoir discuté avec ses
amis (et s’ils ne voulaient plus être ses amis?) et ses
parents, Thomas doit décider de l’importance que
revêt, pour lui, ce rôle à la télévision. C’est alors qu’il
découvre les choses et les personnes qui sont vraiment
importantes à ses yeux.
Pour les élèves de la quatrième à la septième année
events for intermediate and secondary students
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INTOLERANCE
UNIMAGINABLE REALITIES
BIFOCAL
Deborah Ellis, Melanie Little
Susin Nielsen, Eric Walters
Deborah Ellis, Eric Walters
WATERFRONT THEATRE
PERFORMANCE WORKS
PERFORMANCE WORKS
“You don’t belong here!” Throughout history, authors
have told compelling stories of survival in dangerous
times as one group pits itself against the other. From
15th century Spain when Jews were expelled, to young
Muslims today facing persecution in Afghanistan or in
downtown Toronto, the courage to confront intolerance
continues to be relevant. One of the best tools we have
in the fight against intolerance is to share our personal
stories, that way we are able to see and care about the
individual in the midst of the group.
The teen years are fraught with trials, but most
of them are expected. However, Susin Nielsen
and Eric Walters have created two fictional kids who
find themselves faced with realities they couldn’t have
imagined. From a pampered life in North America, after
one misdeed too many, Alexandria finds herself doing
community service in Kenya. Class nerd Ambrose’s
love of words leads him into a world of ex-cons and
self-defence lessons at the West Side Scrabble Club.
Nielsen and Walters have no trouble imagining these
realities and bringing them vividly to life.
Bifocal has been called “perhaps the bravest, most
important, engaging and enraging, most satisfying
work of fiction for young Canadians in a long while.”
Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters have co-written a
timely and engaging novel that does not shy away
from issues of racism and intolerance, issues that
are becoming all too common, even in Canada. Set
in a Toronto high school, Bifocal is the story of two
students—one Muslim and one not—engulfed in the
investigation of a terrorist plot. Surrounded by arrests
and a school lockdown, each boy makes one small
gesture that symbolizes what he has discovered about
himself and the tumultuous world in which many young
people live.
WHERE COURAGE
COMES FROM
Thursday, October 23 10–11:30 am
REVUE THEATRE
Courage is a choice that we make—if we can. Deborah
Ellis has written stories about young people in difficult
circumstances all over the world, those who are being
called on to be courageous every day, and in places
where often the only resource they have to fall back
on is themselves. The need for courage, and the
possibility of hope, is the springboard for a conversation
that will take us into the lives of children caught in the
Palestinian / Israeli divide, in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
or in AIDS-stricken Africa.
Thursday, October 23 1–2:30 pm
WATERFRONT THEATRE
SHOW TO TELL
Gemini award-winner, author and scriptwriter Susin
Nielsen teams up with award-winning Festival favourite,
Sheree Fitch. Together they’ll present an afternoon
filled with energy and enthusiasm. Nielsen, scriptwriter
for Degrassi Junior High and many other TV series,
as well as author of books for children and young
adults, brings to life quirky Ambrose, the word nerd.
Fitch, well known for her exceptional work for younger
readers, has written one this time for older readers,
featuring Minn, her grandmother and the ghost of the
sole survivor of a shipwreck off the Maritime coast.
The delight of writing for all types and all ages will be
evident as the afternoon unfolds.
PEFORMANCE WORKS
Mariko Tamaki, Shaun Tan, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Sometimes the best way to get to the heart of a story
is to “show,” not tell. Three gifted storytellers have
taken a genre that has caught the imagination of many
young adult readers, and created graphic novels that will
take your breath away. These creators will explore the
marriage of “show” and “tell,” narrative and illustration,
when to use words and when to use art to explore the
wondrous, and even the most difficult, experiences in
our lives.
Suitable for grades 10 to 12 and adults
BEATS—HIP HOP
—POWER POETRY (1)
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Sylvie Desrosiers, Martine Noël-Maw
Animatrice: Trilby Jeeves
GRANVILLE ISLAND STAGE
$14 + $2 facility surcharge / $7 for student groups
A hugely popular Festival event returns with three fresh
voices. Local spoken word virtuoso Shane Koyczan,
has brought audiences to their feet in New York,
London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles.
Miles Merrill’s voice is heard throughout his native
Australia, flinging words in an onslaught of versification.
Kinnie Starr is a musician who has taken her words
and music on the road internationally. Together, their
energy will rock the stage as they explore everything
from social issues to broken hearts.
Author biographies and website links
are available on the Festival website:
www.writersfest.bc.ca
Reading with Writers is sponsored by HSBC Bank Canada and supported by the
Raise-A-Reader fund.
WRITING YOUR LIFE
FLIGHTS OF FANTASY
BEYOND ATONEMENT
Lorna Goodison, Susan Olding,
Andreas Schroeder, Russell Wangersky
Andrew Davidson, Tristan Hughes,
Elizabeth Knox
David Bergen, Joseph Boyden, Gail Jones
Friday, October 24 10–11:30 am
$14 + $2 facility surcharge / $7 student groups
REVUE THEATRE
$14 + $1.50 facility surcharge / $7 student groups
One of the best ways to make sense of your life is
to pin it to paper, to write about it till patterns emerge.
Memoir, the literary essay or, in Andreas Schroeder’s
case, adding a light veneer of fiction, are the ways in
which these four authors have chosen to explore the
significant events of their lives. But writing your life
leads not only to insights, but also to questions of
self-exposure, how much care you must take in writing
about others, and the central concern about what is
true and what can be imaginatively recreated. Join
these fine writers as they expose how they transform
their “stuff of life” into literature.
Beyond realism lies a realm of fiction where ghosts
and the supernatural, the fantastic and the mysterious,
create mesmerizing images that linger long after you
close the book. Three authors whose work will linger
in your mind’s eye take the stage to talk about writing
the fantastic. Elizabeth Knox imagines dreamhunters
who collect people’s dreams and turn them into
dramatic performances for theatrical presentation.
In Andrew Davidson’s The Gargoyle, a mysterious
woman caring for an injured man insists they were
once lovers in medieval Germany. And a ghost, real
or metaphorical, is at the heart of Revenant, Tristan
Hughes’ compelling novel. A must-see for fans of
hauntings and the gothic.
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Friday, October 24 10–11:30am
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$14 + $ .50 facility surcharge / $7 for student groups
Novels seem to get all the attention, but many fiction
writers launch their careers with a collection of short
stories. This sometimes overlooked form allows the
writer to engage in literary ventriloquism, venture
through time and space and inhabit the skin of others
with a freedom that novels can’t sustain. Lyrical or
satirical, saucy or sombre, the stylistic scope
of short fiction is the writer and reader’s delight.
To the following adjectives to describe the short story—
captivating, enthralling, compelling and alluring—
add satisfying when in the hands of these five voices.
Richard Gwyn
PTC THEATRE
$14/ $7 for student groups
In recent years both the Australian and Canadian
governments have apologized for their treatment
of Aboriginal peoples. The clash of cultures is central
to the past and present of both countries. Canadian
writers David Bergen and Joseph Boyden and
Australian Gail Jones have written insightful novels
about aboriginal–white relations from very different
perspectives. What will it take to heal the wounds
of the past? How can we manage our contemporary
relationships more successfully? And what role can
literature play in reconciliation? Join in the conversation
with these fine novelists.
CEMENT SHOES
Mark Billingham, John Connolly,
Lisa Lutz, Linda L. Richards
Richard Gwyn’s prize-winning John A. is the first
full-scale biography of Canada’s first prime minister
in half a century. Colourful, intensely human and with
a full measure of human frailties, MacDonald was
beyond question Canada’s most important prime
minister. A vivid, multi-dimensional portrait of a
fascinating character and his times, Gwyn’s John A.
casts fresh eyes on our founding father and gives
history a new life. Winner of the prestigious Charles
Taylor Prize for literary non-fiction.
