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Writers Round Table

Tri-Cities Writers Festival

2024-06-14 19:00:00 2024-06-14 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Writers Round Table Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Friday, June 14
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-06-14 19:00:00 2024-06-14 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Writers Round Table Join the Coquitlam Public Library after hours for a special moderated panel of local authors. Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Branch - City Centre

City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Join the Coquitlam Public Library after hours for a special moderated panel of local authors.

Can't decide on which local author talk to attend during the Tri-Cities Writers Festival? Drop-in to the Library after hours for a unique experience featuring a panel discussion with Iona Whishaw, Harrison Mooney and Kevin Chong. This event will be moderated by local comedian and author Ryan Murphy and is our feature event for our festival. 

This will be a conversation followed by a question and answer period.

No registration required. All ages welcome.

Entry to the event for everyone will start at 6:45 pm. 

For more information about this Tri-Cities Writers Festival event, email ask@coqlibrary.ca.

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RYAN MURPHY is an award-winning writer and editor who has created engaging digital content for some of the largest and most trusted brands in the world including Walt Disney Studios, HBO, and many more.

His critically acclaimed short stories and columns have been published in 21 books and have been featured on more than 170 radio stations and 60 newspapers and magazines across North America. https://www.ryanmurphywrites.com 

HARRISON MOONEY is a best-selling memoirist and award-winning journalist from Abbotsford, British Columbia. His debut memoir, Invisible Boy, was the winner of the 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for nonfiction, and shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Hurston Wright Legacy Award in memoir nonfiction. Harrison's work has appeared in the New York Times, the Vancouver Sun, the Guardian, Yahoo, Maclean's and the Tyee, where his columns appear regularly. He lives in East Vancouver with his family. Learn more about Harrison at https://www.harrisonmooney.ca 

KEVIN CHONG is the author of seven books of fiction and nonfiction, most recently the novel The Double Life of Benson Yu, which was a finalist for the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize and named a Best Book of Canadian Fiction by the CBC. His creative nonfiction and journalism have recently appeared in Time Magazine, Literary Hub, Montecristo, and the Globe and Mail. An associate professor at the UBC Okanagan, he lives in Vancouver with his family. See https://thatkevinchong.com/ for more details about Kevin.

IONA WHISHAW is a former educator and social worker whose mother and grandfather were both spies during their respective wars. She is the award-winning author of the Globe and Mail bestselling Lane Winslow Mystery series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her husband. For more details, visit https://ionawhishaw.ca/ 

AGE GROUP: | Youth (12-18) | Adults (18+) |

EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |

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Branch - City Centre

Phone: 604-554-7323

Hours
Mon, Jul 07 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Jul 08 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Jul 09 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Jul 10 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Jul 11 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 12 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 13 10:00AM to 5:00PM

About the library

The City Centre branch offers:

  • Free wi-fi access, no password required
  • Meeting and study rooms
  • Public computer stations
  • Printing, faxing, scanning, and photocopying
  • Silent study room
  • A Discovery Lab showcasing eResources and lendable technology

Upcoming events

Wed, Jul 09, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 10, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 10, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Jul 10, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 10, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Jul 12, 11:30am - 1:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Sat, Jul 12, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sun, Jul 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sun, Jul 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 14, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
City Centre Room 136

Mon, Jul 14, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
City Centre Room 137
This event is full

Mon, Jul 14, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Mon, Jul 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Tue, Jul 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Jul 16, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 17, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Jul 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Room 127

Cancelled
Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:00am

Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:30am

Sat, Jul 19, 12:00pm - 4:30pm

Sun, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 21, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 21, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
City Centre Room 136

Mon, Jul 21, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
City Centre Room 137
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 22, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Tue, Jul 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 24, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 24, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Jul 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sun, Jul 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 28, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 28, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
City Centre Room 136

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
City Centre Room 137
This event is full

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Jul 29, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Tue, Jul 29, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Jul 30, 1:00pm - 1:45pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Jul 30, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Jul 30, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Jul 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 31, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 31, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Jul 31, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Thu, Jul 31, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Jul 31, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sun, Aug 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Aug 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Aug 04, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Aug 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Aug 05, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Wed, Aug 06, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Aug 07, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Aug 07, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Aug 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Aug 07, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Aug 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Aug 07, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab