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Lost (and Found) in Translation

Tri-Cities Writers Festival

2025-05-30 13:00:00 2025-05-30 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Lost (and Found) in Translation Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Friday, May 30
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-30 13:00:00 2025-05-30 14:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Lost (and Found) in Translation Hear from Yilin Wang, a writer, poet, and Chinese-English translator, during this in-person author talk at the Tri-Cities Writers Festival. Branch - City Centre - City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Branch - City Centre

City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Hear from Yilin Wang, a writer, poet, and Chinese-English translator, during this in-person author talk at the Tri-Cities Writers Festival.

The author talk will be followed by a Q&A period.

No registration required, just drop-in.

The Tri-Cities Writers Festival acknowledges the funding support of the League of Canadian Poets and Canada Council for the Arts.

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


YILIN WANG (she/they) is a Chinese diaspora writer, poet, and Chinese-English translator. Her debut book The Lantern and the Night Moths (Invisible Publishing, 2024) is the first book of translations from Chinese and from any Asian language to win the John Glassco Translation Prize from the Literary Translators Association of Canada in the 40 year history of the prize. Her writing and translations have appeared in Clarkesworld, Fantasy Magazine, Room, Canthius, Arc Poetry Magazine, Words Without Borders, The Tyee, the anthology The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories (TorDotCom 2022), and elsewhere. She has won the Foster Poetry Prize, the Dwarf Stars Award, and the ALTA Travel Fellowship, and been a finalist for Canada’s National Magazine Award, the CBC Poetry Prize, and the Aurora Award. She is a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop.

Find out more at www.yilinwang.com 

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

EVENT TYPE: | Teen Program | Adult Program |

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Branch - City Centre

Phone: 604-554-7323

Hours
Mon, Apr 21 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Tue, Apr 22 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 23 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Apr 24 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Apr 25 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Apr 26 10:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 27 10:00AM to 5:00PM

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Upcoming events

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

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

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

Thu, Apr 24, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Fri, Apr 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

Fri, Apr 25, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

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

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

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

Sun, Apr 27, 1:30pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, Apr 28, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127

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

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

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

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

Mon, Apr 28, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Mon, Apr 28, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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

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

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

Tue, Apr 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, Apr 29, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, Apr 30, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, Apr 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, Apr 30, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127

Thu, May 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 01, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 01, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, May 01, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Thu, May 01, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Fri, May 02, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, May 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Fri, May 02, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Board Room

Fri, May 02, 3:45pm - 4:30pm
City Centre Room 137

Sat, May 03, 10:00am - 5:00pm
Front foyer

Sat, May 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, May 03, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, May 03, 11:00am - 3:45pm
A/B Building Atrium

Sun, May 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 05, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127

Mon, May 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 05, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 05, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Board Room

Mon, May 05, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 05, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
City Centre Room 137
This event is full

Tue, May 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Tue, May 06, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Room 137

Tue, May 06, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, May 07, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, May 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, May 07, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, May 07, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 08, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 08, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, May 08, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Fri, May 09, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, May 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

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

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

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

Mon, May 12, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Room 127

Mon, May 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 12, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 12, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 12, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
City Centre Room 137
This event is full

Tue, May 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Tue, May 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 13, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, May 14, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, May 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, May 14, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, May 14, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
City Centre Room 127

Thu, May 15, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 15, 11:30am - 12:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, May 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Fri, May 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, May 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab

Sat, May 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Sat, May 17, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Mon, May 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Tue, May 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Board Room
This event is full

Tue, May 20, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, May 21, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Wed, May 21, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Ibex Cafe

Wed, May 21, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
City Centre Room 127

Wed, May 21, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Thu, May 22, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
City Centre Discovery Lab

Thu, May 22, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
City Centre Combined 136 & 137
Registration is now closed

Fri, May 23, 10:00am - 11:30am
City Centre Combined 136 & 137

Fri, May 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
City Centre Discovery Lab