Crime fiction is an equal-opportunity genre. It’s allinclusive—from hard-boiled mysteries featuring guntoting molls, to comedic capers, to gritty realistic tales
that take on hard-edged social issues. Crime fiction
also makes room for all kinds of brilliant writers. Led by
Festival favourite Mark Billingham, the gang will talk
about whose fictional footprints they are following and
how they sleuthed out their literary voices.
WASSERMAN & COMPANY
Andrew Davidson, Amitav Ghosh,
Linda Grant
Host: Jerry Wasserman
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THE MINI POETRY BASH
Kevin Connolly, Jen Hadfield,
Troy Jollimore, Patrick Lane,
Jeanette Lynes, Nadine McInnis
HIGH STYLE
Stéphane Audeguy, Kenneth J. Harvey,
Lee Henderson, Gail Jones
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When we read, we can dwell in historical or fantasy worlds for a short
wwhile, worlds of “far away” or “long ago” that only readers can travel to.
In Elizabeth Knox’s far-away world, dreamhunters traffic in dreams,
harvesting dreams from the unsuspecting and performing them for eager
audiences, until a nightmare is performed with dire consequences. In the
long-ago world of Possession, a battle, quite literally for all time, concludes
Chris Humphreys’ historical trilogy, the Runestone Saga. Take a trip this
morning to worlds where anything can happen, or might have happened, and
the impossible becomes more possible with the turn of each page.
THE OUTSIDERS
Shane Koyczan, Mariko Tamaki
PERFORMANCE WORKS
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High school can be a tough place for the outsider or misfit. In her graphic
novel, Mariko Tamaki’s goth heroine is struggling to find her own identity in
an all-girls school where conformity is honoured above all. In his poetic novel,
Shane Koyczan writes about an overweight teenager who is bullied and
then becomes a bully himself. But both authors, talented and groundbreaking
Canadian voices to whom student audiences will immediately relate, convey
a great optimism amid what could be heartbreaking circumstances.
This event may contain difficult subject matter.
Suitable for grades 8 to12
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Friday, October 24 1–2:30 pm
PTC THEATRE
$14 / $7 for student groups
REVUE THEATRE
WATERFRONT THEATRE
Jerry Wasserman has delighted Festival audiences in
past years with his interviews. This year, he engages
three intensely imaginative writers in discussion about
the world of words and the worlds they have created.
Although you may not have heard of Winnipegger
Andrew Davidson yet, you will this fall as his
extraordinary debut novel, The Gargoyle, is published—
in Canada, the USA and the UK, with translations set
for 18 other jurisdictions next year. Well-known Indian
author Amitav Ghosh joins Wasserman to talk about
Sea of Poppies, a sweeping historical saga that spans
the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the high seas and
the backstreets of China. And Orange Prize winner
Linda Grant introduces her new novel, The Clothes
on Their Backs, which will have you thinking about the
clothes we choose to wear and the personalities we
dress ourselves in.
Take your mind to another realm with this eagerly
awaited afternoon of poetry. The Mini Poetry Bash is an
annual favourite with students, teachers and poetry fans
alike. This year the Festival has invited exceptional and
award-winning poets from the United States, the United
Kingdom and Canada who can conjure lasting images
with the flick of a phrase, bring a smile to your face
or a tear to your eye. Poetry is emotion compressed
and we’ve squeezed some amazing feelings into this
hour-and-a-half experience.
A simple, straightforward narrative can be riveting,
but there is added pleasure when a writer puts as much
emphasis on the how of storytelling as on the what
happens next. While Stéphane Audeguy writes with
a savoury mixture of science, history and dreamy
prose, Kenneth J. Harvey employs a multiplicity of
voices in his unconventional story, Blackstrap Hawco.
Lee Henderson’s debut novel, The Man Game, uses
an edgy and anarchistic style to tell of life in a pioneer
town. Australian author Gail Jones doesn’t adhere to
a clear-cut structure, rather she places pieces of prose
to form her story in her new novel, Sorry. Come hear
how four contemporary masters use style to great
literary effect.
