Victoria Festival of Authors-Immaculate History

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Moderator | Robert Wiersema

Follow us down the rabbit hole of what did happen, what could have happened, and what could only happen in the minds of creatives. Victoria author Steven Price’s third novel, Lampedusa, is based on the latter years and final work of Italian novelist Giuseppe Tomasi.

Erin Mouré’s new collection of poetry, The Elements, brings together early nineteenth-century Galicia and her father’s more recent experience of dementia.

In Agnes, Murderess graphic novelist Sarah Leavitt creates a new backstory for a legendary goldrush-era serial killer.

Join us for a multi-genre discussion of the past as a shape for considering unexpected parallels, and the process of creating art in which historical accuracies and deliberate inaccuracies can be equally fruitful starting points.

It’s happening! The fourth annual Victoria Festival of Authors launches October 2019 with a fantastic lineup of local and national authors. Join us for seven days of readers and writers celebrating words and engaging with ideas. Listen to inspiring readings, check out the diverse voices on discussion panels, and attend workshops to develop your own craft.

Connect, Celebrate, Inspire
The Victoria Festival of Authors celebrates great books, great writers, and great readers. We’re here to connect book-makers and book lovers. The Victoria Festival of Authors hosts readings and discussions, as well as workshops and master classes, to inspire both developing and established writers.Authors from across the country share their writing, their ideas, and writing techniques at the annual Victoria Festival of Authors each September. Between festivals, local and visiting authors read at regular salons, and coach writers of all levels in our inspirational island city.The Victoria Festival of Authors embraces poets, fiction and creative non-fiction writers, and other storytellers who come from a spectrum of communities and from all levels of a writing career.We are a community-based group devoted to literature in its many forms. The not-for-profit Victoria Festival of Authors Society incorporated in 2016, to bring sustainability to the ongoing efforts of the Festival.