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The Bearded Lady takes a shine to some of the Dram Come True guests twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… about 7 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Writers Fest sponsor Ernest Yee and friend Jerome enjoy the Laphroaig at A Dram Come True twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… about 7 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Pemberton Distillery table featuring gin, apple brandy and vodka twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… about 7 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Scotch Tasting in full swing. The Edgemont Table. twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… about 7 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
Did you know that Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide series, predicted the use of e-books in 1993? ow.ly/bfZ8U about 14 hours ago via HootSuite
Choreographers, writers, artists and the muses who inspire them: ow.ly/bg0oH about 17 hours ago via HootSuite
Which authors or books do you rely on to 'boost your mood'? ow.ly/bfPNb 2:30 PM May 31st via HootSuite
Why books are some of the ‘most efficient and enduring information technologies ever invented’ ow.ly/bfU1H 11:30 AM May 31st via HootSuite
Book sculptures, or, how to create a work of art out of a work of art. ow.ly/bfDHg 2:30 PM May 30th via HootSuite
A study by Oxford University Press reveals the innovative and inventive language of children. ow.ly/bfD93 11:35 AM May 30th via HootSuite
Line-up for Richard Ford's signature. twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… 9:05 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
Richard Ford signing post-event twitter.com/VIWF/status/20… 9:04 PM May 28th via Twitter for iPhone
Cebrated American author Richard Ford looks north for a tale of robbery, murder, and coming of age ow.ly/ba7lP 2:00 PM May 27th via HootSuite
'Swagger' and Other Everyday Words Invented by Famous Authors: ow.ly/ba7rQ 11:00 AM May 27th via HootSuite
Contemporary Writers and Their Old School Counterparts: ow.ly/ba7iv 2:00 PM May 26th via HootSuite
Influence of classic literature on writers declining, modern authors are stylistically influenced by contemporaries ow.ly/ba7co 11:00 AM May 26th via HootSuite
The proper way to open a new book and the art of pencil sharpening, plus a few fun literary time-wasters: ow.ly/ba17a 2:05 PM May 25th via HootSuite
Which authors or books do you think people will still be reading in 100 years? ow.ly/b8w3H 11:01 AM May 25th via HootSuite
How many deep thinkers do you know who are also slyly, subversively funny? writersfest.bc.ca/blog/tavia/wor… 2:00 PM May 24th via HootSuite
According to the Washington Post, Ford’s Canada could “teach anyone how to write better—even how to live better.” ow.ly/b84mW 11:00 AM May 24th via HootSuite

Name Van Writers Fest
Location Vancouver, BC
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Bio The Vancouver International Writers Festival is one of North America's premier literary events, held annually over six days in late October.