SPREADING THE WORD 2014 Events and programs with writers from around the world for

students in grades K–12. Includes La Joie de Lire events in French.

Caroline Adderson – Ellen in Pieces/Jasper John Dooley: NOT in Love/ Norman, Speak!

Rabih Alameddine – An Unnecessary Woman

Linda Bailey – If Kids Ruled the World/If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur

Martha Baillie – The Search for Heinrich Schlögel

Arjun Basu – Waiting for the Man

Helaine Becker – Gottika/Zoobots

Tessa Bourguignon

Nadia Bozak – El Niño

Robert (Lucky) Budd – Echoes of British Columbia

Sebastien de Castell – Traitor’s Blade

Michael Cho - Shoplifter

A.M. Dellamonica – Child of a Hidden Sea

Kris Demeanor

Cory Doctorow – Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free/In Real Life

Sarah Ellis – Outside In

Lee Edward Födi – Kendra Kandlestar and the Search for Arazeen

Damon Galgut – The Arctic Summer

Marie-Louise Gay – Any Questions?/Un été à Montréal, Stella

William Gibson – The Peripheral

Chris Gilpin

Nick Gray – Escape from Tibet

Fabian Grégoire – Les Cloches de la Libération

C.C. Humphreys – Shakespeare’s Rebel

Marthe Jocelyn – Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight/ Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book/What We Hide

Eve Joseph – In the Slender Margin

Anne Kennedy – The Darling North/The Last Days of the National Costume

Herman Koch – Summer House with Swimming Pool

Janice Lee

Christopher Levenson – Night Vision

Marie Lu – The Young Elites

Jean-Pierre Makosso – Bibicha la danseuse/Jeunesse, verbe et proverbe

Bob McDonald – Canadian Spacewalkers: Hadfield, MacLean and Williams Remember the Ultimate High Adventure

George McWhirter – The Gift of Women

Rebecca Mead – My Life in Middlemarch

K.D. Miller – All Saints

Katherine Palmer Gordon – We Are Born with the Songs Inside Us

Alison Pick – Between Gods

Mary Pinkoski

Michael Pond – The Couch of Willingness

Kate Pullinger – Landing Gear

Sina Queyras – MxT

Tom Rachman – The Rise & Fall of Great Powers

Carrie Snyder – Girl Runner

Elizabeth Stewart – Blue Gold

Mariko Tamaki – This One Summer

J. Torres – Bigfoot Boy: The Sound of Thunder

Katherena Vermette – north end love songs

Anne Villeneuve – Loula and the Sister Recipe/L’écharpe rouge/ Loula part pour l’Afrique

Russell Wangersky – Walt

Ian Weir – Will Starling

Robert Paul Weston – Blues for Zoey/The Creature Department

Kathleen Winter – The Freedom in American Songs

October 21 – 24, 2014

Al Roadburg Foundation

Hamber Foundation

Kinder Morgan Foundation

Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation

RBC Foundation

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LEE EDWARD FöDI vMARIE-LOuISE GAy WILLIAM GIBSON c.c. HuMPHREyS

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It’s about reading, writing, books and writers• It’s Spreading the Word, the Vancouver Writers Fest’s

education program that offers K–12 students and teachers a rare opportunity to engage with internationally renowned writers.

• Step out of the classroom and onto Granville Island. Authors, students and teachers converge for four days in engaging and informal settings.

• Spreading the Word events inspire students to read and write by introducing them to exciting writers from around the world.

36 great events for grades K–12, in English and French• Hear authors of all genres read from their work, talk

about writing and answer questions from the audience.• La Joie de Lire events are presented entirely in French.• Buy books at the venue and have them signed by the

authors after the event. • A limited number of ticket subsidies, based on financial

need, are available through the Cynthia Woodward Development Program.

• The Bus Subsidy Fund, supported by Bonnie Mah, provides local travel assistance to groups of students attending Festival events, based on financial need.

• For complete information on Spreading the Word events and programs, check our website or contact Ilona Beiks, Education Co-ordinator, at education@writersfest.bc.ca or 604.215.9726.

• For information on La Joie de Lire events, please contact Anne Guagliardo at lajoiedelire@writersfest.bc.ca or 604.375.2646.

