@writersfest.bc.caChantel Acevedo’s Cages is a searing portrait of a gay man living in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, where homosexuality was branded “counterrevolutionary.” Acevedo shares her illuminating book in conversation with Maria Reva at #VWF2026.
🗓️ October 21 at 5:30 PM
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@writersfest.bc.caGet excited! These authors join us very soon at #VWF2026, from October 18–25.
@writersfest.bc.caIn Tell Others: Storytelling for a World in Turmoil, Kim Echlin explores how literature offers solace, thwarts censorship, and incites meaningful acts of resistance against the darknesses of our world. She speaks with Aislinn Hunter at #VWF2026.
@writersfest.bc.caFiction wields the power to critique or disseminate political ideas, thus bending the course of history. Jordy Rosenberg, Lisa Robertson, and Geoffrey D. Morrison join us at #VWF2026 with novels that do just that. Moderated by David Moscrop.
@writersfest.bc.caLiterary award season is in full swing. 🏆 While every #VWF2026 author is a winner in our hearts, we’re thrilled to welcome a number of major award-winning and nominated fiction authors to the Festival, including (but not limited to!) these offerings. 🧵
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@writersfest.bc.caMeet more authors in the #VWF2026 line-up, including this year's guest curator, John Vaillant!
@writersfest.bc.caElite Canadian athlete Clara Hughes is the only person in history to have won multiple medals in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. She shares her story with Joanna Cheek at #VWF2026. Presented in partnership with Simon & Schuster Canada.
October 25
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@writersfest.bc.caWe can't wait to hear from these authors and many more at #VWF2026. Get your tickets now!
@writersfest.bc.ca🔥🎟️ 22 events at #VWF2026 have sold out, and these five might be next. With limited tickets remaining for these in-demand conversations, we recommend booking your seats ASAP at writersfest.bc.ca.
@writersfest.bc.ca🏒🥇 It’s Hockey Night at #VWF2026, where our stage will be graced by two Olympic legends who paved the way for women’s hockey in Canada: Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Jennifer Botterill. Moderated by Karin Larsen.
October 23 at 5:00 PM
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@writersfest.bc.caKim Fu, Daniel Zomparelli, and Doretta Lau join #VWF2026 with engrossing new novels that are haunted by the ghosts we’ve long known, along with the ones born out of our current techno-capitalist age. Moderated by Robert Wiersema.
October 22 at 8:30 PM
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@writersfest.bc.caMusic is the muse at these #VWF2026 events highlighting the power of song, through both fiction and nonfiction.
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📸 Last year’s Lit Cab (sold out in 2026!). Photo: Dillon Byrne
@writersfest.bc.caCome listen to these wonderful guest authors at #VWF2026! Purchase your tickets through writersfest.bc.ca 🎟️
@writersfest.bc.caKevin Hardcastle (County Road Six) and Zak Jones (Fancy Gap) have written two of the most gorgeously penned, revelatory novels of the year. They’ll discuss craft and share the stories behind these stunning new books at #VWF2026.
October 24 at 5 PM
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@writersfest.bc.caWe’re pleased to introduce these authors as featured guests for #VWF2026!
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@writersfest.bc.caCelebrated authors take the stage in these #VWF2026 events featuring Indigenous writers and their acclaimed latest works, presented in partnership with Talking Stick Festival. 💛
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📸 Photo from VWF 2025: Paola Tolentino
@writersfest.bc.caPulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer’s charming latest novel, Villa Coco, is coloured with an endless stream of visitors, some love conundrums, and all the delights of la dolce vita. He’s joined in conversation by Alix Ohlin at #VWF2026.
October 21:
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@writersfest.bc.caPoetry lovers, this one’s for you! Join us at #VWF2026 to hear from local and international poets who will fill your cup with exquisite verse.
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📸 Marc Perez reading at last year’s Poetry Bash.
@writersfest.bc.caMeet this next group of guest authors! Come listen to them and many more authors at #VWF2026 from October 18–25, 2026.
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@writersfest.bc.caWe’re thrilled to share that thanks to the support of our generous donors, the Vancouver Writers Fest has been able to distribute over $15,000 in subsidies to schools across the Lower Mainland this year, enabling hundreds of students to attend #VWF2026 and be inspired by brilliant authors. 💛
