Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, Aug 16-19, 2012

Rebecca Jenkins to close out Festival 2012

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:10:00 PST

If you have had access to a television during the past decade and a half, you have seen Rebecca Jenkins. The award-winning, multi-talented actor and singer has appeared in a variety of television dramas, films, live theatre productions and music concerts. In order to put a very special musical finishing touch to year thirty, we have asked Rebecca to bring her amazing singing voice to this year's Festival. She will be accompanied by a jazz trio featuring her husband Joel Bakan on guitar, Myim Bakan Kline on drums and Bruce Meikle on bass.

Brendan McLeod to perform February 8 in Gibsons

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:55:00 PST

SLAM poetry champion Brendan McLeod will perform on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:00 pm at Wheatberries Bakery Bistro in Gibsons. Brendan McLeod has been Vancouver's SLAM poetry Champion, the Canadian SLAM poetry champion, and finished second at the 2005 World SLAM championships, held in Holland. He has performed all over the world, at over 200 poetry readings, and is a touring member of The Fugitives spoken word and music troupe. Brendan will be working with classes at Chatelech and Elphinstone Secondary during the week. His visit is sponsored by the Festival of the Written Arts, School District No. 46 and the Sunshine Coast Literacy Council.

Writers for Festival 2012

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:20:00 PST

2012 Festival authors are being confirmed. More are being added regularly.
Recent additions: Wayson Choy and Joel Bakan.
Who better to help us celebrate our 30th anniversary than Wayson Choy? This will mark the beloved Canadian literary icon's fifth Festival appearance....

Noah Richler will deliver the 2012 Bruce Hutchison Memorial Lecture

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:30:00 PST

Canada, and the meaning of being Canadian has rarely been so thoroughly and thoughtfully dissected as by Noah Richler and the nearly 100 Canadian authors he interviewed for his first book...

November Update Newsletter

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:15:00 PST

We hope you have a good stack of books to get you through the dark days ahead. We'll help you out with some suggestions in the next while as we begin to post the names of the writers who will be joining us for our 30th anniversary celebrations, August 16-19, 2012. You can expect to see some festival favourites from years past along with exciting new voices.

Photo Gallery 2011 now posted

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:30:00 PDT

Browse through our festival highlights gallery and volunteer BBQ gallery. Photos by Cathie Roy.

The winners of the 2011 Festival raffle are:

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:00:00 PDT

First prize (2012 festival pass and books): Joan Pratt
Second prize (2012 day pass and books): Sally Simpson
Third prize (Festival gift basket): Margaret Ratcliffe
Congratulations winners and thanks to all who purchased tickets. We appreciate your support!

Festival dates for 2012

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:25:00 PDT

Next year's festival will be August 16-19, 2012.

Literary Festivals Set A Green Example

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:50:00 PDT

Quill and Quire article includes the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts as an example of a green festival.

Literary Events Calendar

Wed, 25 May 2011 15:20:00 PDT

New page added: list of other literary festivals and events, and links to their websites.

Guidelines for Writers and Publishers

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:25:00 PST

We receive numerous queries every year from writers who are interested in participating at the annual festival. The following guidelines answer the most frequently asked questions. Please familiarize yourself with the festival, the format and its history by referring to the rest of this website. ...