Vancouver Writers Fest
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The Vancouver Writers Fest is a non-profit organization that produces a variety of literary events in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its main event is the Vancouver Writers Fest, which is an annual week-long literary festival held on Granville Island, Vancouver in late October. Writers from Canada and abroad attend the festival to perform readings, interviews and panel discussions. The organization also runs the Incite reading series in the spring and the Spreading the Word schools program year-round.
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Vancouver Writers Fest
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Vancouver Writers Fest
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Vancouver Writers Fest
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1988
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Alma Lee
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Artistic Director: Leslie Hurtig
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Development Director: Andrew Forshner
Marketing & Publicity Manager: Zoe Grams
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Vancouver Writers Fest logo.jpg
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Vancouver Writers Fest Logo
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Non-profit organization
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The Vancouver Writers Fest is a non-profit organization that produces a variety of literary events in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Its main event is the Vancouver Writers Fest, which is an annual week-long literary festival held on Granville Island, Vancouver in late October. Writers from Canada and abroad attend the festival to perform readings, interviews and panel discussions. The organization also runs the Incite reading series in the spring and the Spreading the Word schools program year-round. The Festival was introduced in 1988 by founding Artistic Director Alma Lee. In 2010, the Festival was named the "Best Large Literary Festival in Canada" by the Canadian Tourism Commission. The Vancouver Writers Fest adopted its current name in 2012. Past authors have included Martin Amis, Margaret Atwood, Maeve Binchy, Peter Carey, Roddy Doyle, Timothy Findley, John Irving, P. D. James, Thomas Keneally, Andrea Levy, Frank McCourt, Rohinton Mistry, David Mitchell, Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, J. K. Rowling, Salman Rushdie and Carol Shields.
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Directors at large: Hurriya Burney, Kyla Epstein, Sandy Jakab, Natascha Kiernan, Harvey McKinnon, Robert McLean, Amanda Ross, Nisha Sikka, Terry Whitehead
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Chair: Alexia Jones
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Secretary: Holman Wang
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Treasurer: Ramona Chu
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Vice-Chair: Shannon Taylor
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