‘Here After’ Launch: An Evening with Amy Lin
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. Kirkus Reviews calls the book a “beautifully visceral and emotionally intimate depiction of young widowhood,” and we are so excited to share it ...read more
Tuesday, Mar 26 Upstart & Crow Studio
‘Anecdotes’ Launch: An Evening with Kathryn Mockler & Friends
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. In 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 ...read more
Thursday, Feb 29 Upstart & Crow Studio
Sketchbook Practice: A Workshop with Louise Phillips
“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 Enter the world of sketchbooks with artist Louise Phillips in this intimate, hands-on workshop for newbies and beyond. In ...read more
Saturday, Feb 24 Upstart & Crow Studio
Writing Climate Change and Social Justice: A Workshop with Renee Sarojini Saklikar
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. This intimate workshop invites readers and writers into a pause moment to process the “unprecedented” by working through a ...read more
Thursday, Feb 22 Upstart & Crow Studio
Let It Go: An Evening with Chelene Knight
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 ...read more
Sunday, Feb 18 Upstart & Crow Studio
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 ...read more
Friday, Dec 8 Upstart & Crow Studio
Memoir Writing: How to Piece Together the Past
**This event is sold out! Join the waitlist by emailing helloupstartandcrow.com. How 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. As a teenager, McDaniel ...read more
Tuesday, Nov 21 Upstart & Crow Studio
Strandings: A Conversation with Peter Riley
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. Settle into a cozy seat at home for a wide-ranging, thoughtful discussion about a book as enthralling as ...read more
Sunday, Nov 19 Online via Zoom
Poetry Is for Everyone: A Workshop with Kyla Jamieson
**This event is sold out! Join the waitlist by emailing helloupstartandcrow.com. Join us for a two-part virtual poetry workshop series with Kyla Jamieson, hosted by Upstart & Crow. Designed for anyone who wishes to develop or deepen their writing practice, this series will incorporate readings, discussion, writing exercises and reflective journaling to help us attune ...read more
Monday, Nov 13 Online via Zoom
An Evening with Cúagilákv Jessie Housty: Author, Activist and Curator of Thistalalh Library
Join us for an intimate evening and a spirited conversation on Wednesday, Nov. 8 with Jess Housty, a rising literary star and bad-ass activist, mother, organiser, community gardener, land-based educator, librarian and author of a brilliant new book of poems, Crushed Wild Mint (Nightwood Editions). Hear about a unique partnership between Upstart & Crow and ...read more
Wednesday, Nov 8 Upstart & Crow Studio
Canopy of Titans: Tofino Launch
Join us at Little Costa Rica Cafe in Tofino, B.C. to celebrate an essential and critical new book about the Pacific Coastal Temperate rainforest. In Canopy of Titans: The Life and Times of the Great North American Rainforest, authors Paul Koberstein and Jessica Applegate give us both a stunning biography of our part of the ...read more
Saturday, Oct 21 Little Costa Rica Cafe
‘River Mouth’: A Conversation on Liminal Identities
Join us on Saturday, Oct. 21 for an intimate book and panel discussion in honour of River Meets the Sea, a moving new novel about the complex nature of identity by Rachael Moorthy. In this event, Moorthy will be in conversation with writers Junie Desil and karmella benedito de barros, discussing their work and topics such ...read more
Saturday, Oct 21 Upstart & Crow Studio