Festival News

Subscribe to the 2025 Festival of the Written Arts

We’re bringing back our subscription service for the second year of this pilot project. Starting today, you can become a subscriber to the 2025 Festival of the Written Arts for $30.00 CAD! To make sure we can keep value in this program for everyone who subscribes, we are selling a maximum of 200 subscriptions, and … Continue reading “Subscribe to the 2025 Festival of the Written Arts”

BC Arts Council Front Porch Grant Conversations

The Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts and the BC Arts Council present Front Porch Grant Conversations for writers and other artists and cultural workers interested in knowing more about funding opportunities at the BC Arts Council. During the Festival, Program Advisor Michelle Benjamin will be available for 15-minute sessions on Friday, August 16 … Continue reading “BC Arts Council Front Porch Grant Conversations”

Podcast: 2024 Festival Preview

With the Festival just around the corner, Artistic and Executive Director Marisa Alps and Festival Vice President Sean Eckford sit down to talk about some of the authors who will be presenting at the 42nd annual Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts, running August 15-18, 2024.

Event B: Writing Memoir and Family History, with Howard White

As the publisher of Harbour Publishing, Howard White has had a hand in publishing more memoirs and family histories than probably anyone else in BC. He has also dedicated many hours to helping first-time authors craft their stories into unique books that successfully evoke a sense of time, place and character. This workshop will offer tips for writing memoirs, as well as inspiration for those just getting started.

Event C: Tribute to Bev Shaw (1959-2023)

Authors and book lovers across Canada lost a friend and literary ally when Bev Shaw, owner of Talewind Books, unexpectedly passed away in 2023. Bev was an integral part of the SCFWA, our treasured friend and festival bookseller for 35 years, and her presence will be forever missed. Please join Bev’s family, friends, and fellow festival attendees for a special event to remember and celebrate Bev—her dedication to books and authors, her intelligence, and her wry sense of humour.