ASL 2014: Guest Poet, Evelyn Lau

At ASL 2014, participants will get drop-in time with Evelyn Lau, Poet Laureate of Vancouver. Evelyn is author of five books of poetry, two books of non-fiction, two short story collections, and a novel. She has been translated into a dozen languages worldwide.

Apply for this opportunity to work one-on-one with Evelyn.

ASL 2014: Guest Poet, Elizabeth Bachinsky

Elizabeth Bachinsky is the author of five collections of poetry: CURIO (BookThug, 2005), HOME OF SUDDEN SERVICE (Nightwood, 2006), GOD OF MISSED CONNECTIONS (Nightwood, 2009), I DON'T FEEL SO GOOD (BookThug, 2012) and THE HOTTEST SUMMER IN RECORDED HISTORY (Nightwood, 2013). Her poetry has been nominated for awards including the Pat Lowther Award, The Kobzar Literary Award, The George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature, the Governor General's Award for Poetry and the Bronwen Wallace Award, and has appeared in literary journals, anthologies and on film around the world. She was born in Regina, raised in Prince George and Maple Ridge B.C., and now lives in Vancouver where she is an instructor of creative writing and the Editor of EVENT magazine.