literary

Juno nominee Lenka Lichtenberg at her home in Toronto, Monday, Feb. 21, 2023. A series of poems, written in concentration camp, about romantic love and relationships, hopeful dreams of faraway places, and betrayal is brought to life in album form, sung in Czech by the author’s granddaughter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Lenka Lichtenberg’s Juno-nominated album brings Holocaust survivor’s poetry to life

Poetry was written by Lichtenberg’s grandmother in a concentration camp

 

The week of Feb. 19 to 24 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada. (Black Press file photo)

QUIZ: How much do you know about your freedom to read?

Feb. 19 to 24 is Freedom to Read Week in Canada

 

Hilary Peach, author of ‘Thick Skin: Field Notes from a Sister in the Brotherhood’ will speak at Wordstorm’s next Metaphorically Speaking event on Jan. 19. (Submitted photo)

Woman transient welder reflects on ‘thick skin’ requirement in online event

Hilary Peach to be featured in Wordstorm’s upcoming open mic night series

 

Author Délani Valin’s debut poetry book ‘Shapeshifters’ explores the concepts of identity and personas. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo poet explores concept of ‘masking’ in debut book

Délani Valin’s ‘Shapeshifters’ explores identity and personas in personal collection

Author Délani Valin’s debut poetry book ‘Shapeshifters’ explores the concepts of identity and personas. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)
Jim Jennings’s 1932 Roadster is a main feature in the book and will be seen at Northwest Deuce Days next week. (Garry Foster photo)

Author launches classic car coffee table book as Deuce Days descends on Victoria

Garry Foster weaves stories of people and their historic vehicles

Jim Jennings’s 1932 Roadster is a main feature in the book and will be seen at Northwest Deuce Days next week. (Garry Foster photo)
Vancouver Island University’s student-run annual literary magazine, ‘Portal’, will celebrate the launch of this year’s issue at the Grand Hotel in Nanaimo on April 29. (Nanaimo Bulletin photo)

VIU students getting ready to launch this year’s issue of ‘Portal’ literary magazine

Event taking place April 29 at the Grand Hotel in Nanaimo

Vancouver Island University’s student-run annual literary magazine, ‘Portal’, will celebrate the launch of this year’s issue at the Grand Hotel in Nanaimo on April 29. (Nanaimo Bulletin photo)
A poignant Pandemic Postcard Project submission has led Lesley Wright and Graham Hughes of Literacy Alberni on a new path toward anti-racism education. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)

‘I am not a virus’: How one postcard sparked a Vancouver Island pushback against racism

Literacy Alberni receives $50K in funding to create web-driven system for reporting racism

A poignant Pandemic Postcard Project submission has led Lesley Wright and Graham Hughes of Literacy Alberni on a new path toward anti-racism education. (SUSAN QUINN/ Alberni Valley News)
At Home with Writers Esi Edugyan and Steven Price

At Home with Writers Esi Edugyan and Steven Price

Award winning Canadian authors enjoy Vancouver Island lifestyle

  • Sep 6, 2018
At Home with Writers Esi Edugyan and Steven Price