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SUMMARY:An Evening with Richard Kelly Kemick and Damian Tarnopolsky
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. for readings and chats with Richard Kelly Kemick and Damian Tarnopolsky\, the authors of two brand-new story collections published by two incredible Canadian presses. \nKemick’s book\, Hello\, Horse\, is a collection of taut\, stylish stories that take on big moral questions from surprising perspectives. As Kirkus Reviews wrote\, “the tales here mix whimsy\, weirdness\, lust\, and Canadian politics.” It is published by Biblioasis. \nTarnopolsky’s book\, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk\, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster\, is seriously surreal. Profanity (the ‘monster’ part) and sanctity (the ‘monk’ part) are married in this collection\, as the author explores universal themes of the self\, death\, and art\, grounding them in real family drama and messy relationships. It is published by Freehand Books. \nThe authors will each read from their collections and then host an informal Q&A period. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. Thank you for supporting independent publishers! \nAbout the authors: \nRichard Kelly Kemick is an award-winning poet\, journalist\, and fiction writer. His limited series podcast\, Natural Life\, is an intimate and unexpectedly honest documentary on his cousin\, who is serving a life sentence without parole in Michigan. He is the author of I Am Herod\, which takes readers undercover at one of the world’s largest religious events\, and Caribou Run\, a collection of poetry. He is the recipient of multiple awards including two National Magazine Awards and the Writers’ Guild of Alberta’s 2019 Award for Best Short Story. He lives in Rossland\, B.C. \nDamian Tarnopolsky is a writer\, editor\, and teacher\, whose novel Goya’s Dog was shortlisted for the Amazon First Novel Award and the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book (Canada/Caribbean). His short fiction has appeared in The Puritan\, The Antigonish Review\, Prairie Fire\, subTerrain\, Audeamus\, and elsewhere\, and has twice been nominated for the Journey Prize\, as well as the CBC Literary Award. He lives in Toronto. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/an-evening-with-richard-kelly-kemick-and-damian-tarnopolsky/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Persephone Books
DESCRIPTION:U.K. publisher Persephone Books reprints neglected fiction and non-fiction\, mostly by women writers and mostly dating from the early twentieth-century. \nJoin us for a fascinating evening with publisher Francesca Beauman\, who will discuss why the company was founded\, how the books are chosen\, the thinking behind the unusual design\, and what the future holds following this year’s 25th anniversary celebrations. \nWe’re also stocking some of their gorgeous collection\, with their famed\, colourful endpapers and a carefully-curated selection of political books\, memoirs and literature in translation from under-appreciated woman writers. \nThis event is free but ticketed — although if you don’t have a ticket\, we often accept walk-ins on the day! Should you wish to make a donation\, proceeds go towards our not-for-profit programming\, including writer residencies\, community libraries\, workshops and more. \nReserve your ticket here. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books!\n \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/an-introduction-to-persephone-books/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Shape of You: A Hermit Crab Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Want to work on your personal story with an accomplished novelist? Join us on Wednesday\, August 14 at 6:30 p.m. for a “hermit crab” style mental health writing workshop with the wonderful Leanne Toshiko Simpson. \nHermit crab essays have emerged as exciting and generative containers for personal storytelling over the past two decades. As their popularity has grown\, these creative pieces have taken the shape of family recipes\, instructional manuals\, obituaries and other familiar forms\, offering a protective space to begin the writing process and a chance to reimagine the cultural expectations of each shape. \nFor workshop facilitator Leanne\, narrating her life has been challenging in that she is often writing emotionally difficult stories AND stories that may be less recognizable for those who don’t share her lived experience. She finds that working within a “shell” — as she did in her debut novel\, Never Been Better\, which uses the shape of a romantic comedy to explore mental illness — helps her understand and question the “rules of the game\,” whether it’s the guiding structures of family\, relationships\, illness or even just the choreography of going on a date. It also makes for a very fun reading experience for those outside the story! \nThis writing workshop is open to anyone trying to tell a “difficult” story in a creative and nonlinear way (fiction or nonfiction). No writing experience required\, just life experience that you’re interested in reframing creatively. There will be peer support available on site for anyone who needs it\, and proceeds from registration will be donated to Foundry\, a local youth mental health organization. \nTwenty spots available. RSVP here. \nAbout the facilitator: \nLeanne Toshiko Simpson is a mixed-race Yonsei writer\, educator and psychiatric survivor from Toronto. She loves writing joyful\, messy\, laugh-out-loud stories about living with mental illness\, and the moments of hope that help us get out of bed day after day. Leanne is a graduate of UTSC Creative Writing and the University of Guelph’s MFA\, and is currently completing an EdD in Social Justice Education at the University of Toronto. She teaches seminars in disability arts and BIPOC literature at Trinity College and is a co-founder of Mata Ashita\, a national writing circle for Nikkei communities. Named Scarborough’s Emerging Writer in 2016 and nominated for the Journey Prize in 2019\, Leanne also launched a reflective writing program at Canada’s largest mental health centre after being hospitalized for bipolar disorder. Her debut novel Never Been Better has been highlighted by CBC Q\, Good Morning America\, Electric Literature\, The Toronto Star and others.\n \nAbout the peer support facilitator: \nNico Koyanagi is a mixed-race Yonsei who lives in Nogojiwanong on Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg territory. She is a community organizer\, facilitator\, mediator\, and peer supporter who centres connection and healing in all her work. She holds an MSW from York University and works with various community organizations including OPIRG Peterborough\, Mata Ashita: An Intergenerational Writing Circle for Japanese Canadians\, and Tsuru for Solidarity\, a nonviolent\, direct action project of Japanese American social justice advocates. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books!\n \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-shape-of-you-a-hermit-crab-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Outlier: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of The Outlier\, an audaciously twisty psychological thriller by award-winning writer Elisabeth Eaves published by Random House. Eaves will be in conversation with journalist Peg Fong. \nCate Winter is a wildly successful neuroscientist and entrepreneur who has invented a cure for Alzheimer’s that will improve the lives of millions. On the verge of selling her biotech company for an obscene sum\, she is also about to become very rich. But Cate has a secret that keeps her deeply uneasy about everything she is and does: she grew up at the Cleckley Institute\, a treatment facility for the rehabilitation of psychopathic children. And\, as far as she knows\, she is the institute’s only success: all of her peers have become thwarted\, maladjusted or even criminal adults. \nThen Cate discovers the existence of another ex-patient and outlier who might prove that her success isn’t a fluke. He has not only stayed out of jail\, but he’s made a mark in business and science. Though his identity is confidential\, she breaks the rules and drops everything to track him down. And when she finds him\, living under an assumed name in Baja California\, she is immediately obsessed. Like her\, he is driven and brilliant\, an innovator willing to do what it takes to perfect a new energy technology that will stop global warming. Here\, at last\, is her mirror\, her ultimate collaborator\, the possible answer to the enigma of her nature. \nBut in the wake of a mysterious death\, Cate can’t avoid suspecting him. If he is involved\, do his ends justify his means? Ruthless herself\, she’s about to find out whether there are any moral lines she won’t cross. \nJoin us in celebrating this exciting new thriller! Books will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nElisabeth Eaves is a debut novelist and an award-winning travel writer and journalist who has cov­ered nuclear weapons\, biological threats and climate change for publications including The New Yorker\, Forbes\, and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. She is the author of two critically acclaimed nonfiction books: Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents\, which the New York Times Book Review called “a heady\, head­long chronicle of a decade and a half spent adrift” and de­clared a Notable Book; and Bare: The Naked Truth About Stripping\, which The Washington Post called “a first-rate\, first-person work of social anthropology.” Born and raised in Vancouver\, Elisabeth lives with her husband in Seattle. \nAbout the moderator: \nPeg Fong is a journalist\, educator\, author and podcaster. Her podcast Alone Together: A Curious Exploration of Loneliness is heard in more than 30 countries\, and the YA book based on research and interviews from the show was published in March 2024 by Orca Book. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books!\n \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-outlier-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Short Forms Forever! With Jen Currin\, Cole Nowicki and Deepa Rajagopalan
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, June 28 at 7 p.m. for an evening with three wonderful authors who are all about the short form\, stories and essays! Deepa Rajagopalan\, Jen Currin and Cole Nowicki will join Upstart staffer and poet\, Franz Seachel\, for a conversation about writing snappily\, as well as read from their new collections. \nRajagopalan’s collection\, Peacocks of Instagram\, is an engrossing\, witty yet devastating collection about diasporic Indians that deftly questions what it means to be safe\, to survive\, and to call a place home. \nCurrin’s collection\, Disembark\, shares remarkable and sometimes magical stories of queer friendship and love\, against the backdrop of city life. \nNowicki’s nonfiction collection\, Laser Quit Smoking Massage\, explores the peculiarities of the urban and rural centres of the Canadian West through witty and insightful reportage. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. Books will be available for purchase and signing! \nAbout the authors: \nJen Currin is the author of seven books\, including Hider/Seeker: Stories\, which won a Canadian Independent Book Award and was named a 2018 Globe and Mail Best Book\, and The Inquisition Yours\, which won the 2011 Audre Lorde Award and was a Lambda finalist. \n \nCole Nowicki is the author of Right\, Down + Circle (ECW Press\, 2023) and writes Simple Magic\, a weekly newsletter about skateboarding\, the internet and other means of escape. His essays have appeared in The Walrus\, Catapult\, Vice\, Maisonneuve and more. He’s the publisher and managing editor of fine. press. \nDeepa Rajagopalan is the author of the short story collection\, Peacocks of Instagram (House of Anansi Press\, 2024). She won the 2021 PEN Canada New Voices Award for the title story of the collection. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines such as The New Quarterly\, Room Magazine\, The Malahat Review\, and the anthologies like the Bristol Short Story Prize 2023. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/short-stories-forever-with-corrina-chong-and-deepa-rajagopalan/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Nisha Patel
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Monday\, June 24 at 7 p.m. as we welcome the wonderful author and former Canadian Poetry Slam champion\, Nisha Patel\, for an evening conversation about poetry\, process\, and writing from the self. \nPatel’s new work\, A Fate Worse than Death\, is a stunning poetic investigation of the worthiness of disabled life as told through Patel’s evaluation of her own medical records over the course of a decade. \nLiving with treatment-resistant diabetes\, bipolar disorder\, generalized anxiety disorder and complex chronic pain\, Patel reveals how her multiple disabilities intertwine with her day-to-day life\, even when care and treatments are not available. As she works through bouts of illness\, she shows how poetry gives her a way to resist the sway of medical hegemony and instead offer complex accounts of pain\, sickness\, and anger — but also love. \nPatel will be in conversation with Upstart & Crow staffer Franz Seachel\, a fellow poet. Books will be available for sale and signing. This event is free\, but please register for your spot on our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nNisha Patel is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton. An award-winning disabled and queer artist\, she is a Canadian Poetry Slam champion and holds a Masters of Arts in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University. Her debut poetry collection\, Coconut\, is published by NeWest Press\, alongside her latest chapbooks. Her second book\, A Fate Worse than Death\, is published by Arsenal Pulp Press. She is a recipient of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal and the Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund. She is currently finishing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at UBC. Patel lives and writes from her home in Edmonton\, Alberta\, with her partner\, fellow author and intellectual ally Matthew James Weigel. Her website is nishapatel.ca\, and you can find her online @anothernisha. \nAbout the moderator: \nFranz Seachel is a South-Asian settler residing on unceded Coast-Salish lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and  šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam) Nations. She’s a multidisciplinary artist\, organizer\, and workshop facilitator. Franz has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She is the founder and executive director of Enable: Arts Society\, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting community-based and collaborative art projects by emerging and/or marginalized voices. Their work has been featured at Word Vancouver\, Voices of Today in Toronto\, Vancouver Poetry Slam\, Richmond World Festival\, Victoria Poetry Project and Surrey Muses. Follow her on Instagram at @franz_seachel. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/an-evening-with-nisha-patel/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Cicada Summer: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, June 18 at 7 p.m. to launch Cicada Summer\, the sophomore novel of the brilliant local writer\, Erica McKeen. We are so excited to welcome this eerie\, elegant novel into the world. \nIn the summer of 2020\, with a heat wave bearing down and a brood of periodical cicadas climbing into the trees\, Husha mourns the recent death of her mother while quarantining with her ailing grandfather\, Arthur\, at his lakeside cabin in remote Ontario. They’re soon joined by Husha’s ex-lover\, Nellie\, who arrives without explanation to complete their trio. \nAlso among them is a strange book\, discovered by Husha while cleaning out her mother’s house. When she\, Arthur\, and Nellie begin to read it together\, they learn that her mother’s last missive was a short story collection\, crawling with unsettling imagery and terrifying transformations. As the stories bleed into their cloistered life in the cabin\, they must each reckon with loss\, longing\, and what it means to truly know another person. Incantatory and atmospheric\, Cicada Summer is a dazzlingly original novel about how we grieve and care for one another. \nAt this event\, Erica will be joined by writers Carleigh Baker and Genki Ferguson. Books will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nErica McKeen is the author of Tear\, a novel that won the Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for literary fiction\, and Cicada Summer. She lives in Vancouver\, where she works as a teacher and librarian. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books!