• Festival books are available from Kidsbooks at the locations below: Tous les livres présentés dans le cadre du festival sont disponibles chez Kidsbooks:

– 3083 West Broadway, Vancouver – 3040 Edgemont Boulevard, North Vancouver – The Boulevard at South Point Exchange,

15033-32nd Avenue, Surrey – kidsbooks.com

School Group Tickets• Ticketsgoonsaleat8:00amonMonday,

September15th• Tickets are $8.50 per ticket for student groups and $17 for

individual tickets.• Teachers and adults accompanying school groups must

purchase tickets.• How to request tickets:

– Online: writersfest.bc.ca/teachers/schoolorders – In person at the Festival box office: Main floor of Festival House 1398 Cartwright Street, Granville Island – Fax a ticket order form to 604.757.5772. •TicketorderformsareavailableontheFestival website, or call 604.681.6330 to request a form. •Pleasenote,faxedorderswillnotbeprocessed without a credit card number

• Info: writersfest.bc.ca or 604.681.6330.

Reading with WritersBook a Festival author for your classroom!

Each year Festival authors visit local schools in need to talk with students about reading and writing, at no cost to the school. To book a writer for a classroom visit, please contact Ilona Beiks at education@writersfest.bc.ca.

Chaque année, les auteurs francophones du festival visitant 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 Anne Guagliardo à l’adresse lajoiedelire@writersfest.bc.ca

Spreading the Word Youth Writing ContestGet your students writing! The Youth Writing Contest encourages students in grades 8 –12 to explore their imaginations and presents a worthwhile challenge, one that rewards creativity and hard work. Winners will receive a cash prize and have their work published in The Claremont Review, a magazine that showcases aspiring young writers.

Please see our website for details: writersfest.bc.ca/youthwritingcontest

Sponsored by Amazon.ca

Study GuidesMake the most of your experience! Study guides that are directly tied to BC curriculum goals are available for all Spreading the Word events. Please see our website for details: writersfest.bc.ca.

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.

Make a day of it!Experience the many wonders that Granville Island and False Creek have to offer:

• Granville Island Public Market• Kids Market• Emily Carr University of Art + Design and

the Charles H. Scott Gallery• Art and craft galleries• Bird watching and sea life spotting• Vancouver Maritime Museum• The Museum of Vancouver• False Creek Ferries and Aquabus water taxis

Author biographies and website links are available on the Festival website: writersfest.bc.ca

La Joie de Lire

Dessine-nous une histoireAnne VilleneuVe, AnimAtrice: Anne-lAure PAulmontMardi 21 OctObre, 13 h à 14 hstuDio 1398 AnneVilleneuve esquisse, griffonne, éclabousse, déchire, recolle depuis 20 ans déjà. Son talent de conteuse et d’illustratrice nous touche profondément et nous ramène en enfance. Alliant le trait esquissé du crayon et les touches d’aquarelle librement disposées, les illustrations représentent de façon vive et colorée les personnages qu’elle met en scène. L’auteure-illustratrice lira de nombreux pas-sages de Loula part pour l’Afrique ainsi que de L’écharpe rouge, et partagera avec les enfants le plaisir de lire.

Pourlesélèvesdelamaternelleàlatroisièmeannée.Leslivres:•Loula part pour l’Afrique

• L’écharpe rouge

Lien avec les objectifs du programme d’études:• Enrichir son vocabulaire et mettre en pratique les acquis• Améliorer ses aptitudes à communiquer et à écouter• Compréhension de lecture – comprendre et résumer une histoire

le crAyon Au serVice De l’histoireFAbiAn GréGoire AnimAtrice: Anne-lAure PAulmontMercredi 22 OctObre, 10 h à 11 h 30imProV centre

Faites connaissance avec cet auteur-illustrateur belge de romans à caractère historique, à mi-chemin entre le documentaire et la fiction! FabianGrégoire donne la parole au personnage principal de ses récits et illustre tous ses romans. Les enfants seront enchantés de constater comment les images symbolisent les mots tout en découvrant qu’elles peuvent aussi suggérer une vision différente de ce que les mots racontent...

Pourlesélèvesdelatroisièmeàlaseptièmeannée.Leslivres:• Les Cloches de la Libération

Lien avec les objectifs du programme d’études:• Enrichir son vocabulaire et mettre en pratique les acquis• Améliorer ses aptitudes à communiquer et à écouter

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22 36 42le slAm, lA musique Des motstessA bourGuiGnonAnimAtrice: FrAnce PerrAsJeudi 23 OctObre, 10 h à 11 h 30stuDio 1398

