Volunteer!
The Pacfic Festival of the Book needs volunteers. if you would like to participate
in a community celebration of writers and the book please e-mail Shayndelynne
Zeldin at pacificbookfestival
@gmail.com
Or come to our office in the Maynard Building at 733 Johnson Street, Suite
220, Victoria, BC.
There is more information on the volunteers
page.
The third annual Pacific Festival
of the Book is shaping up to be one of the most exciting yet!
This year Festival events will take place all over town including locations
like St. John the Divine Church, Intrepid Studio Theatre, Greater Victoria Public
Libraries, the Community Arts Council Gallery, Centennial Square and other venues
(to be announced). There will be free readings at the libraries with outstanding
Canadian writers, during the lead up to the big weekend May 8 - 10.
On that weekend we'll be welcoming some truly stellar literary visitors from
far and wide.
Here's a taste of the eclectic buffet of word magic you can sample at this year's
festival.
The
Beat Thing: A Tribute to the Beats
The literary movement that defined several generations is celebrated as PFB
welcomes American Beat poets David Meltzer
and Michael Rothenberg.... two
influential writers who were an integral part of the San Francisco Renaissance,
fellow-travellers of everyone from Kerouac, Ginsburg, Snyder to Janis Joplin
and Big Brother. They'll be speaking about 'The Beats' and their influence at
a panel Saturday afternoon, and will also do a full reading during the weekend.
Check out their biographies in the 'Presenters' section. You'll be impressed!!!
The Graphic Novel:
what it is, how it got here, and where it’s going.
One of the hottest trends of the past decade, graphic novels have really come
of age. Noted author/illustrators Ken
and Joan Steacy focus a panel, workshop and display on this very hot art
form that has found a real place in literature. The participants include Paul
Chadwick, Gareth Gaudin, Martin
Springett and Ken Steacy.
You'll find more information here.
Emerging Voices:
A Celebration of Youth Writing
On Monday, May 4 the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria and
the Pacific Festival of the Book presents a reading of young
writers from schools in the Victoria region.
The Writer and Responsibility
A panel on the writer and responsibility moderated
by Trevor Carolan and featuring
Gary Geddes, Stephen
Henighan, Walter Hildebrandt, Rhona
McAdam and Janet Marie Rogers.
Heartbeat:
Words and Music for Mother's Day
The interface of words and music is celebrated in a joyous outdoor offering
featuring local and visiting musicians, poets, dancers hosted by Victoria's
poet laureate, Linda Rogers. Sunday, May 10 at Centennial
Square.
Other delights include special readings for youth with writer/songwriter Robert
Priest; spoken word free for all; writing, publishing workshops; blue pencil
editing... literary marketplace exhibition and sale.... panels, workshops, readings....
Keep watching this site for the latest news! And if you'd like to be a part
of making this year's Festival happen, we'd like to hear from you!
LATEST FESTIVAL NEWS - FEB 2009
Following two very successful Festivals, we are thrilled to announce the one
for 2009. Not only does it have new dates - May 4-15. 2009, but the festival
will once again be city-wide and promises to entertain and enlighten audiences
of all ages.
Victoria's
own Poet Laureate, Linda Rogers, is this year honouring us
all as the Festival's champion! An important advocate in the community, Linda
is helping the PFB organizers to develop innovative programmes. Her belief that
storytelling can help engineer social change led Linda to her writing vocation;
sponsoring literacy and the rights of children. Her interest in the human story
is Linda's driving force.
In addition to her life as a novelist, poet and journalist, she has served in
many volunteer capacities. International awards are hers and her work has been
translated into Welsh, Hindi, Persian, French, German ,Spanish, Hebrew and Chinese.
This spring Rogers will be launching the second book in her Empress trilogy,
The Third Day Book, a collection of poems called Muscle Memory, Ruin
and Beauty, an album of songs co-written with Chris Trygg and performed
by Light, Sweet, Crude, and will be presenting a show of collage and
poetry with artist Carol Rae and Victoria children at the Community
Arts Council of Greater Victoria Gallery during the
10th anniversary of BC Arts Week April 19-25, 2009.
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