\n \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/cicada-summer-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Thorn Tree: Vancouver Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, June 13 at 6 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of Thorn Tree\, a beautifully wrought novel by Max Ludington on the aftershocks of the heady but dangerous late 1960s and the relationship between trauma and the creative impulse. \nNow in his late-sixties\, Daniel lives in quiet anonymity in a converted guest cottage in the Hollywood Hills. A legendary artist\, he’s known for one seminal work — Thorn Tree — a hulking\, welded\, scrap metal sculpture that he built in the Mojave desert in the 1970s. The work emerged from tragedy\, but building it kept Daniel alive and catapulted him to brief\, reluctant fame in the art world. \nDaniel is neighbors with Celia\, a charismatic but fragile actress. She too experienced youthful fame\, hers in a popular television series\, but saw her life nearly collapse after a series of bad decisions. Now\, a new movie with a notorious director might reignite her career. \nA single mother\, Celia leaves her young son Dean for weeks at a time with her father\, Jack\, who stays at her house while she’s on location. Jack and Daniel strike up a tentative friendship as Dean takes to visiting Daniel’s cottage — but something about Jack seems off. Discomfiting\, strangely intimate\, with flashes of anger balanced by an almost philosophical bent\, Jack is not the harmless grandparent he pretends to be. \nWeaving the idealism and the darkness of the late 1960s\, the glossy surfaces of Los Angeles celebrity today\, and thrumming with the sound of the Grateful Dead\, the mania of Charles Manson and other cults\, and the secrets that both Jack and Daniel have harboured for 50 years\, Thorn Tree is an utterly-compelling novel. \nAt this event\, author Max Ludington will be in conversation with actor\, writer and director Bill Marchant. This event is free\, but please reserve your spot on our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. Books will be on hand for purchase and signing. \nAbout the author: \nMax Ludington’s first novel\, Tiger in a Trance\, was a New York Times Notable book\, and his fiction has appeared in Tin House\, Meridian\, HOW Journal\, Outerbridge\, and On the Rocks: the KGB Bar Fiction Reader. He lives in Brooklyn\, New York and teaches in the writing department at Pratt Institute. \nAbout the moderator: \nBill Marchant is a Vancouver based actor\, writer and director. He’s best known for his work in film and television including the film Corner Office and CBC’s Strange Empire. An award-winning playwright\, memorable productions include Pot Kettle Black and Clown Elections. He currently serves as Creative Specialist at Vancouver Film School where he has taught for the last 27 years. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/thorn-tree-vancouver-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Get LIT: An Evening with Jeff Karp
DESCRIPTION:In the age of convenience\, information overload\, and endless exposure to stimuli\, it’s easy to trudge through the motions of life\, pressured\, distracted and seeking instant gratification. When this way of living becomes the norm\, it can immobilize us\, making it feel impossible to reclaim control of our lives with intention and enthusiasm. \nThere’s another way. Join us at Upstart & Crow on Sunday\, June 9 at 7 p.m. to learn about getting LIT with author\, Harvard Medical School professor and renowned bioinspirationalist\, Jeff Karp. Karp will be in conversation with Upstart & Crow cofounder\, Ian Gill. \nIn his new book\, LIT: Life Ignition Tools: Use Nature’s Playbook to Energize Your Brain\, Spark Ideas and Ignite Action (William Morrow)\, Karp teaches us to harness the vital wisdom and power of nature to place us into a lit state. Lit is a life magnifier\, a heightened state of awareness that drives curiosity\, connection\, and energy. In short: being lit takes us off autopilot and helps us stay alert\, present\, and fully engaged. \nDiagnosed with learning differences and ADHD at a young age\, Karp persisted through nearly insurmountable struggles. After discovering that he could think about thinking at age seven\, he became his own science experiment\, tapping into the lit state through trial and error to achieve hyper-awareness and explore his curiosity\, creativity and connection to nature. Decades later\, as a biotech innovator\, husband and father\, lit continues to encourage opportunities for innovation in his professional and personal lives. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. Books will be available for purchase. \nAbout the author: \nJeff Karp\, Ph.D.\, is an acclaimed mentor and biomedical engineering professor at Harvard Medical School and MIT\, a Distinguished Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital\, and a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He has dedicated his research to bioinspired medical problem-solving\, and his lab’s technologies have led to the formation of twelve companies. The technologies they have developed include a tissue glue that can seal holes inside a beating heart; targeted therapy for osteoarthritis\, Crohn’s disease\, and brain disorders; “smart needles” that automatically stop when they reach their target; a nasal spray that neutralizes pathogens; and immunotherapy approaches to annihilate cancer. Dr. Karp is also head of innovation at Geoversity\, Nature’s University\, a rainforest conservancy located in one of the top biodiversity hotspots in the world. He was selected as the Outstanding Faculty Undergraduate Mentor among all faculty at MIT and the top graduate student mentor of Harvard-MIT students. Dr. Karp lives in Brookline\, Massachusetts\, with his wife\, children\, and two Cavalier King Charles spaniels. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/get-lit-an-evening-with-jeff-karp/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Monia Mazigh
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, May 25 at 6 p.m. for an evening with Monia Mazigh\, author of Gendered Islamophobia: My Journey With a Scar(f)\, a memoir that was shortlisted for the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award for Nonfiction. \nThe book describes the author’s struggles as a hijab-wearing Muslim woman\, who was born and raised in Tunisia\, where she attended university before coming to Quebec as an immigrant. It is “as revelatory as it is trenchant\, and it is likewise a call to action against an insidious and nuanced kind of injustice\,” according to a Quill & Quire review. \nAt this event\, we’ll hear a reading from Mazigh\, followed by a conversation between her and Libby Davies\, former Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite as capacity is limited. Books will be available for purchase. \nAbout the author: \nMonia Mazigh was born and raised in Tunisia and immigrated to Canada in 1991. She speaks Arabic\, French\, and English fluently and holds a doctorate in finance. Monia was catapulted onto the public stage in 2002 when her husband\, Maher Arar\, was deported to Syria where he was tortured and held without charge for over a year. She campaigned vigorously for her husband’s release and later fought to re-establish his reputation and sought reparations. Her book\, Hope and Despair\, details the account of the family’s ordeal. She is also the author of two novels\, Mirrors and Mirages\, and Hope Has Two Daughters. Another novel\, Farida\, is forthcoming. She lives in Ottawa. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/an-evening-with-monia-mazigh/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Forage Fest! A Book Launch and Tasting Night
DESCRIPTION:Do you love foraging\, or are you foraging-curious? Look no further — we have the event for you. \nJoin us on Friday\, May 24 at 6 p.m. for Forage Fest! At this event\, we’ll celebrate the launch of the new book\, Foraging as a Way of Life: A Year Round Field Guide to Wild Plants\, by Mikaela Cannon (New Society Publishers)\, and also sample locally foraged goods by our friends at Forest for Dinner. \nCannon and Forest for Dinner will share their expertise in what will be an interactive evening of learning and tastiness. We hope you’ll join us! Books and products will be available for sale. This event is free\, but please RSVP for your spot on our Eventbrite page\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nMikaela Cannon facilitates classes\, workshops\, and hikes focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting\, and is passionate about passing on to the next generation the skills and knowledge required to harvest and prepare wild foods. She and her family run a food forest nursery\, grow their own vegetables and strive to improve biodiversity on a small farm in Armstrong\, B.C. \nAbout Forest for Dinner: \nForest for Dinner is a wildcrafting company founded in 2015 by husband and wife Benjamin Patarin and Célia Auclair. They bring high-quality wild food products harvested from the wilderness of Vancouver Island into the retail space and local food and beverage industry. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/forage-fest/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:An Evening With Maria Reva