Venez à la rencontre de TessaBourguignon, auteure bilingue de slam qui abordera dans son tout dernier poème les fiertés et défis que suscitent une enfance et scolarisation dans un environnement bilingue. Comment se construire une identité à partir de deux langues et de deux cultures? Tessa nous offrira un événement de plaisir où les mots, la voix, la bouche et le rythme nous réservent bien des surprises.Pourlesélèvesdelahuitièmeàladouzièmeannée.Lien avec les objectifs du programme d’études:• Les sciences humaines: l’histoire, l’identité,

la culture• L’écriture

Jeunesse, Verbe et ProVerbeJeAn-Pierre mAkossoAnimAtrice: FrAnce PerrAsJeudi 23 OctObre, 13 h à 14 h 30imProV centre

L’auteur CongolaisJean-PierreMakosso nous fera découvrir un de ses tout derniers ouvrages: Jeunesse, verbe et proverbe, un recueil de poésie qui traite de cette jeunesse qui succèdera aux adultes. Dans ce recueil, les vers riment et abordent les thèmes de l’injustice faite aux femmes, de l’éducation des enfants et de l’insécurité de la jeunesse. Pourlesélèvesdelatroisièmeàlaseptièmeannée.Leslivres:•Jeunesse, verbe et proverbe

•Bibicha la danseuse

Lien avec les objectifs du programme d’études:• Les sciences humaines: l’histoire, l’identité,

la culture• L’écriture

PArcours D’Auteurs-illustrAteursmArie-louise GAy, FAbiAn GréGoire AnimAtrice: Anne-lAure PAulmontMercredi 22 OctObre, 13 h à 14 h 30stuDio 1398

Voilà l’occasion d’échanger avec deux auteurs-illustrateurs FabianGrégoire et Marie-LouiseGay! Pour Marie-Louise Gay, écrire est l’occasion rêvée de tisser mots et images, poésie et couleurs, en créant des histoires où les personnages pourraient vivre des aventures merveilleuses et des émotions vives. Fabian Grégoire écrit et illustre tous ses romans depuis plus de 10 ans; il dessine la réalité à travers les yeux d’un gamin et crée des histoires où vie d’enfant et passé s’entremêlent.Pourlesélèvesdelatroisièmeàlaseptièmeannée.Leslivres:• UnétéàMontréal,Stella, Marie-Louise Gay • Le Phare de l’oubli/Les Verriers de Noël, Fabian GrégoireLien avec les objectifs du programme d’études:• Enrichir son vocabulaire et mettre en pratique

les acquis• Améliorer ses aptitudes à communiquer

et à écouter

Ces événements sont pour tous les âges et se tiendront exclusivement en français; il y aura beaucoup de possibilitiés d’interaction entre les élèves et les écrivains.

Events for Primary StudentsPicture PerFectcAroline ADDerson, mArie-louise GAy, Anne VilleneuVetuesday, OctOber 21, 10–11:00 aMimProV centre

Three award-winning Canadian authors are on stage this morning to delight the eyes and ears of young readers. From a dog who only “speaks” Chinese, to a recipe for creating a baby sister, to a world inhabited by lost polar bears and talking trees; the stories that these authors have imagined come to life vividly in their delightful picture books. CarolineAdderson,Marie-LouiseGay and AnneVilleneuve are sure to keep young audiences entertained.SuitableforgradesK–3Books:•Norman,Speak!, Caroline Adderson•Any Questions?, Marie-Louise Gay•LoulaandtheSisterRecipe, Anne VilleneuveCurriculum Connections•Language Arts: literacy foundations•Visual Arts

crAFty creAtions linDA bAiley, mArthe Jocelyn, Anne VilleneuVeWednesday, OctOber 22, 1–2:00 pMimProV centre

Meet three authors who are well-equipped to entertain and inspire a roomful of eager minds. LindaBailey has two new picture books —If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur and IfKidsRuledtheWorld.MartheJocelyn will delight kids as she demonstrates how to sneak funny art projects into surprising places to make people smile. And Québécoise author and illustrator AnneVilleneuve will amuse with her latest picture book about “not getting exactly what you want and perhaps enjoying it all the more.”SuitableforgradesK–3Books:• IfYouHappentoHaveaDinosaur/IfKidsRuledtheWorld, Linda Bailey•SneakyArt:CraftySurprisestoHideinPlainSight,Marthe Jocelyn•LoulaandtheSisterRecipe, Anne VilleneuveCurriculum Connections•Language Arts: literacy foundations•Visual Arts

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Events for Primary & Intermediate StudentsbiGFoot boyJ. torrestuesday, OctOber 21, 10–11:15 aMstuDio 1398

In the conclusion of J.Torres’ Bigfoot Boy graphic novel trilogy, ten-year-old Rufus is eager to recapture the magic totem he lost to trickster ravens. The totem was created to ward off developers who wanted to destroy the precious Pacific Northwest forest and Rufus is empowered with a newfound purpose to protect the woods. Many elements go into the creation of a comic book—artwork, editing and, most importantly, says Torres, the script. tCome hear how this award-winning author puts it all together.