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TIC K ET R EQ UES T FO R M
S C HO O L G R O UP S
Wednesday, October 22 13 h à 14 h 30
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$14 + $.50 frais d’établissement
/ $7 pour les groupes d’étudiants
Les retrouvailles d’un garçon et de son père parti
travailler dans le Nord n’ont pas lieu comme prévues.
Une fillette souffre d’une maladie inconnue.
Un jeune homme perd une jambe dans un accident
de ferme. Deux auteures, écrivant avec humour et tact,
présentent des personnages auxquels on s’identifie et
qui, avec l’aide d’amis nouveaux et anciens, parviennent
à relever les défis qui surgissent dans leurs vies.
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Pour les élèves de la huitième à la douzième année
BEATS—HIP HOP—POWER POETRY (2)
Shane Koyczan, Miles Merrill, Kinnie Starr
Host: Vanessa Richards
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A hugely popular Festival event returns with three fresh voices. Local spoken
word virtuoso, Shane Koyczan, has brought audiences to their feet in New
York, London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles. Miles Merrill’s
voice is heard throughout his native Australia, flinging words in an onslaught
of versification Kinnie Starr is a musician who has taken her words and
music on the road internationally. Together, their energy will rock the stage
as they explore everything from social issues to broken hearts.
(This event is repeated on Wednesday morning, Event 10)
Suitable for grades 10 to 12 and adults.
This event is generously supported by the Hamber Foundation.
(604) 681- 8400
Vancouver International
Writers Festival,
#202–1398 Cartwright St.,
Vancouver, BC, V6H 3R8
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Students groups
$7.00 per ticket
Chris Humphreys, Elizabeth Knox
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$14+ $2.00 facility surcharge / $7 for student groups
(This event is repeated on Thursday afternoon, Event 28)
DREAMHUNTERS AND THE POSSESSED
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PERFORMANCE WORKS
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FOUNDING FATHER
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UN NOUVEAU DÉPART
Shane Koyczan, Miles Merrill, Kinnie Starr
Host: Vanessa Richards
Chaque année, les auteurs francophones du Festival visitent les classes des
quartiers défavorisés pour éveiller les élèves à l’importance de lire et d’écrire.
Si vous êtes intéressé par la visite d’un écrivain dans votre classe au cours
du mois d’octobre, veuillez communiquer avec Brenda Berck à l’adresse
[email protected]
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31 events for secondary students
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Sheree Fitch, Susin Nielsen
• False Creek and Aquabus water taxis
Deborah Ellis in conversation
Suitable for grades 7 to10
WRITE TO DELIGHT
Reading with Writers
Thursday, October 23 10 h à 11 h 30
WATERFRONT THEATRE
$14 + $.50 frais d’établissement
D’autre part, il y a ce « Drôle de zèbre », personnage
principal d’un roman collectif écrit en collaboration avec
les élèves de l’école Ducharme de Moose Jaw. Qui estil vraiment?
Granville Island Public Market
Kids Market
Emily Carr University and the Charles H. Scott Gallery
Art and craft galleries
Bird watching and sea life spotting
Maritime Market
Granville Island Museums (Sport Fishing Museum, Model
Ships Museum and Model Trains Museum)
• Vancouver Museum (www.vanmuseum.bc.ca)
Rookie Writer is produced in partnership with CBC British Columbia
and is supported by the Chris Spencer Foundation.
Craig Boyko, Ivan E. Coyote,
Andrew Hood, Melanie Little, Mary Swan
Pour les élèves de la troisième à la sixième année.
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Prizes also include a set of class tickets to a Writers Festival school event and
a collection of books courtesy of Raincoast Books. To register in advance, contact
[email protected] or call Ilona Beiks 604 215 9726.
FREESTYLE X 5
Wednesday, October 22 10 h à 11 h 30
REVUE THEATRE
$14 + $1.50 frais d’établissement
Dans ce 17ème livre de la série « Notdog », Notdog et ses
amis Agnès, Jocelyne et John ont vécu de nombreuses
aventures mettant en vedette des trésors, des pirates,
des fantômes (sans doute), un violon volé et, à un certain
moment, un chien volé ou peut-être perdu.