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, May 23 at 6 p.m. for the first event of the Ukrainian Voices Series — an evening conversation with Maria Reva\, author of the novel\, Good Citizens Need Not Fear\, nominated for the Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in 2020. Reva will be in conversation with Alina Senchenko\, an artist and curator. \nClever and perfectly biting\, Good Citizens depicts the absurdity of life in Ukraine under the Soviet regime as well as the time following its collapse. It chronicles the lives of several unforgettable characters\, all residents of the same apartment building who face different challenging circumstances. \nThis conversation will delve into Reva’s inspirations for the book and the joys and challenges of writing about one’s birthplace from afar. We will also discuss Reva’s past and future works\, the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion\, and the future of Ukrainian literature in the diaspora. \nThis event is free\, but please reserve your spot here as capacity is limited. \nThe event is part of Senchenko’s Ukrainian Day programming\, in partnership with the Maple Hope Foundation\, a Canadian not-for-profit organization committed to helping people suffering from the war in Ukraine. The Ukrainian Voices Series features presentations and discussions of the works of modern Ukrainian writers. \nAbout the author: \nMaria Reva writes fiction and opera libretti. She is the author of Good Citizens Need Not Fear (Doubleday\, Virago\, and Knopf Canada New Face of Fiction\, 2020)\, set in an apartment block in Ukraine. In November 2022\, she was included on the Russian Foreign Ministry’s list of sanctioned Canadian citizens who are forbidden from entering Russia. \nHer writing has appeared in The Atlantic\, McSweeney’s\, The Wall Street Journal\, Granta\, The Best American Short Stories\, and elsewhere. She won a National Magazine Award in 2019 and was a finalist for the Writers’ Trust of Canada 2020 Fiction Prize. \nHer musical collaborations include a script for City Opera Vancouver (“Lost Operas of Mozart\,” 2016) as well as two operas with composer Anna Pidgorna (“Our Trudy\,” commissioned and premiered by Ad Astra Music Festival in Russell\, Kansas\, as well as “Plaything\,” developed by Musique 3 Femmes\, premiered in Berlin at the ufaFabrik in Fall 2022). \nReva was born in Ukraine and grew up in New Westminster\, B.C. She received her MFA from the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. \nAbout the curator: \nAlina Senchenko is a Ukrainian artist and curator living and working in Vancouver on the unceded land of Musqueam\, Tsleil-Waututh\, and the Squamish peoples. With photography as the foundation of her practice\, she seeks to explore the complexity of her immigrant identity\, belonging and displacement within her own experience and globally. Recently\, she has developed an interest in film and video work. \nSenchenko has exhibited locally and internationally: at 560 Gallery (Vancouver) in 2023\, Canton Sardine in 2022 (Vancouver)\, CSA Space in 2019 (Vancouver)\, Art Platform in 2018 (Ukraine)\, Dynamo Art Association in 2017\, PLAZA Projects 2016\, Print Ready VII 2016\, Project Space 2015\, Vancouver Art/Book Fair 2015\, Access Gallery 2014\, and Square Project 2014 (Vancouver). In 2021\, she curated the Solidarity Print Sale exhibition and fundraiser as well as Ukrainian Days\, which included the film series “Witnessing Change: Ukrainian Cinema at the Time of Turmoil” in 2023 at The Cinematheque and Her Presence (Womanhood in Ukraine) exhibition in 2024 at CSA space. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/a-night-with-maria-reva/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Midlife No. 2: Vancouver Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Sunday\, May 19 at 6 p.m. for readings from Midlife No. 2\, the second and final anthology on midlife — in all its glories and woes — by a group of authors who are all 1990s-era alumni from the Gateway student newspaper at the University of Alberta. \nThe book is a “pandemic project of former colleagues coming back together in midlife and ruminating and telling stories and getting real.” Volume 1 sold out at Upstart & Crow last year\, and we expect this one to be a big hit\, too. \nAt this Vancouver launch\, we’ll hear from the book’s co-editors Sarah Chan and Jhenifer Pabillano\, as well as Vancouver-based contributors Erika Thorkelson\, Kate Rossiter\, Iva Cheung and David Zeibin. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite page\, as capacity is limited. Books will be on hand for purchase. \nAbout the editors: \nSarah Chan (MA) is a musician & writer\, teacher\, social advocate\, yoga toddler (RYT-200)\, and mother of two. She operates a private piano studio\, seeing over 30 students every week. \nJhenifer Pabillano\, PMP\, is the co-publisher and co-editor of the Midlife anthologies. In her day job\, she is a Project Manager with the City of Vancouver\, working on strategic corporate projects for the City’s Engineering Services department. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/midlife-no-2-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Sex and Swiping: A Dual Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, May 16 at 6 p.m. for a fascinating evening of sex talk! We’ll be joined by sociologist Tina Fetner and anthropologist Treena Orchard\, authors of two brand-new books on the subjects. The night will be moderated by author Mandy Len Catron. \nExpect readings\, Q&As\, and some fun giveaways! \nTina Fetner’s book\, Sex in Canada: The Who\, Why\, When and How of Getting Down Up North\, pulls the covers off Canadians’ sex lives\, examining what we do\, how often\, and with whom. It reveals Canadians’ sexual behaviour using a one-of-a-kind social science survey and gives us a glimpse into our bedrooms\, breaking through myths about our sexuality with frank talk\, solid data\, and a sense of humour. \nTreena Orchard’s book\, Sticky\, Sexy\, Sad: Swipe Culture and the Darker Side of Dating Apps\, is a memoir of online dating. It draws on Orchard’s skills as an anthropologist who studies sexuality\, and her experience as a sex-positive feminist\, to explore what it feels like to want love while also resisting the addictive pull of platforms designed to make us swipe-dependent. It is a riveting and inspiring guide to staying true to ourselves amid the digitization of love in the 21st century. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nTina Fetner is professor of sociology at McMaster University. She is the author of How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism. \nTreena Orchard is an anthropologist and associate professor in the School of Health Studies at Western University. She researches and engages in activist debates about sexuality\, gender\, and health among diverse cultural and digital communities. Deeply committed to public scholarship\, she regularly writes for and is featured in leading online publications\, including Cosmopolitan\, Men’s Health\, and The Conversation. \nAbout the moderator: \nMandy Len Catron is the author of the critically acclaimed essay collection How to Fall in Love with Anyone. The book was listed for the 2018 RBC Taylor Prize and the Kobo Emerging Writer Award. Her writing can be found in The New York Times\, The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, The Rumpus\, Catapult\, and The Walrus as well as other newspapers\, literary journals\, and anthologies. Her essays and talks have been translated into more than 30 languages. You can find her newsletter on loneliness and belonging at The Loneliness Project on Substack. She is a faculty member in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/sex-and-swiping-a-dual-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:P.S. Do Better: Community Advocacy Night (May)