Suitableforgrades2–5Book:•BigfootBoy:TheSoundofThunder

Curriculum Connections• Visual Arts• Social Studies: environment and ethics

imAGinAtions run WilDmArthe Jocelyn, robert PAul WestonmoDerAtor: FrAnce PerrAstuesday, OctOber 21, 1–2:30 pMWAterFront theAtre

MartheJocelyn has written nearly 30 children’s books, and ViminyCrowe’sComicBook, a book inside a book, is her latest delight. RobertPaulWeston’s imagination takes flight in TheCreatureDepartment, as Elliot and Leslie find troll-like creatures and winged things that sparkle as they fly. These two authors have let their imaginations run wild, and invite you to join in the fun!

Suitableforgrades4–7

Books:• ViminyCrowe’sComicBook, Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger

• TheCreatureDepartment, Robert Paul Weston

Curriculum Connections • LanguageArts• Visual Arts

tWists in the roADlinDA bAiley, mArie-louise GAy Wednesday, OctOber 22, 10–11:30 aMWAterFront theAtre

LindaBailey has written more than 20 books and has garnered honours across North America. Bailey, however, claims that for many years she was scared of writing: “I was afraid to try in case I was awful.” Marie-LouiseGay, now a world-renowned author and illustrator, gave up drawing for 10 years after failing art in grade three. Here’s your chance to see these two superstars, and find out how they got from first picking up a pen to getting published.

Suitableforgrades2–4Books:•IfKidsRuledtheWorld/IfYouHappentoHave a Dinosaur, Linda Bailey

•Any Questions?, Marie-Louise Gay

Curriculum Connections• Language Arts• Visual Arts• Identity and self-esteem

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ZoobotshelAine beckerWednesday, OctOber 22, 10–11:15 aMstuDio 1398

In Zoobots:WildRobotsInspiredbyRealAnimals, award-winning children’s author HelaineBeckerdescribes 12 robots that mimic the physical characteristics of particular animals in order to carry out tasks that humans can’t perform. Science fiction comes to mind at the sight of these creations, but, in fact, they’re firmly rooted in our own extraordinary world. Join Becker for a sensational morning of science. And, there’s always a chance—time permitting—that she’ll perform her classic poem OdetoUnderwear.

Suitableforgrades3–6Book:•Zoobots:WildRobotsInspiredbyRealAnimals

Curriculum Connections• Science• Non-fiction

mAGic close to homelee eDWArD FöDi, J. torresWednesday, OctOber 22, 1–2:30 pMWAterFront theAtre

Local author LeeEdwardFödi’s Kandlestar series stars a young misfit, Kendra, who is continually heading off on adventures into lands populated by mythical creatures. Rufus, the hero inJ.Torres’ Bigfoot Boy graphic novel trilogy, is an average kid who finds a magic totem that can transform him into a Sasquatch. Both Födi and Torres find inspiration for their writing in Pacific Northwest mythology and world folklore. Escape with them for an afternoon of magic, mystery and adventure—surprisingly close to home. Suitableforgrades3–5Books:•KendraKandlestarandtheSearchforArazeen, Lee Edward Födi•BigfootBoy:TheSoundofThunder, J. TorresCurriculum Connections• Language Arts: mythology and folklore• Visual Arts

tell me morecAroline ADDerson, J. torresthursday, OctOber 23, 10–11:30 aMWAterFront theAtre

Sometimes a character is too appealing, too multi-faceted, to let go of after just one book. CarolineAdderson’s Jasper John Dooley—with his poetic name and irrepressible spirit—has been “star of the week” and “left behind.” Now he is definitely NOT “in love.”J.Torres’ Rufus, the star of his Bigfoot Boy graphic novel trilogy, is an ordinary boy who becomes a Sasquatch through the powers of magic. Get reacquainted with two very lovable and lasting characters.

