Special Event Sold out
Rachel Reid: Heated Rivalry
Rachel Reid with Sophie Lui
Date:October 5 2026 7:30PM – 9:00PM St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church
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Special events year-round, free Incite conversations with Vancouver Public Library, and the Festival every October.
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October 2026
Special Event
Barbara Kingsolver in Conversation
Barbara Kingsolver with Marsha Lederman · piano by Allen Ding
Date:October 18 2026 7:30PM – 9:00PM Orpheum Theatre
Festival
2026 Festival
150+ local and international authors in over 90 events
Date:October 18 – October 25 2026 10:00AM – 10:00PM In-Person and Online
November 2026
Special Event Sold out
Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation
Malcolm Gladwell with Stephen Quinn
Date:November 24 2026 7:30PM – 9:00PM Vancouver Playhouse
Recent Events
Incite
Incite: Patrick Lennox in Conversation with Max Cameron
Patrick Lennox with Max Cameron
Date:September 9 2026 7:00PM – 8:00PM Vancouver Public Library – Central Library
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Our Programs
Incite
Free events in collaboration with Vancouver Public Library.
Our free reading series offers conversations between authors four times a year, presented in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library. Guests include emerging authors and established writers, speaking with a moderator and each other about multiple themes.
Youth
Books, events and resources to spark students’ imaginations.
Our Youth Education Programming (YEP) connects students with celebrated writers from across the globe through a series of initiatives. These include our flagship Festival events designed specifically for young people, teachers, schools and student groups, in addition to our Writers in the Classroom program and Youth Writing contest.
Discover more about YEP here.
My Roots
A writing workshop for new immigrants to explore their craft
Our annual writing workshop encourages immigrants to develop and share their stories of place, as mentored by an award-winning writer and teacher. Through a mix of writing exercises and easy lessons on how to write well, the workshop encouraged writers at all levels to think imaginatively about those places and landscapes called ‘home’.
Festival
Our flagship October Festival on Granville Island.
The highlight of our year, our week-long Festival welcomes more than 20,000 attendees to Granville Island and thousands more from around the globe through our online streaming platforms. Featuring 80+ events at venues of all sizes, our events are highly curated, offering audiences the opportunity to listen to world-leading writers in conversation about a range of themes.
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