DESCRIPTION:NEXT EVENT: Wednesday\, May 1\, 6 to 8 p.m. \nJoin us for our monthly community advocacy night\, where we open our studio doors and gather to write letters\, read and reflect on public issues. It’s free and open to all\, no RSVP required. We welcome anyone who wants to write to their elected leaders calling for any kind of social change\, or practice writing scripts for calling their politicians directly\, or simply read and reflect with intention. \nThese are times of crisis and upheaval. We’re seeing genocides perpetrated\, inequality on the rise\, and climate disaster unchecked by leaders. We know that in such days\, gathering together with others committed to change is an important part of maintaining resilience and doing our part to make the world as it could be. \nBring your own computer\, but we provide pens\, paper\, envelopes and stamps as needed. You are welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks into the studio. \nWe hope this will be a way for folks who want to make change to gather and be accountable together. Hope to see you there\, and send any questions to hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/p-s-do-better-community-advocacy-night-march-2/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:These Songs I Know by Heart: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 30 at 7 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of artist Erin Brubacher’s debut novel\, These Songs I Know by Heart\, a thoughtful\, searching work about connection and love in all its many forms. \nBrubacher will be accompanied by Vancouver singer-songwriter Suzie Ungerleider in what will be a joyful night of reading and song! Books will be available for purchase and signing. \nMarried and divorced in her 20s\, looking for friendship in her 30s\, and contemplating pregnancy at 40\, the narrator of These Songs wonders if she’s going through life out of order. But Alice\, The Turtle\, The Kid\, and other beloveds show her that motherhood is more than giving birth\, art is never finished\, and love is not linear. \nThis is a free event\, but please register for your spot on this Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nErin Brubacher is a multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of the poetry collection In the small hours: Thirty-nine months & seven days and co-author of the hybrid\, performance-based book 7th Cousins: An Automythography. Her award-winning work in theatre has taken her to contexts including the National Arts Centre (Ottawa)\, the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto)\, Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico)\, Theater der Welt (Germany)\, and the Edinburgh International Festival (UK). Erin lived in 10 cities before returning to Toronto\, where she makes a home with her husband and four children. \nAbout the musician: \nSuzie Ungerleider (formerly Oh Susanna) is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Vancouver\, B.C. She is a three-time Juno Award nominee. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/these-songs-i-know-by-heart-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Live from Australia: An Evening with Alexis Wright
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a special evening conversation with Alexis Wright\, author of the epic new novel Praiseworthy and “arguably the most important Aboriginal Australian — or simply Australian — writer alive today\,” according to The New York Times. \nIn this intimate virtual event\, hosted by Upstart & Crow cofounder Ian Gill and co-presented with the Vancouver Writers Fest\, readers will be immersed in Wright’s incredible and groundbreaking career as a novelist\, as well as her work as a writer and activist in Australia. \nWright is not alone in thinking that colonialism and its handmaiden\, racism\, is alive and not well in Australia. Recognition and reconciliation hardly scratch the surface of the deep-rooted antipathy and outright fear that non-Indigenous Australians have for First Nations. It’s ugly\, and Wright doesn’t hesitate to tell it like it is. \nGill and Wright will discuss the author’s fourth and latest novel\, Praiseworthy\, an epic that pushes allegory and language to its limit; a unique masterpiece that bends time and reality\, opening new literary vistas; a cry of outrage against oppression and disadvantage; and a fable for the end of days. The novel is a gritty\, gutsy satire about Indigenous people themselves\, but also more unsparingly about small town racists and big talking governments. \nThe plot\, as summarized by publisher New Directions: “In a small town in the north of Australia\, a mysterious cloud heralds both an ecological catastrophe and a gathering of the ancestors. A crazed visionary looks to donkeys to solve the global climate crisis and the economic dependency of the Aboriginal people. \n“His wife\, seeking solace from his madness\, follows the dance of butterflies and scours the internet to find out how her Aboriginal/Chinese family could be repatriated to China. One of their sons\, named Aboriginal Sovereignty\, is determined to commit suicide. The other\, Tommyhawk\, wishes his brother dead so that he can pursue his dream of becoming white and powerful.” \nGet your tickets here. \nTo coincide with the release of Praiseworthy\, New Directions is re-releasing Wright’s 2006 novel Carpentaria\, itself a searing collection of “stories of trouble” that point to an infinite divide in which\, “in the end\, black and white were both crawling on the ground in reconciliation. Both saying they were plain jack of each other.” \nCanadians have much to learn from this most perceptive and fearless commentator and chronicler of “country\,” the only reliable source of solace for a people who are living in a made up country rendered unrecognizable and irreconcilable to those who have lived there since time out of mind. \nThis event is Wright’s only launch event for Canadian readers. It is virtual and open to anyone\, and there are three ticket options: \n$35 — Ticket + copy of book (pickup at our Granville Island studio\, or shipping option)\n$10 — Ticket + support our initiatives and Thistalalh Library\, an Indigenous library in Heiltsuk territory on the Central Coast of B.C.\n$0 — Ticket only. \nGet your tickets here. \nThank you to the Vancouver Writers Fest and New Directions Publishing for partnering with us on this event. \nMore about the author: \nAlexis Wright\, called “a towering figure of letters” by the New York Times\, is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book\, she has published three works of non-fiction: Take Power\, an oral history of the Central Land Council; Grog War\, a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory; and Tracker\, an award-winning collective memoir of Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth. Her work has been translated into Chinese\, Polish\, French and Italian. She held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne between 2017-2022. Wright is the only author to win both the Miles Franklin Award (in 2007 for Carpentaria) and the Stella Prize (in 2018 for Tracker). \nMore about the host: \nIan Gill is an Australian-born journalist\, author\, conservationist and bookseller. He is co-creator of Salmon Nation\, and co-owner of the independent Vancouver literary arts studio Upstart & Crow. He divides his time between unceded ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ (Tla-o-qui-aht) territory off the west coast of Vancouver Island\, and the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.\n\nPraise for Praiseworthy: \n“A shimmering vision of the legacy of colonialism in Australia\, and the reasons for optimism in hoping for greater justice and autonomy for its Indigenous peoples.” — Kirkus Reviews \n“This freewheeling and heartbreaking masterpiece from Aboriginal Australian author Alexis Wright brims with the magic of myth and the painful realities of present-day climate change. At once lush and relentless\, Wright’s looping tale combines magical realism\, absurdism\, and maximalism in a rich depiction of contemporary Aboriginal life. This is unforgettable.” — Publishers Weekly (starred) \n“I’m awed by the range\, experiment and political intelligence of Wright’s work: she is vital on the subject of land and people.” — Robert Macfarlane\, The New York Times Book Review
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/live-from-australia-an-evening-with-alexis-wright/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:All Things Seen and Unseen: Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, April 23 for an evening celebration to launch All Things Seen and Unseen\, the debut novel by RJ McDaniel\, published by ECW Press! \nWe are thrilled to celebrate this excellent emerging writer. McDaniel was our 2023 Writer in Residence at Upstart & Crow\, and we couldn’t be more excited for them as they launch their first major work into the world. \nAll Things Seen and Unseen is a queer/racial modern gothic horror. Protagonist Alex\, after a period in rehab\, is kicked out of school and student housing\, leaving her homeless. She gets a job house-sitting in a large home on a small island and must try to survive as an outsider in a remote\, insular community\, living through the trauma she has repressed to survive. \nThis event is free\, and books will be for sale. The author will do a reading and then converse about the work with Sofia Osborne\, a writer\, editor and audio producer. Capacity is limited\, so please RSVP for your spot here. \nAbout the author: \nRJ McDaniel is a writer\, at least for now. Their essays on baseball and other topics have been featured in Catapult\, PRISM\, and VICE Sports\, among others. They live in Vancouver. This is their debut novel. \nAbout the moderator: \nSofia Osborne is a writer\, editor and audio producer. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Her journalism\, essays\, and fiction have appeared in Maisonneuve\, the Tyee\, the Narwhal\, This Magazine\, and more. