The Vancouver Writers Fest, inaugurated in 1988, was named the best large literary festival in Canada by the Canadian Tourism Commission in 2010. Held this year from October 19-25, 2020, though there are events that extend before and after that special week, the Vancouver Writers Fest hosts countless Canadian (names bolded below) and international authors of books for adults and youth in interviews and panel discussions. Because the event is completely online this year, it is a great opportunity to visit a stellar writers festival without the travel. Even more special, all Youth events are FREE (or Pay-What-You-Can) to attend, though you must book a ticket at https://writersfest.bc.ca/2020-festival/box-office/. (Tickets went on sale on September 15 so don't wait to get them.)
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Here is the listing of YOUTH EVENTS for this year's online Vancouver Writers Fest:
Monday October 19, 2020
11 AM (PST)
This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: A Morning with Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Gr. 6-9
2 PM (PST)
Hope Matters: An Afternoon with Elin Kelsey
Gr. 8-12
Details
Tuesday October 20, 2020
11 AM (PST)
Fatty Legs: On Courage and Bravery with Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton and Christy Jordan-Fenton
Gr. 3-6
2 PM (PST)
The Barren Grounds: An Afternoon with David A. Robertson
Gr. 5+
Details
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
11 AM (PST)
Hatch & Bloom: A Morning with Kenneth Oppel
Gr. 5-9
2 PM (PST)
I Didn't Do What You Told Me with A. S. King, Sybil Lamb and David A. Robertson
Gr. 8-12
Thursday, October 22, 2020
11 AM (PST)
Yorick and Bones: A Morning with Jeremy Tankard and Hermione Tankard
Gr. 3-6
Do check out all the offerings for adults and youth at the Vancouver Writers Fest site (https://writersfest.bc.ca/2020-festival/2020-festival-events/) as there are many more events with well-known Canadian authors of books for adults, as well as with non-Canadian authors of some renown.
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