The Fraser Valley Writers Festival
The Fraser Valley Writers Festival is an annual three-day literary festival featuring keynote addresses, readings, panel discussions, writing workshops, live podcast recordings, and more
Date/Time: Nov 6 2026, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
Abbotsford, Abbotsford campus of the University of the Fraser Valley33844 King Rd
Unique to the FVWF, all participating authors are commissioned to write a new work and debut it at the festival. These pieces are then archived in our Festival Magazine, which is our way of bringing the festival to you, wherever you are in the world.
Our Schedule:
Thursday, Nov 5th
4:00 PM - Community Open Mic
Friday, Nov 6th
7:00 PM - Keynotes
Dr. Jody Wilson-Raybould
Justin McElroy
Saturday, Nov 7th
10:00 AM - Workshops & Podcast
Elizabeth Bachinsky - Writing Workshop
Kevin Spenst - “Writing Hybrid Forms to Punch Up Your Writing”
Daniel Zomparelli - “Make it Fabulist”
Andrew French and Dina Del Bucchia - Page Fright podcast
11:15 AM - Panel 1 - "Lies"
Elizabeth Bachinsky
Renée Sarojini Saklikar
Kevin Spenst
Daniel Zomparelli
Chair: Adrick Brock
1:30 PM - Workshops & Podcast
Dina Del Bucchia - “Get Your Freak On”
Dr. Keiko Honda - “Zuihitsu (随筆): What the Curve Couldn't Explain”
Jónína Kirton - “Finding the Beauty in the Truth”
Andrew French and Daniel Zomparelli - Page Fright podcast
2:45 PM - Panel 2 - "Truth"
Adrick Brock
Dina Del Bucchia
Dr. Keiko Honda
Jónína Kirton
Chair: Renée Sarojini Saklikar
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