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/all-things-seen-and-unseen-book-launch/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Pain Project: Book Launch at Persephone Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Saturday\, April 20 at 6 p.m. at Persephone Brewing in Gibsons\, B.C.\, for a special evening honouring the publication of The Pain Project: A Couple’s Story of Confronting Chronic Pain\, the stunning new memoir by Sunshine Coast residents Kara Stanley and Simon Paradis. \nTen years ago\, Simon was in an accident that injured his brain and spinal cord. A decade later\, the two decide to confront Simon’s pain head-on by committing to a personal experiment. For one year\, they will focus on researching\, interviewing experts\, and exploring both new\, and age old\, pain relief strategies. \nAs they navigate a difficult year\, Kara’s tenacity and Simon’s wit shine through in their honest conversations\, insightful journal entries\, and affectionate banter. Throughout\, they seek answers to profound questions about the nature of suffering and pain. \nWhile tackling a difficult subject\, the book is “ironically full of pleasure” and full of “generous\, original insight\,” says author Naomi Klein. Journalist Susan Orlean calls the work “a beautiful\, humane and thoughtful inquiry.” \nHonest\, deeply researched\, insightful\, and ultimately hopeful\, The Pain Project is a must-read for anyone looking for a greater understanding of pain as a phenomenon and in their own lives. \nAt this event\, Kara and Simon will do a reading from the book\, and then discuss their journey in conversation with Persephone founder Brian Smith. \nThis event will take place in Persephone’s fully accessible tasting room. It is free and open to everyone. The Beer Farm’s bookstore\, Upstart Upstairs\, will be selling copies of the book for signing by the authors. \nThank you to the publisher\, Greystone Books\, for its support of this event. \nAbout the authors: \nKara Stanley is the author of Fallen: A Trauma\, a Marriage\, and the Transformative Power of Music and the novel Ghost Warning.  \nSimon Paradis has been a working musician since he was 15. A serious fall in 2008 resulted in life-altering injuries\, but after a long rehabilitation process\, he has returned to music again. \nAbout the moderator: \nBrian Smith is one of the founders of Persephone Brewing Company\, among other social and impact ventures. He currently works with Boann Social Impact helping to deliver the Social Finance Fund. He loves the outdoors\, being in nature and spending time with his three kids\, dog\, and partner Melissa. \nMore about the hosts: \nEstablished in 2012\, Persephone Brewing Co. was created to prove a theory — that beer could fuel positive impact\, including economic development\, food security and community resilience. Together with friends\, partners\, shareholders and team members\, over 10 years it has done that and more. \nCommunity is at the centre of Persephone\, reflected in its tasting room\, pub\, bowling alley\, brand\, growth and customer experience. Persephone offers several venues that are extraordinary spaces for friends and family to come together to connect and grow. \nUpstart & Crow is a not-for-profit literary arts studio and collection of bookstores that champions writers\, readers and stories\, and the role they play in shaping our lives. Upstart Upstairs is the location above Persephone Brewing’s tasting room. \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nPersephone’s tasting room is fully wheelchair accessible. Please contact us for any other access concerns. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/the-pain-project-book-launch-at-persephone-brewing/
LOCATION:Persephone Brewing Co.\, 1053 Stewart Rd.\, Gibsons\, B.C.\, V0N 1V7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Enough’ Launch: An Evening with Dr. Linda Eckert
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of Dr. Linda Eckert’s essential new book\, Enough: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer. \nEnough is “a searing call to arms\, for too many women are dying of cervical cancer when we have the tools to save their lives\,” says New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. The book is a passionate call-to-action to eliminate the 350\,000 needless deaths every year from a deadly but preventable disease\, by combatting healthcare inequities. \nAt this event\, Dr. Eckert will read from her book and then join editor Dana Tye Rally in conversation. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nDr. Linda Eckert is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology with an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Washington and an internationally recognized expert in immunizations and cervical cancer prevention. \nAbout the moderator: \nDana Tye Rally is a Vancouver-area writer\, writing coach\, and editor who had the privilege of working closely with the author prior to publication of this book. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be safe for all. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/enough-launch-an-evening-with-dr-linda-eckert/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:This Is Embarrassing! A Poetry Night with Dina & Daniel
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, April 4 at 7 p.m. for a journey of embarrassments! Dina Del Bucchia and Daniel Zomparelli\, the authors of two brand-new poetry collections with Talonbooks\, will lead us in a discussion about the awkward in modern art. How do we use the thing we dread most to make poetry? Let’s talk about it! \nThe writers will read from their old and more recent work\, along with works of other artists to demonstrate how embarrassment can become fodder for art and comedy. And if you have a poem about embarrassment and want to read it at the event\, please let us know! Email dmzomparelli@gmail.com with your poem to apply. \nLet’s cringe\, enjoy a drink\, and laugh off old embarrassing moments together. We’ll have beer and wine for sale. This event is free\, but please RSVP here as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nDina Del Bucchia is the author of the new poetry collection You’re Gonna Love This (Talonbooks\, 2024)\, the short-story collection Don’t Tell Me What to Do\, and of three other poetry collections: Coping with Emotions and Otters\, Blind Items\, and Rom Com\, the latter written with Daniel Zomparelli. She is an editor of Poetry Is Dead magazine\, the artistic director of the Real Vancouver Writers’ Series\, and a co-host of the podcast Can’t Lit with Jen Sookfong Lee. \nDaniel Zomparelli is the author of the new poetry collection Jump Scare (Talonbooks\, 2024). He is the founder of Poetry Is Dead magazine. His first book of poems\, Davie Street Translations\, was published by Talonbooks in 2012. He is a former co-podcaster at “Can’t Lit” with Dina Del Bucchia\, with whom he co-wrote Rom Com. His collection of short stories\, Everything Is Awful and You’re a Terrible Person\, was nominated for the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize\, won the ReLit Short Fiction Award\, and has been translated into German\, French and Spanish. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/this-is-embarrassing-a-poetry-night-with-dina-and-daniel/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:P.S. Do Better: Community Advocacy Night (March)
DESCRIPTION:NEXT EVENT: Wednesday\, March 27\, 6 to 8 p.m. \nThese are times of crisis and upheaval. We’re seeing genocides perpetrated\, inequality on the rise\, and climate disaster unchecked by leaders. We know that in such days\, gathering together with others committed to change is an important part of maintaining resilience and doing our part to make the world as it could be. \nThat’s why we’re hosting a new monthly evening event\, where we open our studio doors and gather to write letters and work on advocacy. It’s free and open to all\, no RSVP required. We welcome anyone who wants to write to their elected leaders calling for any kind of social change\, or practice writing scripts for calling their politicians directly\, or simply read and reflect with intention. \nBring your own computer\, but we provide pens\, paper\, envelopes and stamps as needed. You are welcome to bring snacks and non-alcoholic drinks into the studio. \nThese are difficult and often lonely times\, and we hope this will be a way for folks who want to make change to gather and be accountable together. Hope to see you there\, and send any questions to hello@upstartandcrow.com.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/p-s-do-better-community-advocacy-night-march/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Here After’ Launch: An Evening with Amy Lin