Miles Merrill
Experience the many wonders that Granville Island
and False Creek have to offer:
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DES VOYAGES AVEC
LA FAMILLE
C’est loin encore? On est bientôt arrivé? Tous les
enfants qui voyagent avec leur famille ont déjà posé
ces questions plus de cent fois. Charlie a aussi d’autres
commentaires à formuler à la suite de ses nombreuses
aventures – et de quelques désastres – en compagnie
de son jeune frère Max et de ses parents, en voyage
à travers l’Amérique du Nord ou en France. SPOKEN WORD WORKSHOP
a writing contest for Lower Mainland secondary school students in grades 8 –12. Winners
will spend a day at CBC’s Radio Drama studios in Vancouver and create a radio performance
based on the winning entry, which will air across BC on CBC’s North by Northwest.
Grades 10-12, TeacHers, parents
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A TREAT OF A TALE
events for intermediate students
3
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Make a day of it!
Each year Festival authors visit inner city school classrooms, at no cost to the school,
to talk with students about reading and writing. To book a writer for a classroom visit,
please contact Ilona Beiks at [email protected].
Make the most of your experience! Study guides for all events, directly tied to the BC curriculum,
are on our website at www.writersfest.bc.ca
events for primary students
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Enter Your Students In Rookie Writer–
*If you are ordering tickets to more than one
For additional orders, please use separate form
total co s t of or de r s
$
de p os it r eq uir ed with or de r ( tick et or de r total x 2 5%)
$
event, your tickets must be picked up in advance.
For office use only:
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OÙ EST MA PLACE?
Sylvie Desrosiers
Animatrice: Trilby Jeeves
Thursday, October 23 13 h à 14 h 30
REVUE THEATRE
$14 + $1.50 frais d’établissement / $7 pour les groupes d’étudiants
Paulette et les élèves de sa classe se rendent à Toronto… et vivent des
situations inattendues. Tom part rendre visite à son père, qui vit dans le
Nord depuis de nombreuses années, et à son arrivée à l’aéroport, il constate
que personne n’est venu l’accueillir. Avec humour et délicatesse, Sylvie
Desrosiers décrit de quelle façon chacun de ces personnages réagira face
à l’imprévu et apprendra ainsi à mieux se connaître et à mieux cerner les
personnes qui sont importantes à ses yeux.
Pour les élèves de la huitième à la douzième année
DATE
DOCKET
CLIENT
PROJECT
SIZE
COLOUR/S
REVISION 1
aug 14, 2008
OPERATOR ML
116-3358
VIWF
3358_VIWF_STW Brochure
23" x 29.25"
CMYK
FRIENDSHIP/HARDSHIP
Melanie Little, Ting-xing Ye
PERFORMANCE WORKS
Shaun Tan
PTC STUDIO
$14 / $7 for student groups
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Two authors tackle the universal themes for young people of friendship,
peer pressure and our desire for unwavering support. Melanie Little’s story,
told in extended verse, captures the rivalry and friendship between two teens,
a scribe and a slave, at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. Half a world
away and centuries apart from that time, Ting-xing Ye tells an eloquent tale
of two teenage Chinese girls who leave home in pursuit of adventure and
escape from poverty and isolation.
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival is a stunning graphic novel without words. It has
been widely celebrated for its visual elegance and moving depiction of the
immigrant experience. The story is told through a series of illustrated panels
that were painstakingly rendered and assembled during a five-year labour of
love. With visual examples and working drawings, Tan reveals the creative
process behind his mesmerizing images. A not-to-be missed experience with
a master of this new literary genre.
C
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K
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INSIDE THE ARTIST’S STUDIO
August 20, 2008 4:23 PM
date order
& deposit
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NOTE: Please inform us if you
need wheelchair accessible spots,
ASL interpretation seats, or any
other requirements you might
reasonably expect us to supply.

october 21–26 - Vancouver Writers Fest

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