Paperback Writers: Authors on Music & Words

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Music is with us through all of our best, and most painful experiences so it’s no surprise that Dawn Dumont, Glenn Dixon, and Mark Anthony Jarman have written novels where music is central to the narrative. In The Prairie Chicken Dance Tour, comedian Dawn Dumont’s razor-sharp wit is on display as a motley crew of Indigenous amateur dancers find themselves together on a European tour. Master short story writer (and blues musician) Mark Anthony Jarman’s Czech Techno is a tour of the world via a short story mix-tape. Glenn Dixon plays guitar in a Calgary band that has recorded under the moniker Downtown Exit, the name of the successful band of misfits featured in his debut novel (with accompanying soundtrack) Bootleg Stardust. In this event, we'll learn more about how these authors approached the writing of their latest books and talk about their literary and musical influences.

Moderated by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

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Victoria Festival of Authors

Since 2016, Victoria Festival of Authors (VFA) has been the largest celebration of books and book lovers on Vancouver Island. Each fall we invite authors from across Canada to share their books and ideas with Victoria’s readers. VFA has also included school-based programs since 2019.

Our traditional five-day festival includes author readings, panels, workshops, and master classes, as well as events that fuse literature with other art forms, such as dance, music and visual arts. The Victoria Festival of Authors showcases established and emerging poets, prose writers, and other storytellers. Artistic achievement, creative innovation and a diversity of voices drive our mandate. Victoria Festival of Authors achieved charitable status in 2019.

In 2021, we have taken what we learned last year, at our first virtual festival, and combined it with the strengths of past programming to deliver a hybrid festival. We are excited to present seven in-person events to small but necessary audiences. You can also take part from the comfort of your living room since all in-person programming will be live-streamed for free. These events celebrate the writers from our region: Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. In addition, we will have four Zoom events, featuring authors from across Canada.

We gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the BC Arts Council, Canada Council, the CRD, the City of Victoria, United Way and the Government of Canada's Emergency Community Support for ensuring live-streaming and Zoom-based events are free.

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