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, March 26 at 6 p.m. for the Vancouver launch of Amy Lin’s debut book\, Here After\, a poetic\, raw depiction of an unlikely love followed by a dizzying loss. \nKirkus Reviews calls the book a “beautifully visceral and emotionally intimate depiction of young widowhood\,” and we are so excited to share it with you at Upstart & Crow. \nAt this event\, Lin will read from her book and then join author Tara McGuire in conversation. McGuire is the author of Holden After and Before\, a moving meditation on grief. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing. This is a free event\, but please register for your spot at our Eventbrite\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the author: \nAmy Lin lives in Calgary\, Canada where there are two seasons: winter and road construction. She completed her MFA at Warren Wilson College and holds BAs in English Literature and Education.  \nAbout the moderator: \nTara McGuire is a writer\, moderator\, speaker\, voice-over actor\, and former broadcaster. She is a graduate of The Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University and holds an MFA from The School of Creative Writing at The University of British Columbia. She is the author of Holden After and Before. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/here-after-launch-an-evening-with-amy-lin/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:‘Anecdotes’ Launch: An Evening with Kathryn Mockler & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Upstart & Crow on Thursday\, Feb. 29 at 6 p.m. for a lively evening of readings and conversation between four wonderful B.C. writers. \nIn this free event\, hosted by Giller shortlisted writer Kevin Chong\, we’ll toast the launch of Kathryn Mockler’s Anecdotes\, a darkly funny collection of short stories published by our indie press favourite\, Bookhug. And we’ll enjoy readings from amazing fellow writers Shashi Bhat\, Christopher Evans\, Chong and Mockler\, along with great conversation. \nRegister for your free spot here\, as capacity is limited. \nAbout the authors: \nKathryn Mockler is the author of the story collection Anecdotes (Book*hug Press\, 2023)\, five books of poetry\, and several short films and experimental videos. She co-edited the print anthology Watch Your Head: Writers and Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis (Coach House Books\, 2020). She is an assistant professor at the University of Victoria where she teaches screenwriting and fiction. \nKevin Chong is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Guardian\, The Rumpus\, and more. He currently lives in Vancouver and is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia\, Okanagan campus. The Double Life of Benson Yu was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. \nShashi Bhat is the author of the forthcoming story collection Death by a Thousand Cuts\, and the novels The Most Precious Substance on Earth\, a finalist for the 2022 Governor General’s Award for fiction\, and The Family Took Shape\, a finalist for the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award. Bhat is the editor-in-chief of EVENT magazine and teaches creative writing at Douglas College. \nChristopher Evans is a writer and editor\, originally from the lands of the Lkwungen People\, on the traditional territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations\, in Victoria\, B.C. Chris is a former editor for PRISM international magazine and currently teaches creative writing to children. His debut short story collection Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth was published by House of Anansi in 2022. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/anecdotes-launch-an-evening-with-kathryn-mockler-friends/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Sketchbook Practice: A Workshop with Louise Phillips
DESCRIPTION:“Sketchbook practice is a wonder. A sketchbook is a portable studio\, a place of exploration\, and a document of discovery. I have filled over 60 sketchbooks. All are different and each has its own charm.” — Louise Phillips \nEnter the world of sketchbooks with artist Louise Phillips in this intimate\, hands-on workshop for newbies and beyond. In a 90-minute workshop\, Louise will show you various sketchbooks\, activities and approaches\, and provide insight into how to maintain your own sketchbook practice over the long term.  \nWe’ll provide pencils and paper. Participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchbooks\, notebooks or journals. You’ll leave the class with your own sketchbook practice zines. \n\n\n\n\nThis workshop takes place on Saturday\, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. The cost is $20\, which includes materials and teacher fee. There are 10 spots available. Register here. \nAbout your workshop teacher: \nLouise Phillips is a multidisciplinary artist working in Vancouver\, B.C. Her exhibit\, “found and made: altered books celebrating writers\, books and making\,” is currently on display at Upstart & Crow. \nCheck out her sketchbook pages here. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThis workshop takes place in our upper mezzanine while the store is open\, so there will be some minor ambient noise in the background. There is a set of 12 stairs to reach the upper mezzanine\, and unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. If you would like to attend but require accommodations\, please contact us and we’ll strive to find a solution for you. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/sketchbook-practice-a-workshop-with-louise-phillips/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Writing Climate Change and Social Justice: A Workshop with Renee Sarojini Saklikar
DESCRIPTION:Join award-winning writer Renee Sarojini Saklikar at Upstart & Crow on Thursday\, Feb. 22 for a free creative writing workshop focused on exploring and processing your reactions to climate change and social justice concerns through writing. \nThis intimate workshop invites readers and writers into a pause moment to process the “unprecedented” by working through a cross-genre (creative non-fiction; fiction; poetry) series of guided writing prompts and discussion. Bring your laptop and/or your journal/pens/pencils\, and an open mind and heart. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nTips and prompts on how to creatively respond\, in writing\, to climate change and social justice concerns.\nSuggestions for world-building\, “dream storming” written ideas\, character building\, and an introduction to epic fantasy in verse.\nCreative tips on how to sustain writing practice through self-care journalling\, movement and social connections.\n\nThere are only 10 spots available for this free workshop\, so don’t delay. Reserve your spot here. \nAbout your workshop teacher: \nRenée Sarojini Saklikar is the author of five books\, including the award-winning Children of Air India and Listening to the Bees\, with essays and short fiction appearing in literary magazines and anthologies\, including Exile Editions\, Chatelaine\, The Capilano Review\, and Pulp Literature. The latest volume of her epic fantasy in verse is Bramah’s Quest (Nightwood Editions\, 2023). She was the poet laureate of the City of Surrey (2015-2018) and teaches creative writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. \nThis workshop is possible thanks to funding from the League of Canadian Poets. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThis workshop takes place in our upper mezzanine while the store is open\, so there will be some minor ambient noise in the background. There is a set of 12 stairs to reach the upper mezzanine\, and unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. If you would like to attend but require accommodations\, please contact us and we’ll strive to find a solution for you. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/writing-climate-change-and-social-justice-a-workshop-with-renee-sarojini-saklikar/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Let It Go: An Evening with Chelene Knight