Suitableforgrades3–6Books:• JasperJohnDooley: NOTinLove, Caroline Adderson

•BigfootBoy:TheSoundofThunder, J. Torres

Curriculum Connection• Language Arts: character development

kenDrA kAnDlestArlee eDWArD FöDithursday, OctOber 23, 1–2:15 pMstuDio 1398

LeeEdwardFödi has been asked a lot of questions by kids, but there’s one in particular he always hopes they’ll ask: What’s the hardest thing about writing a series? Födi recently completed the fifth and final instalment in his wildly popular Kendra Kandlestar series. Settle in this afternoon to learn about Kendra’s latest escapades, pepper Födi with all your pressing questions and perhaps gain a glimpse into what’s percolating in his “imagination tank.”

Suitableforgrades3–6Book:•KendraKandlestarandtheSearchforArazeen

Curriculum Connections• Language Arts: plot development• Visual Arts

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FAmily, FAct AnD FAntAsyhelAine becker, sArAh ellis, moDerAtor: shAnnon oZirnytuesday, OctOber 21, 10–11:30 aMWAterFront theAtre

Writer, storyteller and librarian SarahEllis tackles big themes—loyalty, legality, responsibility and family—in her new novel Outside In. And award-winning author HelaineBecker turns her amazing imagination to the fantasy world of Gottika, where fifteen-year-old Dany struggles with the shame of his mother’s illness and suspects that his father possesses a great secret. The stories created by these two seasoned and talented Canadian authors have lived in the minds of readers for years. Come and enjoy them in person.Suitableforgrades5–8Books:• Gottika, Helaine Becker• Outside In, Sarah EllisCurriculum Connections• Language Arts• Identity and self-esteem

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PlAyinG For GolDcory DoctoroW, eliZAbeth steWArt, moDerAtor: susin nielsenWednesday, OctOber 22, 1–2:30 pMPerFormAnce Works

Turn on your computer. Pick up your cellphone. Do you know where they were made,what went into them and who got hurt along the way? CoryDoctorowandElizabethStewart make us think about these questions with protagonists who en-counter kids their own age, living in developing nations, who are negatively affected by the creation of the latest gadget. Today’s technology has pluses and minuses for us all.Suitableforgrades7–10Books:• InRealLife, Cory Doctorow and Jen Wang• Blue Gold, Elizabeth StewartCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing• Social Studies: global cultural community• Humanities: ethics, identity and diversity

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the sky is not the limit bob mcDonAlDtuesday, OctOber 21, 1–2:30 pMGrAnVille islAnD stAGe

BobMcDonald is one of Canada’s best-known science journalists. In his new book, Canadian Spacewalkers, McDonald showcases the accounts of astronauts Chris Hadfield, Dave Williams and Steve MacLean, who have all taken the trip of a lifetime. He also relates his own thrills back on Earth—riding in astronaut-training equipment, experiencing space-flight simulators and crawling through full-scale mock-ups of the Space Station. This is probably as close to walking in space as you’ll get.Suitableforgrades8–12andadultsBook:•CanadianSpacewalkers:Hadfield,MacLeanandWilliamsRemembertheUltimateHighAdventure

Curriculum Connections• Non-fiction Writing• Science• Identity and self-esteem

blADe WritersebAstien De cAstell, c.c. humPhreystuesday, OctOber 21, 1–2:30 pMimProV centre

Two BC based authors who also work as fight choreographers take the stage this afternoon. SebastiendeCastell’s Traitor’sBlade stars a trio of bodyguards on a mission to foil a conspiracy with nothing but the swords in their hands. C.C.Humphreys’ new novel Shakespeare’sRebel stars England’s finest swordsman, who is helping playwright Will Shakespeare mount a new tragedy about a Danish prince. There may be real swordplay, as well as wordplay. En garde! Touché!Suitableforgrades8–12Books:•Traitor’sBlade, Sebastien de Castell•Shakespeare’sRebel, C.C. HumphreysCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing: fantasy and historical genres• Social Studies: history

5 8not A kiD AnymoremichAel cho, mAriko tAmAki, moDerAtor: nAncy leetuesday, OctOber 21, 10–11:30 aMGrAnVille islAnD stAGe

MarikoTamaki’s new graphic novel, ThisOne Summer, explores theuncharted territory of adult secrets revealed to two girls on the cusp ofbecoming teenagers. Skip ahead a few years and meet disillusioned Corrina Park in MichaelCho’s debut graphic novel, Shoplifter. After college, Corrina imagined she would become a successful novelist, but instead finds herselfworking as a copy writer. Transitions—from childhood to adolescence, from school to the adult world of work—aren’t always easy. Cho and Tamaki aremasters at conveying their characters’ trials and triumphs as they really are—graphically.Suitableforgrades8–12Books:• Shoplifter, Michael Cho• ThisOneSummer, Mariko Tamaki and Jillian TamakiCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing• Visual Arts

