2023 BC Writers Summit Gala

Join us for our BC Writers Summit Gala hosted by author and podcaster Andrea Warner. This event caps off a week of programming, readings and lectures from authors and writers across Canada. At the Gala, we'll hear readings from the winners of the Federation of BC Writers contests, and will celebrate our volunteer of the year.

This is a free event and is open to members and non-members.

Bio:

Andrea Warner (she/her) writes and talks. A lot. She’s the author of Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography (2018) and We Oughta Know: How Four Women Ruled the '90s and Changed Canadian Music (2015). Her new book, Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music, will be published by Greystone Kids (Fall 2023). She’s the co-writer and associate producer of the 2022 documentary, Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On, co-hosts the weekly feminist pop culture podcast, Pop This!, and is an associate producer at CBC Music. Andrea is a settler who was born and raised in Vancouver on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. 

Digital Doors Open at 6:55, Event Starts at 7PM PT

*This event will be recorded