The Tap Room Granville Island Brewery

Part of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival 2008.

Quand elle écrit, Sylvie Desrosiers, écrivaine
québécoise, aime autant émouvoir ses lecteurs que
les faire rire. Ses oeuvres comprennent des romans
pour tous les âges, des textes pour la télévision, des
scénarios de ... (more)films, des articles pour des revues et des
collaborations au Festival Juste pour rire. Comédienne,
dramaturge, animatrice, Lyne Barnabé s’entretient
avec Sylvie Desrosiers au sujet de l’écriture de
textes humoristiques; cette dernière répondra alors
aux questions : Comment? Où? Pourquoi? Cette
soirée-rencontre comprendra également la lecture
approfondie d’extraits de romans humoristiques de
Sylvie Desrosiers.
Pour les gens 19 ans et plus
$17

Part of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival 2008.

Over the past 40 years, a great galaxy of literary stars has burst out of the
University of British Columbia’s creative writing program. Tonight you’ll be
dazzled by a few of them. Come out and celebrate the University of ... (more)BC’s
centenary with readings by graduates from this remarkable program, spanning
the eras and genres. These stars of UBC are, indeed, brilliant.
For those 19 years and older
Presented in association with the Creative Writing Program at UBC
$17

Full list of authors: Barbara Nickel, Susan Olding, Kevin Patterson, Terence Young, Denis Foon, Jack Hodgins, Lee, Joan MacLeod, George McWhirter.

Part of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival 2008.

Willy Vlautin is the leader of an alternative
country ensemble Richmond Fontaine as well
as a novelist. Both his novels and songs mine
a seam of American writing that celebrates
the broken lives of the dispossessed and the
luckless. ... (more)And, like his writing, his music is
mournful, understated and proudly steeped in
menthol smoke and bourbon. Often compared
to Steinbeck and Carver, Vlautin is in fact an
American original. Enjoy a soulful evening of
music, words and conversation with Vlautin and
Vancouver author Nancy Lee.
For those 19 years and older
This event is sponsored by
HarperCollinsCanada Ltd.
$17