by Staff | Sep 13, 2021 | Events, WIR - Jacqueline Pearce, WIR - Sally Ito |
Tashme Haiku Reading. Join us for this unique exploration merging literature, culture, and history.
by Kogawa House | Sep 24, 2018 | Events, WIR - William Tham Wai Liang |
The Art of Self-Publishing & Traditional Publishing Presented by: Historic Joy Kogawa HouseWhere: Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th AveWhen: September 28, 2018. 7:00 PM to 9:00 pmWith: William Tham, Vincent Ternida & Cynda YeastingEventbrite...
by Residencies | Sep 6, 2017 | Events |
Join poets Terry Ann Carter, Rachel Enomoto, and Kozue Uzawa in a discussion of the Japanese poetic forms: haiku, tanka, and haibun.
by Residencies | Sep 21, 2016 | Events, WIR - Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall |
Reading and Q&A with author Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall (in partnership with Word Vancouver.) While living at Historic Joy Kogawa House since July 2016 Toronto journalist and author Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall has articulate the social history of the effects of alcohol...
by Residencies | Aug 31, 2016 | Events, WIR - Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall |
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,...
by Residencies | Sep 24, 2015 | Events |
An intimate and interactive presentation on storytelling. Grant Lawrence shares his personal journey from his early days as a songwriter in a rock band in the 1990s, transitioning to an oral storyteller on CBC Radio, to his current status as an award-winning author of creative non-fiction…