Pandora's Literary Events
Pandora's Collective currently offers the following on-going literary events.
We also facilitate workshops and additional events on misc dates.
We also facilitate workshops and additional events on misc dates.
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Vancouver:
Word Whips Vancouver East: 2nd Tuesday of every month Word Whips Writing Series: 3rd Tuesday of every month Book Talks - Book Club: 4th Wed of every month Twisted Poets Literary Salon: 4th Thursday of every month Word Whips In the Gallery: Misc dates Poetic Pairings: Quarterly North Shore: Word Whips North Shore Edition: 4th Tues of each month White Rock: Word Whips By The Water: 1st Wed of each month |
Vancouver Events
2nd Tuesday of every month (except July & Aug)
Vancouver Public Library and Pandora’s Collective Present Word Whips Vancouver East 6:30-8:30 Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. 10 -15 minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. (3rd Tuesday of each month except July & August) Location: Vancouver Library--Hastings Branch 2674 E Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V5K 1Z6 Hosts: Bonnie Nish & JJami Macarty Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com 
3rd Tuesday of every month
Britannia Branch and Pandora's Collective Present WORD WHIPS WRITING SERIES Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. 10 -15 minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up. (3rd Tuesday of each month except December) Host: Bonnie Nish and Sita Carboni Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pm Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/details/britannia_branch Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
4th Wednesday of every month
Britannia Branch and Pandora’s Collective Present BOOK TALKS - BOOK CLUB Bring your favourite passages, points of interest, and share your reading experiences with us. Admission is free. Registration not required. Each person is responsible for either borrowing or buying their own copy to read. (4th Wednesday of each month except December) Sept 26th: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo "In this brilliant, breathtaking book by Pulitzer Prize winner Katherine Boo, a bewildering age of global change and inequality is made human through the dramatic story of families striving toward a better life in Annawadi, a makeshift settlement in the shadow of luxury hotels near the Mumbai airport. As India starts to prosper, the residents of Annawadi are electric with hope. Abdul, an enterprising teenager, sees “a fortune beyond counting” in the recyclable garbage that richer people throw away. Meanwhile Asha, a woman of formidable ambition, has identified a shadier route to the middle class. With a little luck, her beautiful daughter, Annawadi’s “most-everything girl,” might become its first female college graduate. And even the poorest children, like the young thief Kalu, feel themselves inching closer to their dreams. But then Abdul is falsely accused in a shocking tragedy; terror and global recession rock the city; and suppressed tensions over religion, caste, sex, power, and economic envy turn brutal. With intelligence, humor, and deep insight into what connects people to one another in an era of tumultuous change, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, based on years of uncompromising reporting, carries the reader headlong into one of the twenty-first century’s hidden worlds—and into the hearts of families impossible to forget." - Amazon.ca Oct 24th: Manhattan Beach: A Novel by Jennifer Egan Nov 28th: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah Dec: on hiatus for the holidays 2019 Dates: Jan 23rd: Eating Dirt: Deep Forests, Big Timbers, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe by Charlotte Gill Feb 27th: The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline Mar 27th: Living in a Mindful Universe: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Heart of Consciousness by Eben Alexander and Karen Newel Apr 24th: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A novel by Arundhati Roy May 22nd: Forgiveness by Mark Sakamoto June 26th: Brick Lane: A Novel by Monica Ali July 24th: On The Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin Aug 28th: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver Sept: 25th: Book Recommendation Night Oct 23rd: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin Nov 27th: Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid Dec: on hiatus for the holidays Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm Location: Britannia Library, Gallery Room, 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, BC Hosts: Mary Duffy and Sita Carboni Contact: booktalks@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com 
4th Thursday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON Features poets plus an open mic. Time: 7:00 - 9:30 pm Location: HOOD 29 (previously known as The Cottage Bistro), 4468 Main Street, Vancouver, BC The Sept 27th: In conjunction with WORD VANCOUVER, Twisted Poets Features: Angela Rebrec, Kim Clark, & Al Rempel Hosts: Daniela Elza and Leanne Boschman Sign up for Open Mic begins at 7pm reading begin at 7:30pm Suggested donation at the door: $5 PLEASE NOTE: The location has changed its name from Cottage Bistro to HOOD 29. Same place and address, just the name has changed. Kim Clark is a Nanaimo author, poet, playwright and gimp. Clark’s newest work, A One-Handed Novel (Caitlin Press 2018), takes an edgy dive into disability, sex, money and laughs. She has also published short fiction and poetry, as well as co-editing the red-head anthology, Canadian Ginger (Oolichan Books 2017). Clark has a novella under option for a feature-length film and is currently working on the sequel to A One-Handed Novel, a related play and random poems. Al Rempel’s books of poetry are Undiscovered Country, This Isn't the Apocalypse We Hoped For, Understories, and he has two chapbooks: Four Neat Holes and The Picket Fence Diaries. His poems have also appeared in journals such as The Malahat Review, Grain, CV2, and Event as well as in various anthologies, including Heartwood, a recent anthology published by the League of Canadian Poets. Al teaches science and physics in high school and also enjoys collaborating with other artists. Angela Rebrec is a writer, singer and graphic artist who works as a longshoreman to fund her many passions. Her writing has appeared most recently in Sea to Sky Review, EVENT, Grain, Prairie Fire and Pulp Literature. Angela’s work has been shortlisted for several awards and contests including PRISM International’s Non-fiction Contest. She holds a degree in creative writing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Surrey, BC) and currently facilitates weekly writing workshops with elementary aged children. Angela lives in Delta, BC with her husband and three children on unceeded Coast Salish lands. UPCOMING FEATURES: October 25, 2018 Features: Michelle Barker, Ned Baeck, & Max Layton Hosts: Daniela Elza an Bonnie NIsh Supported by the Writers Union of Canada and The League of Canadian Poets. Contact: blnish@pandorascollective.com www.pandorascollective.com |
North Shore Events
4th Tuesday of every month (except August)
Pandora's Collective Presents WORD WHIPS - THE NORTH SHORE EDITION A warm environment, writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Great for beginners or seasoned writers. Get past the inner critic by writing ten to fifteen minutes on each prompt. See what you can whip up. Host: Fran Bourassa Time: 6:30 to 8:30pm Location: The Silk Purse Arts Centre 1570 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1A1 Contact: Fran at fbourassa@hotmail.com www.pandorascollective.com |
White Rock Events
1st Wednesday of every month
Pandora's Collective Presents WORD WHIPS BY THE WATER We provide writing prompts and encourage people to take the challenge. Emphasis is on exercising the right brain in a safe environment – sharing is optional. Host: Karen Shaw, Taslim Jaffer Time: 6:30 - 8:00 pm Location: White Rock Library on Buena Vista Avenue. 15342 Buena Vista Ave, White Rock, BC V4B 1Y6 (604) 541-2201 Contact: pcwhiterock@yahoo.ca www.pandorascollective.com Karen Shaw, chezshaw2013@gmail.com |
Annual Events
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2010 - Present: Annual Gala Awards Night.
2004 - 2014: The Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival (an annual, multi-day, summer festival, than ran for 10 years) |
