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Event Series Writers’ Open Mic

Open Mic

Gibsons & District Public Library 470 Fletcher Rd S, Gibsons, BC, Canada

Calling all readers, performers, and writers! Join us to share your own original material, or your favourite work by someone else: novels, stories, poems, songs, plays, memoirs, creative nonfiction, etc. Come enjoy reading, performing, or just listening. Five minutes maximum per person, please. Teens, adults, and performers at all levels of English are all welcome. […]

Free

Write On: Quiet Writing Time

Gibsons & District Public Library 470 Fletcher Rd S, Gibsons, BC, Canada

You’re invited to Come Write On for some quiet writing time here at the Library every first Thursday of the month, 3:00-5:00 pm. No instruction or critique, just quiet time and space to write. Work on any writing you wish, with wifi and tea, in the company of your fellow writers. Facilitator: Cathalynn (Cindy) Labonte-Smith […]

Free

Hospice House: Group Reading: Living with Grief, hosted by David Roche

Hospice House 4602 Simpkins Rd, Davis Bay, Sechelt, BC, Canada

Grief can be a challenging companion. This fall, a small but brave and mighty group met weekly with facilitator David Roche to write about engaging with their grief, to connect with each other, and to find their own voices. Join us at Hospice House, where brave readers will include Katie Burau, Colin Curtis, Bill Elsner, […]

Free

Poetry Aloud Allowed: Poems and word play performed by Richard Austin

Gibsons & District Public Library 470 Fletcher Rd S, Gibsons, BC, Canada

Richard Austin Would often get lost in Some Poet’s musing On loving and losing. Local actor and poet Richard Austin will treat us to selections of his favourite poems, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Free but in-person space is limited; register online or contact the Library.

Free

Sechelt Library Pop-up Edition: Ancestor Hunters

Sechelt Library Pop-up Edition at Trail Bay Mall Trail Bay Mall

Interested in your family history? Want to learn how to find your forbears? Whether you’re just starting out or have been working on your family tree for years, everyone is welcome to come to join our group of dedicated ancestor hunters. To register, please call 604-885-3260 or send an email to info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca.

Gibsons Public Library: Book Club: Doppelganger

Gibsons & District Public Library 470 Fletcher Rd S, Gibsons, BC, Canada

Come join our discussion of Doppelganger: A Trip Into The Mirror World, Naomi Klein’s thought-provoking new book about the digital hall of mirrors and political silos of our modern world. Free but space is limited. Register online or call the Library.

Free

The Writer’s Studio Writing Consults

Sechelt Library Pop-up Edition at Trail Bay Mall Trail Bay Mall

Need an opinion on your writing? Free 45 minute consultation with Jocelyne Gregory, MFA, on seven pages of your poetry or prose. Please provide the sample of your work 1-2 weeks prior to your appointment. One hour slots available at 12:00pm; 1:00pm; 2:00pm. Registration required. To register, call the library at 604-885-3260.

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