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Victoria Festival of Authors

PO BOX 8524 Stn Central Victoria BC
since 2015
VFA is a five day festival that takes place at Langham Court Theatre, W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary and on-line. It is accessible to all who wish to attend. All events offer sliding scale pricing, with free tickets available for all indoor and virtual events. Participants are encouraged to self-select a price that reflects their financial capacity. In addition, all evening events are available by livestream.
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Past Events

19
Oct
2025
10:30 12:00
Meet Your Main Character
Workshop for ages 8-12
$10-$30
KWENCH
Event can be attended in person
19
Oct
2025
13:00 14:00
Stories That Shape Us: Writing for—and Inspiring—Young Readers
with Uma Krishnaswami and Giselle Vriesen
$6.73
KWENCH
Event can be attended in person
19
Oct
2025
15:00 16:00
In Conversation with Kenneth Oppel
Moderated by Sean Rodman
$6.73
KWENCH
Event can be attended in person
19
Oct
2025
19:30
In Conversation with Emma Donoghue
Moderated by Nicholas Bradley
$7-$30
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
19
Oct
2025
09:30 12:00
The Ode and the Elegy: Writing Through Celebration and Loss
Master class with Karen Solie
$9-$76.07
Open Space
Event can be attended in person
18
Oct
2025
10:00 12:00
Forest Poet/Tree Walk
with Tawahum Bige, Stephen Collis, Aisha Sasha John, and Karen Solie
$22.73
W̱MÍYEŦEN Nature Sanctuary (formerly Mary Lake)
Event can be attended in person
18
Oct
2025
19:30
Stories for Survival
with Maria Reva, Madeleine Thien, and PP Wong
$0-$30
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
17
Oct
2025
19:30
Poetry at the Threshold: Witness, Resistance, and Renewal
with Cecily Nicholson, Christina Shah, and Karen Solie
$0-$30
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
17
Oct
2025
14:00
Sound/Song/Story
with d’bi.young anitafrika, Wayde Compton, Sonnet L'Abbé, and Paul db Watkins
$6.73
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
16
Oct
2025
19:30
Roots and Renewal: Indigenous Narratives of Home and Identity
with Robert Davidson, Brian Thomas Isaac, Conor Kerr, katherena vermette, and Terri-Lynn Williams-Da
$0-$30
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
15
Oct
2025
13:00 16:00
Architectures of Protection: An Ekphrastic Writing Workshop
Offered by Victoria Festival of Authors' Board
$22.73
Art Gallery Of Greater Victoria
Event can be attended in person
15
Oct
2025
19:30
Speak—Poetry in Performance
Long before there were printing presses, there were poets. Modern spoken word is...
$6.73
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
20
Oct
2024
19:30
Making Sense of the World Through Short Fiction
with Carleigh Baker, Shashi Bhat, and Debbie Bateman
$0
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
19
Oct
2024
19:30
Let’s Do the Time Warp (or, Time After Time After Time)
with Yeji Y. Ham, Scott Alexander Howard, and Shelley Wood
$0
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
18
Oct
2024
19:30
Edge Effect: Poetry of Transgression and Transformation
with Jody Chan, Leanne Dunic, Zehra Naqvi, and Jaz Papadopoulos
$0
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
17
Oct
2024
19:30
Field Reports: Four Writers Share Their Works in Progress
With Maleea Acker, Mary Bomford and Pauline Holdstock
$0
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
16
Oct
2024
19:30 21:30
Victoria Festival of Authors
Vancouver Island's largest, and liveliest, celebration of books and book lovers!
By Donation
Langham Court Theatre
Event can be attended in person
02
Oct
2022
19:30
In Conversation - Bob McDonald with Elin Kelsey: Victoria Festival of Authors
The Quirks & Quarks host presents his new book, The Future is Now.
$11.17-$19.62
Dave Dunnet Theatre
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
01
Oct
2022
19:30
Epics and Echoes: Victoria Festival of Authors
Diverse authors, and settings breathtaking in scope and marvelous in detail.
$11.17-$19.62
Metro Studio
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
30
Sep
2022
19:30 21:30
Navigating a Path Forward with Truth as the Inspiration: Victoria Festival of Au...
On the 2nd Annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, you are invited to ...
$0-$18
Victoria Event Centre
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
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