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For Secondary Students

WorD!kris DemeAnor, JAnice lee, mAry Pinkoski host: brenDAn mcleoDWednesday, OctOber 22, 10–11:30 aM thursday, OctOber 23, 1–2:30 pM GrAnVille islAnD stAGeKrisDemeanor, Calgary’s first Poet Laureate, is a songwriter and performer. He appears with MaryPinkoski, the Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton and Canada’s top female slam poet. A storyteller at heart, Pinkoski’s writing has been called dynamic and visceral. Janice Lee is a singer-songwriter, spoken word poet and community organizer from Kitchener-Waterloo. Enter the room with these three performers—engaged, politically aware and artful in all that they do—and you will leave a changed person.

Suitableforgrades8–12andadultsWarning:Contentinthiseventmaynotbesuitableforallclasses.

Curricululm Connections• Creative Writing• Drama/Fine Arts• Humanities

15&38 escAPe From tibetnick GrAy, tenZin, moDerAtor: FrAnk eDWArDsWednesday, OctOber 22, 10–11:30 aM PerFormAnce Works

Each year, thousands of Tibetan refugees risk death to escape political oppression by climbing over the highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayas. NickGray, an author and television producer, captured this journey in his 1997 film EscapefromTibet. Among the group of refugees he followed were Pasang and Tenzin, young brothers who became the focus of the film that Gray has now turned into a book. Tenzin joins Gray to talk about their collaboration, their journey and where the brothers are today.Suitableforgrades8–12Book:• EscapefromTibet, Nick GrayCurriculum Connections• Language Arts: non-fiction narrative• Global Community: geography, history and ethics• Humanities: identity and diversity

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secrets AnD liesmArthe Jocelyn, mAriko tAmAki, robert PAul Westonthursday, OctOber 23, 10–11:30 aMPerFormAnce Works

MartheJocelyn’s WhatWeHide features a cast of boarding school students who offer a provocative, often funny, look at secrets. In MarikoTamaki’s evocative graphic novel ThisOneSummer, two girls come to realize that teenagers are keeping just as many secrets as the adults in their lives. And in RobertPaulWeston’s Blues for Zoey, Kaz’s obsessive love blinds him to the truth. What can we take from these stories? One of life’s greatest lessons: stay true to yourself.Suitableforgrades8–10Books:• WhatWeHide, Marthe Jocelyn• ThisOneSummer, Mariko Tamaki• Blues for Zoey, Robert Paul WestonCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing• Humanities: diversity, adversity and identity

Disconnect, then reconnectsArAh ellis, eliZAbeth steWArtthursday, OctOber 23, 1–2:30 pMWAterFront theAtre

It’s easy to forget the rest of the world doesn’t live as we do. SarahEllis’ Lynn has a typical teen’s fascination with texting and clothes until she meets Blossom, whose “family” lives in a hidden underground bunker and survives by recycling and trading for goods. ElizabethStewart’s Blue Gold tells a story of injustice, refugee life and worker’s rights. This event brings a new perspective to our concerns and a chance to tune into a bigger picture.Suitableforgrades8–10Books:• Outside In, Sarah Ellis• Blue Gold, Elizabeth StewartCurriculum Connections

• Creative Writing• Humanities: global community, geography and ethics

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locAl leGenDssebAstien De cAstell, WilliAm GibsonmoDerAtor: robert WiersemAthursday, OctOber 23, 10–11:30 aMGrAnVille islAnD stAGe

A seasoned veteran and a relative newcomer share tales of spectacular sci-fi and swashbuckling fantasy. WilliamGibson’s ThePeripheral has two storylines, one set in the recognizable future and the other a much more distant one. SebastiendeCastell’s Traitor’sBlade gets off to a roaring start with a royal conspiracy in the most corrupt city in the world. Join these authors for a conversation about their latest creations and how they teased out a fantastic idea from concept to polished, published page. Suitableforgrades10–12Books:•Traitor’sBlade, Sebastien de Castell•ThePeripheral, William GibsonCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing: fantasy and science fiction

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beyonD WorD(s)JAnice lee, mAry Pinkoskihost: chris GilPinthursday, OctOber 23, 10–11:30 aM imProV centre

Each year our two spoken word events for high school students sell out within days of going on sale. Some classes are inevitably disappointed. So this year we’re going a step further and offering a third event, with a twist: interactivity! We know there are aspiring spoken word stars out there who crave a little more instruction and collaboration, and, of course, some who haven’t yet discovered their talents. Get the creative juices flowing in a fun, inclusive and inspiring event hosted by ChrisGilpinand led by MaryPinkoski and JaniceLee.Suitableforgrades10–12Curriculum Connections• Creative Writing: poetry and spoken word• Drama Arts: performanceWhenyourbookingisconfirmed,youwillreceiveinformationaboutadvance preparatoryworkforyourclass.

