Fraser River Literary Festival
We are pleased to announce our participation in the new Fraser River Literary Festival! Launching the week of November 1-8, 2026, this is an exciting collaboration between the New Westminster Public Library and the Coquitlam Public Library
Date/Time: Nov 5 2026, 8:00 am to 8:30 pm
New Westminster, Various venues
Welcome to the Fraser River Literary Festival
The inaugural Fraser River Literary Festival is a partnership between Coquitlam Public Library and New Westminster Public Library. This festival is a celebration of writers and readers, spanning multiple days in venues all across Coquitlam and New Westminster. We are so pleased to feature so many talented local writers working in all genres.
Check out our full list of events across both cities below. There is something for every reader, writer, and book fan around the Fraser River! The teal events are in Coquitlam and the navy blue events are in New Westminster. Click through individual events to register.
For a complete listing of all events, occurring throughout the two cities, please see the main page of the Fraser River Literary Festival. Come. Read. Listen. Learn. Celebrate. Be inspired!
Below is a listing of all events occurring in New Westminster.
Schedule of Events in New Westminster:
- The Writer’s Chair: Maria Reva
Date: Thursday, November 5
Time: 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Location: Anvil Theatre
New West’s own Booker Prize-nominated author, Maria Reva, in conversation.
- School Field Trip Through Time
Date: Friday, November 6
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Location: NWPL Auditorium
Join children’s author Leah Payne to learn about the history of school.
- Literary Crafts
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Moodswing Coffee & Bar
Make book-based crafts and have your morning coffee.
- Love, Panda Storytime & Stuffy Party
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Location: NWPL Auditorium
Local author Elaine Su reads her new book & kids then make a portrait of their favourite stuffed friend.
- Indigenous Storytelling
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Location: Native Art Renaissance Gallery
An afternoon of storytelling with Si:yemiya & Kung Jaadee.
- Bringing History to Life Through a Graphic Novel
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Location: The Gallery at Queens Park, Centennial Lodge
Brian Barazzuol & Cam Drysdale discuss using personal history to illuminate Canadian history.
- Strange Bodies, Fragile Worlds: Women, Horror & the Art of Survival
Date: Saturday, November 7
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Location: NWPL Auditorium
Sophie Ganic & Emma Cleary explore the intersections of horror, survival, intimacy, & transformation.
- Paint Swatch Poetry
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Location: NWPL Ash Street Room
Unleash your inner poet by creating tiny paint-swatch poems during this supportive workshop facilitated by writer and illustrator Hannah Bel Davis.
- Storytime & Craft @ Kinder Books
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 11:00-11:40 a.m.
Location: Kinder Books, River Market
Local author and illustrator Vicky Fang reads from her books and leads a craft.
- Poetry & Art Salon: A Reflection on Remembrance, Grief & Loss
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Location: Anvil Centre, Room 417
Come listen, share, and connect at a free afternoon of poetry readings, and more.
- What Can Artists Do? Creating Theatre in a Time of Climate Change
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Location: NWPL Auditorium
Three playwrights discuss the power of theatre to explore climate change, inspire dialogue, and imagine possible futures.
- Book Fan Book Slam
Date: Sunday, November 8
Time: 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Location: Taverna Greka
Celebrate the festival! Join fellow book fans to talk about favourite books.
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