BC Federation of Writers, Real Vancouver Writers Series, Sunshine Coast Writers Fest, Surrey International Writers Conference, Vancouver Writers Fest, Whistler Writers Fest, and Word Vancouver have come together to raise awareness and funds to support those impacted by the wildfires devastating BC.

The event will feature readings and reflections from Claudia Cornwall, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, and Frances Peck (authors whose work speaks directly to BC fires), as well as chances to share together, and prizes for those who donate. Come join us for this extraordinary collaborative event as we affirm the power of words to help, to heal, and to connect with each other.

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Location: HSBC Hall, UBC Robson Square

Readers: Claudia Cornwall, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, Frances Peck

About The Readers

Claudia Cornwall is the author of seven books. Claudia’s most recent book, "British Columbia in Flames," was a finalist for the BC Lieutenant Governor’s Award for historical writing, the BC Book Award for Regional Writing, and the Jeanne Clarke Local History Awards. Claudia lives in North Vancouver and is a nonfiction mentor in the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University. Find out more at www.claudiacornwall.com.

Renée Sarojini Saklikar is the author of five books, including the award-winning Children of Air India and Listening to the Bees. Her poetry, essays and short fiction have appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies, including Exile Editions, Chatelaine, The Capilano Review, and Pulp Literature. The latest volume of her epic fantasy in verse, Bramah’s Quest, is forthcoming with Nightwood Editions in 2023. She was poet laureate for the City of Surrey 2015–2018 and serves on the boards of Event magazine, Meet the Presses collective, Surrey International Writers Conference and Poetry in Canada. Renée Sarojini teaches creative writing and editing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and hosts Lunch Poems at SFU. Find out more https://thecanadaproject.wordpress.com/

For 30 years Frances Peck, CPE (Hon.), was an editor, ghostwriter, and educator and an active member of Editors Canada. Recently she returned her first love, writing fiction. Her debut novel, The Broken Places, about a major earthquake rocking Vancouver, was a Globe and Mail best book of 2022 and a finalist for the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. Her second novel, Uncontrolled Flight, about the death of a firefighting pilot, hit the shelves on September 1.