Writer Talk (and BOOK LAUNCH!) with Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Writer Talk (and BOOK LAUNCH!): With Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Free or by donation

Event Description

This special edition of WRITER TALK will include our usual casual one-on-one Q&A publishing chitchat, but it is also a BOOK LAUNCH CELEBRATION for award-winning author (and frequent FBCW instructor) Gail Anderson-Dargatz!
 
Gail and Jenn will chat about publishing stuff—Gail's publication journey, the highs and lows of this business, the stark realities of getting a book published in 2026 and how to keep the creative fires lit—while also celebrating Gail's latest literary achievement, which has been noted as one of Indigo's Most Anticipated Books for 2026!

Digital doors open at 6:55 p.m.

**This event will be recorded. A link to the recording will be emailed to registrants within a week of the session. The recording will be available for 45 days.

About Our Guest: 

GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ’s internationally bestselling novels The Cure for Death by Lightning and A Recipe for Bees were both short-listed for the Giller Prize. Her thrillers The Almost Wife and The Almost Widow were national bestsellers, and The Almost Widow was shortlisted for the Crime Writers of Canada Howard Engel Award for Best Crime Novel Set in Canada. HarperCollins will release her next novel, The Atlas Keeper, August 25, 2026.

Gail also writes hi-lo books for the educational market. She taught for nearly a decade in the CW MFA program at UBC and now works as a mentor and developmental editor. For more, visit her website: gailanderson-dargatz.ca

After the initial Q&A, attendees will have the opportunity to ask their own questions and join the discussion. If you’ve ever wanted to sit in on the kinds of conversations that usually happen behind closed doors, then we shall save you a spot!
 
If you have a WRITER TALK topic or guest idea burning a hole in your brain, drop us an email at hello@bcwriters.ca!