North Shore Writers Festival

10/15/2025

Every young person deserves the chance to feel like they belong, are recognized, and that they matter. Celebrated Indigenous voices from across Turtle Island speak directly to young people in this joyous and inspiring anthology of letters and art.

Stephanie Sinclair, co-editor of You Were Made for This World, is joined on-stage by esteemed contributors David A. Robertson and katherena vermette. Together, they’ll celebrate the potential of youth, share a sense of pride in tradition and personal teachings, and encourage young people to honour who they are and what they dream of.

https://writersfest.bc.ca/festival-event-2025/21

🗓️ Tuesday, October 22 at 1:00 PM
📍 Granville Island Stage
🧑‍🏫 Best for grades 4–7
💛 Presented in partnership with Talking Stick Festival and Full Circle: First Nations Performance

10/10/2025

The Vancouver Writers Fest is coming up! Check out the great events happening from October 20-26 on the other side of the harbour.

We’re delighted to introduce these featured authors for the 2025 Festival!

• Thomas Schlesser – Mona's Eyes
• Coltrane Seesequasis – Secrets of Stone, The Threads of Time
• Donna Seto – Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History
• Sheung-King – Batsh*t Seven
• Merilyn Simonds – Walking with Beth: Conversations with My Hundred-Year-Old Friend
• Niigaan Sinclair – Wînipêk: Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre

06/24/2025

Want to get your book into more hands? The North Shore Authors Collection puts your work in front of thousands of local readers.

🌟 Apply to be featured in the 2025/2026 collection!
🔗 https://northshoreauthorscollection.com/

06/12/2025

The North Shore Authors Collection celebrates our local voices by featuring their published work in all three public libraries. Apply by June 30!

🔗 Apply now: https://northshoreauthorscollection.com/

05/30/2025

Applications are open for the 2025/2026 North Shore Authors Collection! Are you a published author on the North Shore, Bowen Island, or Lions Bay? Don’t miss this chance to be celebrated in your local libraries!

🗓️ Deadline’s coming up—submit your book today.
🔗 Apply here: https://northshoreauthorscollection.com/

05/23/2025

What’s the North Shore Authors Collection all about? It’s a curated collection that highlights and celebrates books by authors from the North Shore, Bowen Island, and Lions Bay.

✨ Your work will be featured in all three local libraries for one full year!

📚 Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoirs, children’s books—local stories of all kinds are welcome.
🔗 Learn more and apply: https://northshoreauthorscollection.com/

A celebration of local authors. Presented by North Vancouver City Library, North Vancouver District Public Library & West Vancouver Memorial Library.

05/07/2025

North Vancouver District Public Library North Vancouver City Library West Vancouver Memorial Library put on the North Shore Writers Festival with the help of so many!

We thank the Friends of the Library for funds, our media sponsor North Shore News and festival collaborators Vancouver Kidsbooks and North Shore Writers Association

05/03/2025

We are still thinking of all the fun we had last week!

Thank you all for being here and contributing to such a wonderful experience.

05/01/2025

We all had so much fun at trivia night!

Congrats to the WINNERS!
Tied for second place: Besotted Bookworms from NVDPL and Thucydides Nuts
FIRST place: She's a 10, 10:30 in Newfoundland

We also want to express our gratitude to the organizations that donated prizes! Vancouver Kidsbooks North Vancouver Recreation & Culture The Improv Centre Vancouver International Film Festival Zazou Salon and Academy Stong's Market Earnest Ice Cream

04/26/2025

So many locals are ready to turn their manuscript into a published masterpiece! 📚

Lynn Duncan, Megan Williams, and Margaret MacKinnon-Cash – three industry experts in different areas are chatting with Lisa Bagshaw about what it takes to get a manuscript traditionally or self-published, and follow through to book and author publicity.

04/26/2025

Writing Picture Books with Laura Farina!

A hands-on workshop presented by the North Shore Writers Association! 📖

04/22/2025

To celebrate Earth Day, join us on Thursday, April 24 at "Reporting on the Environment: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Anne Shibata Casselman in conversation with Laura Lynch"

Register now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/steph-kwetaselwet-wood-and-anne-shibata-casselman-with-laura-lynch-tickets-1270797211669?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing

Reporting on the Environment: Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Anne Shibata Casselman in conversation with Laura Lynch