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Charitable Choices: Ashleigh Withall of Vancouver Writers Fest

May 20, 2025 Emilea Semancik

The Vancouver Writers Fest continues to build literary bridges in uncertain times, bringing renowned authors and emerging voices together with tens of thousands of enthusiastic readers each year. Development Manager Ashleigh Withall, who joined in […]

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Charitable Choices: Deanna Reder of the Indigenous Voices Awards

May 13, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Established in 2017 following controversy over Indigenous representation in publishing, the Indigenous Voices Awards (IVAs) were born from a grassroots crowdfunding effort that unexpectedly raised over $116,000. The awards aim to address the historical underrepresentation […]

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Charitable Choices: Ariane Tapp of Poetry in Voice

May 6, 2025 Emilea Semancik

Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie is bringing its National Finals to Vancouver on May 15, culminating a year of work to make poetry more accessible in Canadian classrooms. We talked with Ariane Tapp, […]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Writer Léa Taranto

April 9, 2025 Emilea Semancik

I first met Léa Taranto at UBC in 2014 when we took an undergraduate workshop together in fiction. We bonded immediately over our shared Sino-diaspora heritage and love of speculative fiction. Since then, over the […]

Tom Wayman
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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Author Tom Wayman

March 12, 2025 Demian Vernieri

I met Tom Wayman in the early 1980s when he was teaching English and writing at David Thompson University Centre in Nelson. DTUC (1979-84), a joint venture between UVic and Selkirk College, was the provincial […]

Ruby Smith Díaz
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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Multi-Disciplinary Artist Ruby Smith Díaz

January 15, 2025 Emilea Semancik

One of my earliest recollections of Ruby Smith Díaz is of chatting on Commercial Drive over a decade ago and noticing her latest art piece rolled up and sticking, too long, out of the basket […]

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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Writer Jen Currin

October 16, 2024 Emilea Semancik

Having known Jen Currin for more than 10 years, most of that time as their partner, I see every day that writing, being a writer, is just an essential part of Jen as a person. Not […]

Kim Brake
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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Multidisciplinary Artist Kim Brake

August 14, 2024 Lauren Kannwischer

Kim Brake expresses her prolific creativity primarily through her paintings and poetry. Her creative vision exalts divine feminine power, fusing words and colours into a harmonious symphony to capture the essence of nature and the […]

Norman Yi Li
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“A Day in the Life” with: Vancouver Screenwriter Norman Yi Li

July 24, 2024 Emilea Semancik

Norman Yi Li, a writer and director, has skillfully bridged the worlds of science and storytelling. His participation in the Netflix-supported Pacific Screenwriting Program highlights his rising status in the industry. From crafting short films […]

Niloufar-Lily Soltani
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“A Day in the Life” with Vancouver Writer Niloufar-Lily Soltani

June 5, 2024 Lauren Kannwischer

Niloufar-Lily Soltani is a writer, literature lover, fitness enthusiast, and supply chain expert living in Vancouver. I first met Lily over 20 years ago when a mutual friend invited me to meet “one of the […]

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