September Events at Historic Joy Kogawa House
A new novel by Joan Haggerty tells of a disappeared Japanese Canadian during the Second World War The Dancehall Years with Joan Haggerty Young Gwen Killam enjoys idyllic summers on Bowen Island until the sudden disappearance of her swimming teacher, Takumi Yoshito,...
Writing Apprentices Launch and Reading
Deborah Willis, writer-in-residence, and 14 teen writers will launch a chapbook of writing on Sunday, March 25, from 3pm to 5pm, at Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver. Friends, family, and interested others are invited to hear poems, short...
Valentine’s Event with The Wild Weathers by Leaf Press
When: 3 to 5 pm, Sunday, February 12Where: Historic Joy Kogawa House is located at 1450 West 64th Avenue (2 blocks east of Granville)Cost: Tickets are $15 at the door and include a glass of the best vino and all the chocolate in the house. Romance is in the air at...
Chanting Denied Shores | Book launch and author event
Sunday, January 16, 2:30 to 4:30pm Please join member of parliament Ujjal Dosanjh and author Tariq Malik for the launch of Chanting Denied Shores, a historical novel spanning seven years (1914 – 1921) in the lives of four protagonists of the Komagata Maru debacle....
March 9 Joy Kogawa House Fundraiser in Toronto
Joy Kogawa House Fundraiser in Toronto – report by Anton Wagner. Launch of Joy’s novel Emily Kato, combined with a fundraiser for the Joy Kogawa House, including speakers, such as: Michael Creal, former head of humanities at York University, Bill Turner, Executive Director of The Land Conservancy of B.C., Mary Ellen Csamer, President of the League of Canadian Poets, Dr. Joseph Levy, Vice-President, External, of the York University Faculty Association, and others.