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seriAl successA.m. DellAmonicA, mArie lumoDerAtor: robert WiersemAthursday, OctOber 23, 1–2:30 pM PerFormAnce Works

MarieLu has completed one blockbuster trilogy with her Legend novels and now she’s embarking on a new series, The Young Elites, in which survivors of a deadly fever are rumoured to possess mysterious and powerful gifts. A.M.Dellamonica joins Lu with the first in a new fantasy series, the Hidden Sea Tales, which takes place in the magical world of Stormwrack. This afternoon, step into two utterly novel worlds—and savour the fact that there’s more to come.Suitableforgrades10–12 Books:• ChildofaHiddenSea, A.M. Dellamonica• TheYoungElites, Marie LuCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing: fantasy genre

not A mysteryhermAn koch, cArrie snyDer, russell WAnGersky, iAn Weir, moDerAtor: timothy tAylorFriday, OctOber 24, 10–11:30 aMGrAnVille islAnD stAGe

The authors in this event haven’t written traditional mysteries but that doesn’t mean the levels of intrigue aren’t high. HermanKoch’s gathering of not so-nice characters and CarrieSnyder’s part historical page-turner, part contemporary “mystery”about family and memory are tense at every turn. RussellWangersky brings us a dark psychological thriller about a man who pokes into people’s lives through their abandoned grocery lists. And IanWeir’s narrator keeps his secrets to himself through the dark alleyways of 1816 London.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• SummerHousewithSwimmingPool, Herman Koch• GirlRunner, Carrie Snyder• Walt, Russell Wangersky• WillStarling, Ian WeirCurriculum Connections

• Creative Writing: mystery genre• Literary Analysis: plot development

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to link or not to linkcAroline ADDerson, GeorGe mcWhirter, k.D. miller, kAthleen Winter, moDerAtor: shAenA lAmbertFriday, OctOber 24, 10–11:30 aMPerFormAnce Works

Four authors discuss the contrasting challenges and pleasures that come from either linking short stories or taking free range to explore a wide variety of characters and themes in the short story form. CarolineAdderson’s Ellen in Pieces is billed as a novel, but was published in pieces. K.D.Miller’s AllSaintsfeatures plots and characters linked to a fictional Toronto Anglican church. New short story collections by GeorgeMcWhirter and KathleenWinter go in a different direction, with a mix of unique characters and creative scenarios.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• Ellen in Pieces, Caroline Adderson• TheGiftofWomen, George McWhirter• AllSaints, K.D. Miller• TheFreedominAmericanSongs, Kathleen WinterCurriculum Connection• Creative Writing: short fiction

50 Pure Poetry kris DemeAnor, eVe JosePh, christoPher leVenson, Anne kenneDy, sinA queyrAs, kAtherenA Vermettehost: chris GilPinFriday, OctOber 24, 10–11:30 aMWAterFront theAtre

Confessional, lyrical, lavish and spare, the poets reading this morning are as varied as the tools of expression at their disposal. KrisDemeanor draws on classic folk storytelling and spoken word to get his message across. EveJoseph“employs a lean, streamlined lyric.” ChristopherLevensontackles the “political” poem. Narrative energy is at the heart of AnneKennedy’s work. SinaQueyras combines “lyric homage and social critique.” And KatherenaVermette astounds with her minimalist style.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• IntheSlenderMargin, Eve Joseph• TheDarlingNorth, Anne Kennedy• Night Vision, Christopher Levenson• MxT, Sina Queyras• north end love songs, Katherena VermetteCurriculum Connections• Creative Writing: poetry• Humanities: activism and global citizenship

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books beGet booksrAbih AlAmeDDine, nADiA boZAk, tom rAchmAnmoDerAtor: rebeccA meADFriday, OctOber 24, 1–2:30 pMWAterFront theAtre RabihAlameddine’s character Aaliyah keeps company exclusively with her writers—living and dead. NadiaBozak is clear that her trilogy is based closely on the works of McCarthy, Coetzee and Conrad. And TomRachman’s character Tooly, inhabiting the World’s End bookshop, reflects that readers keep their books “because these objects contained the past—each volume a piece of one’s intellect.” These three writers’ books are permeated by what they have read and loved.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• AnUnnecessaryWoman, Rabih Alameddine• El Niño, Nadia Bozak• TheRise&FallofGreatPowers, Tom Rachman Curriculum Connection• Creative Writing: inspiration and process

