VCON is Greater Vancouver's annual science fiction & fantasy convention.
Guests of Honour are Kelley Armstrong (Author), Patrick Rothfuss (Author), Lisa Snellings (Artist), James Ernest (Gaming), and Dr. Jaymie Matthews (Science), with Michael Walsh (Toastmaster). Also Attending: Don DeBrandt, Lynne Fahnestalk, Eileen Kernaghan, Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson, Robert J. Sawyer, Lisa Smedman.
Three days of programming, plus Art Show, Book Launch, Breakfast Buffet, Dance, Dealers Room, Elron Awards, Fan Club Tables, Filk Music, Games Room, Hospitality Suite, Kidcon, Masquerade, Parties & Meetups, Turkey Readings, Voodoo Board.
Pre-registration rates (till 15 Sep) are Adult: $50, Student: $38, Child 7-12 years: $25, and Gamer-only: $40. Children 6 years and under are free. Payment in US$ accepted at par. After 15 Sep, on-site registration only at $60/$45/$30. One-day memberships available on-site.
Venue: Compass Point Inn, 9850 King George Highway, Surrey, BC, Canada V3T 4Y3
World Poetry Reading Series Proudly presents features poets and musician for June 25, 7:30 pm, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia, Vancouver, BC.
With your hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro-Mujica-Olea
Featured Poets:
Lucy Ortiz, poet and Director of Arts for Proyecto Cultural Sur, Vancouver Branch. Lucy dedicates her life to preserving and promoting the unique cultures of Latin American countries with their language, art, music and poetry. She is published in numerous anthologies and her latest book is: Osmosis Etèreo / Ethereal Osmosis
Douglas Bacon is a local poet, a retired minister of The United Church of Canada and a retired professor of Computer Information Systems (California. His poetry has been well received in Philadelphia, and in London UK, as well as in Vancouver. Bacon’s multilingual peace poem was one of 50 displayed during VPL World Poetry Peace Project in February 2007.
Ibrahim Honjo, originally from Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina) has lived in Canada since1995.
Author of 8 published books; he will be launching his latest book of poetry, Do Not Write This Down, Ovo Ne Zapisuj Honjo edited several books and newspapers in Yugoslavia, organized many poetry events, and received several prizes for his poetry.
