Sidney LitFest
P.O. Box 2451 V8L 3Y3 Sidney, BC, Canada

Is changing the world too high an aspiration for a writer of fiction?

There are so very many reading options to carry us through a rainy afternoon or a cool winter’s night. Have you browsed your local library or your favourite bookstore’s BC poetry section?

Meet the winner of the CBC’s 2020 Poetry Prize. BIG congratulations to Matthew Hollett for his poem, Tickling the Scar.

If asked, what might you say you love most about reading? Five writers talk about what it is they love about writing. Maybe there’s a meeting place.

Good news for Island Literacy! https://www.timescolonist.com

Some days you only have a moment to check in on social media. Maybe it‘s this page you stopped by for that moment. We won’t keep you long. There are things to do. And today especially, much to reflect upon. A brief gift then. A moment of poetry. Thanks for checking in. https://youtu.be/MJzyYX8y1l0

The list is long and a few of the names appearing on it are somewhat familiar. Congratulations to all 32 Canadian Poets selected for CBC’s Poetry Prize Longlist, with a little extra whoop for the YYJ 9! ... https://www.cbc.ca//32-writers-make-the-2020-cbc-poetry-pr

Along the continuum of what in 2020 seems a cornucopia of literary events available online, consider Words Fest 2020. Even during a pandemic, a world of literary opportunities awaits your discovery.

Congratulations to Vancouver Author, Julie Flett, winner of the 2020 TD Children's Literature Award for her book, Birdsong!

Anyone who’s ever listened to an episode of CBC Radio’s Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel knows she is a consummate literary interviewer who consistently brings out the best in her guest author. Thirty years! That’s not just something to celebrate, it’s ‘literately’ awe-inspiring.

Whether it's local or on the other side of this grand nation, there are literary events to enlighten, entertain, and broaden our perspectives. Consider supporting some of the festivals happening right now, accessible online no matter your location.

Did you know October is National Library Month? Hail hail our libraries small and big Gratitude for libraries sheltering our wisdom and wit Celebrate libraries everywhere

Are you ready? Telling the Truth. A topic to pique your interest.

Children’s Literature anyone? Quality resides behind these titles:

Events for Everyone seems an apt description of what’s on offer during the 2020 Vancouver Writers Fest. See what suits your schedule, then take the opportunity to link up to one of these dynamic literary events!

Caring about the creatives among us means ensuring fair compensation for the work invested for our collective benefit, education, engagement, and enjoyment.

While we can agree that books are written to be read, sometimes we just want to listen.

Let there be no doubt about it: Canadian Authors gift us a continuing bounty of quality books exploring subjects familiar and not, challenging and entertaining and enthralling our eager readerly minds. Here are the finalists for the 2020 Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. Announcement of the winner to be released on November 18th.

How does your neighbourhood feel today? We may be beautifully comfortable within our own sweet circumstance but community building means looking outward as well. Town of Sidney has a few ideas you may be inspired to embrace toward expanding the warmth of your neighbourhood, too.

An informed mind is a perpetually curious mind. Curious about Climate? Consider Philosopher Todd Dufresne’s contemplations, observations, and offerings. Sometimes we want simply to sit and quietly listen. Radio has always been a good partner for such moments.