DESCRIPTION:Let’s talk about joy! Join us the evening of Sunday\, Feb. 18 as we celebrate the latest release from the prolific and ever-amazing writer\, Chelene Knight. Her new book\, Let It Go: Free Yourself from Old Beliefs and Find a New Path to Joy\, is a candid and essential book that will guide the reader to carve a new path to joy as unique as each individual.  \nLet It Go draws on personal experience and the advice of leaders from various Black communities to share hard-won tools for joy-discovery — tools such as how to say no with love; how to call back activities that feel good; how to reshape communication with those closest to you; how to revise language; and most of all\, how to learn to let go to redefine what we think joy is. \nOrganized around the seasons and the natural cycle of reflection and renewal\, Let It Go showcases\, through conversation and solitary reflection\, the broad spectrum of Black realities and reveals the colourful kaleidoscope of joy and your own ways to find it. \n\nIn this free event\, Knight will be joined by the wonderful poet (and Upstart & Crow staffer) Franz\, in a conversation about the origins of the book\, how joy manifests in our lives\, and how to move through the world while being more deliberate about how we release energy and cultivate joy. \nPlease register for your spot on our Eventbrite page\, as capacity is limited. We will have books for sale and signing! \n\n\nMore about Chelene Knight: \nChelene Knight is the author of the novel Junie\, which was longlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction; the memoir Dear Current Occupant\, winner of the 2018 Vancouver Book Award and longlisted for the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature; and Braided Skin. Her essays have appeared in multiple Canadian and American publications. Previously the managing editor at Room magazine and the director of the Growing Room Festival in Vancouver\, Knight has also worked as a poetry professor at the University of Toronto and the University of British Columbia and as a literary agent at the Transatlantic Agency. Knight has now founded her own literary studio\, Breathing Space Creative\, through which she’s launched the Forever Writers Club\, a membership for writers focused on creative sustainability; the Thrive coaching program; and the Rise author care program. \nMore about Upstart & Crow:\n\nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe. Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/let-it-go-an-evening-with-chelene-knight/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Top Shelf: Volume 3
DESCRIPTION:Haters will say winter is dark and dreary\, but the silver lining of those early sunsets? More time to curl up and read — in bed\, by fire\, or sprawled out on the couch in unergonomic bliss. Whatever your style\, you’re invited to join the Friend Public Library and Upstart & Crow for Top Shelf Vol. 3 to celebrate the longest reading nights of the year. \nJoin us for a sparkly evening of delicious cocktails\, great reads\, and impeccable company. We’ve crafted a literary menu quite likely to include your new favourite book\, or at least one that you’ll be proud to wrap up and re-gift when you’re done with it. While perusing\, enjoy some snacks and tunes\, make a new friend by the Dystopia shelf\, and cosplay as Hugh Grant in Notting Hill by offering your own recommendation to a charming stranger. Why not! \nAs always\, we’ll be offering tasty pairings of books and hand-crafted cocktails from the good folks at Please! to delight all your senses at once. Our book sommeliers are available for tailored recommendations and literary matchmaking. We’re holding two 90-minute “seatings” on Dec. 8. Choose your time slot of either 6 or 8 p.m. \nGet tickets here. \nTickets include: \n— A freshly bottled cocktail from the good people at Please! Beverage Co.\n— A $25 gift certificate towards Upstart & Crow purchases\n— Book recommendations for everyone on your holiday list\n— The opportunity to browse this “literary living room” on a cozy winter evening \nMeet your Book Sommeliers: \nRobyn Smith is the creative and operations director of Upstart & Crow.\nMichelle Cyca is a freelance journalist and avid library patron.\nMegan Lau is your resident nonfiction aficionado and culture nerd.\nLizzy Karp loves to share links\, music\, wine and book recommendations. You may know her from gatherings that feature live stories\, films\, food\, music and dancing. \nMore about Upstart & Crow: \nLocated on Granville Island\, Upstart & Crow is a literary arts studio for curious readers and creative storytellers alike. We are international in our outlook\, and local in our sensibilities. We create opportunities to surface new talent and champion bold ideas through events\, workshops\, literary launches\, unique partnerships — and yes\, we also sell books! \nHealth precautions: \nWe want this event to be fun and safe! Masks are welcome\, though we won’t enforce them. We hope that folks who come will be vaccinated and boosted and will stay home if they feel ill. \nAccessibility: \nThe main studio of our shop is accessible for folks with mobility aids\, though there is a small mezzanine with stairs where the bar will be located. Staff will be happy to bring drinks to guests not able to access the mezzanine. All books and merchandise are on the main floor. There is a washroom on the main floor available for attendees. \nCapacity: \nWe have limited each “seating” to 25 to ensure ample space for folks to browse and enjoy. \nQuestions: hello@upstartandcrow.com
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/top-shelf-volume-3/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Memoir Writing: How to Piece Together the Past
DESCRIPTION:**This event is sold out! Join the waitlist by emailing hello[@]upstartandcrow.com.\n\nHow do you write a memoir about something you don’t quite remember? Learn how to find your memories in the fragments that remain in this free and intimate writing workshop with Upstart & Crow’s 2023 Writer in Residence\, RJ McDaniel. \nAs a teenager\, McDaniel was admitted eight times at four different hospitals around Metro Vancouver. Ever since then\, they’ve been writing around the experiences of that year in fiction\, essays\, plays\, and even comics — but never addressing it at length. To write a memoir\, you need to remember what happened. And whenever RJ tried to access memories of that time\, it came in decontextualized bits and pieces\, impossible to shape into a coherent narrative. \nIn this event\, as part of Upstart & Crow’s Stories from Here Writers Residency\, RJ will dive into the process of how they pieced together untitled Google docs\, hospital records\, random notebook scrawlings\, Facebook Messenger archives\, and half-remembered events to create a memoir of fragmentation\, confusion and competing narratives of truth.  \nThey’ll also read excerpts from the memoir\, and discuss how their time in residence facilitated the creation of a project that has been germinating for almost a decade. \nThis workshop is free and open to all\, but please register at our Eventbrite as capacity is limited. Our studio space is wheelchair accessible. As of now\, this workshop is available in-person only. Please email us if you have any accessibility requests. \nMuch gratitude to the City of Vancouver for funding our 2023 writer’s residency.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/memoir-writing-workshop-how-to-piece-together-the-past/
LOCATION:Upstart & Crow Studio\, 1387 Railspur Alley\, Granville Island\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Strandings: A Conversation with Peter Riley
DESCRIPTION:Calling all lovers of whales\, genre-defying books\, and conversations about culture\, climate and psychology! You’re invited to join our virtual event with Peter Riley\, the author of the brilliant new work\, Strandings\, and Upstart & Crow cofounder Zoe Grams. \nSettle into a cozy seat at home for a wide-ranging\, thoughtful discussion about a book as enthralling as it is original. \nThis event takes place at 10 a.m. PST (B.C. viewers)\, or 6 p.m. GMT (U.K. viewers). \nIn Strandings\, author Riley reveals the secretive world of whale scavengers — people who descend on whales that have washed ashore to take its parts. Some scavengers are driven by magical beliefs. Some are motivated by profit: there is a black market for everything from ambergris to whaletooth sex toys. But for others\, the need goes much deeper. \nIn the book\, and in this conversation\, the fate of whales becomes a metaphor for our greed and continued disconnection to nature. Through stories of whale migration and discovery\, we begin to better understand our own history — and future. As Philip Hoare explains\, “I doubt anyone will ever match Strandings for its absolute\, engulfing\, and brilliantly enlivening whaleheadedness.” \nRegister for a free ticket here. This event will be recorded\, and there will be time for audience questions. \nWe are pleased to co-host this event with Bookbag\, an independent bookshop in Exeter\, Devon. They stock a select range of books with a local/global feel\, pair books with music\, and run a range of events from author talks to a book and film club and open mic poetry. Based in the U.K.’s far southwest\, close to countryside\, moor\, national park\, sea\, and ocean\, they have an abundance of nature writers near by.
URL:https://upstartandcrow.com/event/strandings-a-conversation-with-peter-riley/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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