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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, Oct 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Oct 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Oct 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Oct 31 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Nov 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Nov 02 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Nov 03 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

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

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

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

Thu, Oct 31, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

Fri, Nov 01, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Room 137

Fri, Nov 01, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Room 136 ,City Centre Room 127

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

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

Sat, Nov 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127
Registration is now closed

Sat, Nov 02, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Sat, Nov 02, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
City Centre Room 127
This event is full

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

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

Mon, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
City Centre Room 127

Mon, Nov 04, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Board Room

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

Mon, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

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

Tue, Nov 05, 10:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Room 127

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

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

Wed, Nov 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Nov 06, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 137

Wed, Nov 06, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

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

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

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

Thu, Nov 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 07, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 07, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
City Centre Room 127

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

Fri, Nov 08, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Fri, Nov 08, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, Nov 09, 1:30pm - 2:45pm
City Centre Room 127
This event is full

Sat, Nov 09, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

Tue, Nov 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Tue, Nov 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

Wed, Nov 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Nov 13, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Nov 13, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 14, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Nov 14, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, Nov 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Nov 15, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sun, Nov 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Nov 18, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Nov 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
City Centre Room 127

Mon, Nov 18, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Nov 18, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Tue, Nov 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 19, 10:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Tue, Nov 19, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Tue, Nov 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Nov 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Nov 20, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 137

Wed, Nov 20, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Thu, Nov 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 21, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Nov 21, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, Nov 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Nov 22, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 23, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, Nov 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sun, Nov 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Nov 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Nov 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
City Centre Room 127

Mon, Nov 25, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Nov 26, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Nov 27, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Nov 27, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 28, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 28, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, Nov 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, Nov 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, Nov 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, Nov 29, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

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