The 44th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts will take place August 13-16, 2026. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, June 1st at 8:30 a.m. (PT).
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Pre-order Picnic Lunch Boxes for Festival 2026!
New in 2026, the Festival will offer delicious Picnic Lunch Boxes, provided by Gourmet Girl Cafe and Catering. Gourmet Girl is a local Davis Bay community business that caters for events across the Sunshine Coast. You can drop by their storefront for some “comfort food with a twist” at 4720 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Sechelt. The … Continue reading “Pre-order Picnic Lunch Boxes for Festival 2026!”
Special Events at the 2026 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Event A – Blue Pencil Sessions with Janine Young Register for a one-on-one meeting with Janine Young, a literary writer and the managing editor of Nightwood Editions. This 20-minute session provides the opportunity to get feedback from a publishing professional and learn about the editing process. Janine Alyson Young is a literary writer from the … Continue reading “Special Events at the 2026 Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts”
Introducing the Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence
Al and Eurithe Purdy The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is pleased to announce the Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence, an annual prize recognizing an outstanding book of fiction or non-fiction written by a BC author and published by a BC-based publisher. The prize is made possible through the generous … Continue reading “Introducing the Al and Eurithe Purdy BC Award for Excellence”
Don’t miss your chance to subscribe to the 2026 Festival of the Written Arts
We’ll be announcing the full schedule for the The 44th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts in the next two weeks, and that means subscriber sales for this year will be closing soon! Why should you become a subscriber? To make sure we can keep value in this program for everyone who subscribes, … Continue reading “Don’t miss your chance to subscribe to the 2026 Festival of the Written Arts”