Staying Creative: A Workshop with Master Writing Coach Sarah Selecky
How do we cultivate a sustainable writing practice and keep our creative energy alive? Join acclaimed author and master writing coach Sarah Selecky on Tuesday, April 1 at 6:30 p.m. for a meditative writing workshop on maintaining your creative spark. Whether you're beginning your writing journey anew or seeking to deepen your relationship with an ...read more
Tuesday, Apr 1 Upstart & Crow Studio
An Evening with Nalo Hopkinson, Speculative Fiction ‘Grand Master’
Spend an evening with Nalo Hopkinson, the brilliant speculative fiction writer and youngest ever winner of the Science Fiction Writers of America’s Grand Master award. Hear a reading from her latest story collection, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, and take the opportunity to ask her your questions. We’ll have books on hand for sale and signing! ...read more
Wednesday, Mar 12 Upstart & Crow Studio
Translator for a Night: A Workshop with Janet Hong
Translation, often considered an act of literary alchemy, allows beloved texts to live fully in new linguistic and cultural spaces. Yet despite its essential role in the literary world, it’s an art form that many of us who speak only one language have never experienced first-hand. What if you could step into the shoes of ...read more
Tuesday, Mar 11 Upstart & Crow Studio
Windows as Metaphor: A Poetry Workshop with Doretta Lau & Holly Flauto
How might windows serve as a dual metaphor—a lens to the outside world and a mirror reflecting the self? Join writers Doretta Lau and Holly Flauto on Saturday, March 1 at 9am for an immersive poetry workshop on perspective, reflection, and transformation. The barriers we pass through, both in body and in metaphor, can be ...read more
Saturday, Mar 1 Upstart & Crow Studio
Power Metal: Vince Beiser in Conversation with Christopher Pollon
Both the world’s critical transition to renewable energy, along with ever-evolving technology, require massive amounts of metal. And the race to mine it is already spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. for an evening with journalist Vince Beiser, author of the new book Power ...read more
Thursday, Jan 23 Upstart & Crow Studio
Write/Draw: An Integrated Workshop on Noticing
The Write/Draw workshop series is a powerful tool for deepening your creative practice — whether that’s writing, drawing or both. Write/Draw shifts focus from creating a “finished” work of art product to fostering an open, observant mindset. At the heart of the workshops is the idea of "noticing what we notice," where drawing trains the eye to see and ...read more
Sunday, Jan 19 Upstart & Crow Studio
Cemeteries for the Future: A Single-Page Zine Workshop
If the tombstones of your ancestors (chosen or otherwise) asked questions, what would they be? Join us on Thursday, January 16th at 6:30PM for an introductory workshop on zine-making! In this workshop we’ll use the single-page zine to commemorate our big and little griefs and also those we don’t yet know the shape of (grief ...read more
Thursday, Jan 16 Upstart & Crow Studio
Holiday Sip and Shop at Upstart & Crow
Getting all your holiday shopping done in one magical night — cocktail in hand? The dream! Join us on Thursday, Dec. 12 for a sip and shop night at Upstart & Crow. We’ll be fully stocked with the best and buzziest books and gifts for the season, while also offering beautiful cocktails, wine and beer ...read more
Thursday, Dec 12 Upstart & Crow Studio
Join us on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6:30 p.m. to launch Homing, Alice Irene Whittaker’s powerful debut memoir that captures her profound journey from a commuter-lifestyle to a refuge in the woods. Overwhelmed by obsessive productivity and environmental anxiety, recovering perfectionist Alice Irene Whittaker and her family decide to retreat to a cabin in the ...read more
Saturday, Nov 30 Upstart & Crow Studio
‘Upon A Midnight Clear: More Christmas Epiphanies’ Book Launch
Join us on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. to launch Upon A Midnight Clear: More Christmas Epiphanies, edited by acclaimed memoirist JJ Lee. Featuring five writers from Metro Vancouver, this second volume of the Better Next Year non-fiction series collects even more true-life memories of dashed holiday hopes, Christmas catastrophes, and slender, heartbreaking shards of joy. The Tyee said ...read more
Saturday, Nov 16 Upstart & Crow Studio
Party in a Bookshop: An Upstart & Crow Fundraiser
Books, cocktails, and a party in a bookshop? There’s perhaps only one thing better than enjoying this combination: doing so to help a good cause. Get your tickets now for this special event at Upstart & Crow on Thursday, Nov. 7! All proceeds from ticket, drink and book sales will go toward our fall fundraising campaign to ...read more
Thursday, Nov 7 Upstart & Crow Studio
Two Tyee Titans: andrea bennett and Christopher Cheung in Conversation
Join us on Wednesday, November 6 as two staffers at The Tyee, B.C.’s best-read online news source, chat about their newest books! Combining journalism, cultural commentary, and personal reflection, andrea bennett’s Hearty explores appetite and desire in food media, the art of substitution, seed saving, complex societal narratives around health and pleasure, and more. For ...read more
Wednesday, Nov 6 Upstart & Crow Studio