A champion for writers and the written word, Lee helped launch the first Vancouver International Writers Festival in 1988 and also helped found the Writers' Union of Canada and the Writers’ Trust of ...

It would surprise nobody who knew Vancouver literary matriarch Alma Lee that her last words were a firm, “I’m Scottish.” The declaration, shared by her son Allan Lee, was true to her character, ...

At certain Vancouver Writers Fest events, always in the front row, a sign said a lot about why we were there: seat reserved for Alma Lee. And deservedly so. This is the festival Ms. Lee founded in ...

He instantly agreed to appear. In the years that followed, the Vancouver Writers Fest grew into a literary lollapalooza, an enduring delight to the world’s writers and their fans every October.

Doretta Lau will appear at the Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday (April 2), as part of the Vancouver Writers Fest’s Incite series.

While not as intimate as a dinner party, Sonnenfeld will be sharing stories from his career at the Vancouver Writers Fest event Books & Ideas: Barry Sonnenfeld in Conversation on April 4 at 7:30 p ...