We regret to announce that Dawn Dumont (Event #9) and James Maskalyk (Event #11) have withdrawn from the Festival. The following programming has been arranged to replace these writers. Event #9 – Starlight by Richard Wagamese Event #11 – Carys Cragg in conversation with Andreas Schroeder Tickets If you have purchased tickets for Dawn Dumont, they … Continue reading “Programming Changes”
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Correction to Festival brochure
The names and bios of the authors in Events #12 and #17 were switched during the production phase of the Festival brochure and the error was not caught until after we sent 2,000 copies of the brochure out into the world. Please note: Event #12 features Ausma Zehanat Khan – Saturday, August 18 at 2:30 … Continue reading “Correction to Festival brochure”
Welcome to the 35th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
Back in 1983 this all-Canadian writers festival was the only one of its kind. No other literary festival in the country followed a mandate to present and promote Canadian writers exclusively. Now, 35 years later, there are dozens of Canadian and international writers festivals scattered throughout the country and we’re still here and still true … Continue reading “Welcome to the 35th annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts”