The Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society celebrates the written word. We showcase established and emerging authors and provide regular opportunities for readers and writers to connect. We organize readings throughout the year and sponsor a biennial literary festival. Anyone who enjoys the written word is invited to become a member of the Society.
Friday October 25th!
7 – 9pm PDT
SHOAL Centre
10030 Resthaven Drive Sidney, BC V8L 3G4
Join us for some fun as we get in the spooky autumn mood. Mystery writers Vancouver’s Iona Whishaw will be joined by local authors Susan Juby and William Deverell for an evening of intrigue and suspense.
Iona Whishaw
Iona Whishaw is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail best-selling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband.
Susan Juby
Susan Juby’s most recent novel is A Meditation on Murder, the second in the bestselling Helen Thorpe mystery series. Her novels for young people and adults have been awarded many prizes and honours, including the Leacock Medal for Humour. Her first book, Alice, I Think, was adapted into a TV series and her books have been published all over the world. Susan teaches creative writing at Vancouver Island University.
William Deverell
After careers as a journalist, criminal lawyer, and political activist, William Deverell turned to fiction, and his first effort won the Seal First Novel Award. Since then, he has earned multiple prizes for his 20 published novels, including the Dashiell Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing in North America, two Crime Writers of Canada Awards (formerly the Arthur Ellis Award), and two runners-up for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. He lives on Pender Island in British Columbia.
Deborah Rogers
Deborah Rogers has been part of the Seaside Magazine team for over decade, as a writer, temporary Editor-in-Chief, and currently as Editorial Director. She still gets a thrill each month to learn and share the stories of the Saanich Peninsula Community. As host of the Seaside Magazine Book Club Deborah knows how important literature and storytelling are, and enjoys leading engaged and passionate discussions each month about a wide variety of books. The opportunity to connect readers with writers always sparks great questions, new perspectives and deeper understanding.
Deborah Rogers will be on hand to help us unravel the stories of these great authors and dig up clues to what moves them to mystery.
Tickets available at Tanner’s Books
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Our festival is supported by granting agencies, local businesses, other arts organizations and individual donors. A special thanks to Tanner’s Books, for their continued support and generous sponsorship. Thanks also to our dedicated team of volunteers without whom we couldn’t hold the festival.
We respectfully acknowledge that the Sidney LitFest and our other events are held on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the SET,TINES – WSÁNEĆ people.