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August 2025

Sun Shining on Morning Snow: Book Launch with Ingrid Dahl

Join us for a wonderful evening celebrating the new book, Sun Shining on Morning Snow: A Memoir of Identity, Loss, and Living Boldly, by Ingrid Hu Dahl. The author will be in conversation with Donna Seto, author of Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History. Sun Shining is a fearless and deeply moving memoir that celebrates the power of authenticity, love, ...read more

Saturday, Aug 16 Upstart & Crow Studio
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July 2025

Climate Solutions

The Way Around: A Q&A with Nicholas Triolo

Join us on Tuesday, July 15 at 7pm for an intimate Q&A with writer, editor, and athlete Nicholas Triolo, whose new book The Way Around has been hailed as a “beautiful, intricate rebuke to our obsession with linearity and outcome” (Robert MacFarlane). Raised in a family of elite athletes—and in a culture obsessed with goals, grit, and linear achievement—Nicholas Triolo ...read more

Tuesday, Jul 15 Upstart & Crow Studio
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Climate Solutions

Listen to the Land Speak: Manchán Magan Live

What if the land speaks, but we’ve simply forgotten how to listen?  Join us for an unforgettable evening with one of Ireland’s most visionary voices. On Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m., Irish writer and documentarian Manchán Magan invites us to tune in again to the forgotten frequencies of the natural world in a special ...read more

Wednesday, Jul 9 Upstart & Crow Studio
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June 2025

Poetry

Writing Toward Borderless Solidarities: A Workshop with Poet in Residence, Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal

Presented in collaboration with Indian Summer Festival, this generative workshop with Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal, Upstart & Crow’s 2025 Poet in Residence, invites participants to explore the theme of borderless solidarities through creative writing, connection, and shared reflection. We’ll begin with a series of freewriting exercises that invite you to explore the idea of borders — between people, places, identities, and within ourselves. ...read more

Wednesday, Jun 25 Upstart & Crow Studio
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‘A Catalogue of Risk’: Launch and Reading with Alisha Mascarenhas

Join us at Upstart & Crow for an evening of poetry with Brooklyn-based poet Alisha Mascarenhas, joined by local writers Sasha J. Langford and Danielle LaFrance, as we celebrate the launch of Mascarenhas’ new collection, A Catalogue of Risk. This debut book of poetry is a “volte-face of the neoliberal market economy’s construction of isolated, individual ...read more

Monday, Jun 23 Upstart & Crow Studio
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Community & Skills

Write/Draw: An Outdoor Magpie Practice

Join us for an outdoor workshop where writing and drawing meet the natural world! Held outside in Granville Island’s vibrant, sensory-rich environment, this Write/Draw session invites you to slow down, tune in and collect what catches your attention, magpie-style. Guided by artist Louise Phillips, you’ll explore sights, sounds and textures through a series of writing ...read more

Tuesday, Jun 10 Upstart & Crow Studio
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A Day of Joy for the Writers’ Exchange!

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 7! We are planning an extra special day at Upstart & Crow to benefit The Writers’ Exchange, which offers fun literacy programs for under-resourced kids and youth in Vancouver, and volunteer opportunities for awesome people who want to see kids thrive. Come down and meet the team, see the ...read more

Saturday, Jun 7 Upstart & Crow Studio
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An Evening with the BC and Yukon Book Prizes Finalists

Join us on Thursday, June 5 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate the finalists of the 2025 BC and Yukon Book Prizes! We’ll hear readings from shortlisted authors Shashi Bhat, Leanne Dunic and Minelle Mahtani, and toast the wonderful writerly talent this region has to offer. The BC and Yukon Book Prizes, established in 1985, celebrate ...read more

Thursday, Jun 5 Upstart & Crow Studio
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May 2025

Climate Solutions

The Climate Readers’ Retreat

Our world needs scalable, systemic change, and now. But most of us don’t have the time and space in our daily lives to deeply reflect on what our contribution to solving the climate crisis might be. The Climate Readers’ Retreat is an opportunity for people with a passion for climate and democracy to work through ...read more

Wednesday, May 21 Hollyhock Retreat Center
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The Erotics of Cutting Grass: A Reading with Kate Braid

Join us on Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. for a night with lauded B.C. author Kate Braid and enjoy a reading from her new collection The Erotics of Cutting Grass (Caitlin Press), a celebration of life’s later chapters and an embrace of ageing on one’s own terms. Braid will be joined by author Rob Taylor for a ...read more

Friday, May 16 Upstart & Crow Studio
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An Evening with Literary Magpie: Tree Abraham

Take the opportunity to meet one of the literary world’s most exciting young talents — writer, collager, book cover designer, and all round scavenger, Tree Abraham. We can’t wait to host her for a virtual conversation about her work, her process, her artistic life, and much more! Abraham is the author of the brand-new book ...read more

Thursday, May 8 Online via Zoom
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In Translation

Translation Spotlight: An Evening of Mexican Literature With Jorge Amigo & Sarah Revilla-Sanchez

There’s no perfect translation for sobremesa. It’s a cherished tradition across Latin America—that warm, beautiful time after a meal where you talk, debate, laugh… you sobremesa! We’re hosting a sobremesa on Monday, May 5 at 7pm, with a combination of sweet treats, conversation, and the chance to delve into the fascinating, brilliant world of contemporary ...read more

Monday, May 5 Upstart & Crow Studio
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