55WritinG bAck to the selFeVe JosePh, Alison Pick, michAel PonD, kAthleen Winter Friday, OctOber 24, 1–2:30 pMGrAnVille islAnD stAGe

Spend time with four insightful authors whose personal journeys reveal larger truths for us all. EveJoseph’s meditation on dying is based on her experience working in a hospice. In reclaiming her Jewish identity, AlisonPick raises larger questions about faith and family. Therapist MichaelPond’s memoir of his journey to sobriety calls for a more compassionate approach to addictions treatment. And KathleenWinter reflects on her journey across the storied Northwest Passage, which changed her relationship with this planet forever. Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• IntheSlenderMargin, Eve Joseph• Between Gods, Alison Pick• TheCouchofWillingness, Michael Pond• TheFreedominAmericanSongs, Kathleen WinterCurriculum Connection• Language Arts: personal narrative and memoir writing

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turninG the PAGecory DoctoroW in conVersAtion With chArlie smithFriday, OctOber 24, 10–11:30 aMimProV centre

It’s a time of immense change in the publishing world, from self-publishing to the digitization of books themselves. With these changes have come positive outcomes, but there are questions about the future of the industry—particularly digital copyright issues, the future of publishing houses and the changing ways that people read. Award-winning science fiction writer and technology activist CoryDoctorow has first-hand experience navigating these changes. In InformationDoesn’tWanttoBeFree, Doctorow addresses the “pitfalls, and the opportunities, creative industries (and individuals) are confronting today.”Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBook:• InformationDoesn’tWanttoBeFree

Curriculum Connection• Language Arts: the life and process of being a writer

ThiseventissupportedbytheLeon&TheaKoernerFoundation.

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the tAnGleD WebmArthA bAillie, ArJun bAsu, kAte PullinGermoDerAtor: lee henDersonFriday, OctOber 24, 1–2:30 pMstuDio 1398

We are only minutes into a new millennium of digital interplay and already, brave and imaginative authors such as MarthaBaillie, ArjunBasu, and KatePullinger are testing the waters. “I wanted to explore how authors and readers relate to each other in our time,” says Baillie. Pullinger’s Landing Gear can be accessed with an interactive map that pins extracts from the novel to the relevant locations. Basu explores the brave new world of social media, plunging his character into a culture of compulsive sharing.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• TheSearchforHeinrichSchlögel, Martha Baillie• WaitingfortheMan, Arjun Basu• Landing Gear, Kate PullingerCurriculum Connections• Literary Arts

celebrAtinG 40 yeArs oF hArbour PublishinGrobert (lucky) buDD, kAtherine PAlmer GorDonhost: hoWArD WhiteFriday, OctOber 24, 1–2:30 pMimProV centre

For 40 years Harbour Publishing has been publishing BC born-and-bred books, full of authentic knowledge about life on the coast. Robert(Lucky)Budd’s Echoes of British Columbia tells the stories of some of BC’s remarkable and inspiring pioneers. In WeAreBornwiththeSongsInsideUs, KatherinePalmerGordon reveals 16 candid stories of young First Nations people living in BC. Come celebrate Harbour and our BC heritage.Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• Echoes of British Columbia, Robert (Lucky) Budd• WeAreBornwiththeSongsInsideUs, Katherine Palmer GordonCurriculum Connections• Social Studies: First Nations and BC history• Non-fiction Writing

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better liVinG throuGh books?nADiA boZAk, DAmon GAlGut, rebeccA meADmoDerAtor: AnGie AbDouFriday, OctOber 24, 10–11:30 aMstuDio 1398

Three authors for whom books are the real stuff of life talk about the influence of literature on living. Great novelists don’t set out to be didactic, but read at the right time, books can increase our empathy, invite new insights and open our minds. NadiaBozak says she writes “in the shadows of everything I have ever read.” DamonGalgut teaches us how to read E.M. Forster afresh. And for RebeccaMead, reading “helps you see the world beyond yourself.”Suitableforgrades10–12andadultsBooks:• El Niño, Nadia Bozak• TheArcticSummer,Damon Galgut• MyLifeinMiddlemarch, Rebecca MeadCurriculum Connection• Literary Arts: literary evaluation and analysis

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