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SUMMARY:2026 Fraser Valley Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Fraser Valley Writers Festival Returns for 2026\nThe thre
 e-day festival of author talks and workshops runs November 5-7.\nAbbotsfor
 d\, B.C. — The Fraser Valley Writers Festival is excited to host ten Can
 adian authors for a highly-anticipated celebration of Canadian literature.
  2026 marks the festival’s 19th year of bringing authors and book lovers
  together for an array of free events at the University of the Fraser Vall
 ey’s Abbotsford campus.\n\nOn Friday\, Nov. 6th\, the festival will welc
 ome two acclaimed keynote speakers. The Honourable Dr. Jody Wilson-Rayboul
 d\, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General\, and the author of Th
 e Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Courage and Unity in a Complex World (Grey
 stone Books) will be joined by Justin McElroy\, award-winning journalist\,
  CBC municipal affairs reporter\, and author of Searching for the Best Pla
 ce on Earth: 52 Countries in 52 Weeks (Harbour Publishing).\n\nOn Saturday
 \, Nov. 7th\, attendees will enjoy panels\, workshops\, and live podcast r
 ecordings from a lineup of accomplished authors including Governor General
 ’s Award nominee Elizabeth Bachinsky\, author of Real Grownup (Nightwood
  Editions)\, and Dr. Keiko Honda\, recipient of the City of Vancouver's 20
 14 Remarkable Women award and author of Words That Last (Caitlin Press). J
 oining them will be New Westminster author Jónína Kirton and Vancouver a
 uthors Dina Del Bucchia\, Daniel Zomparelli\, Kevin Spenst\, Renée Saroji
 ni Saklikar\, and Adrick Brock. In addition to these events\, all are invi
 ted to a community open mic reading on the afternoon of Thursday\, Nov. 5t
 h.\n\nThe festival is free of charge\, however due to limited availability
 \, attendees are asked to register for event activities via Eventbrite. Ke
 ynotes and panels will take place in Building B\, Room 101 of UFV’s Abbo
 tsford campus. For tickets or more information\, please visit https://www.
 fvwritersfestival.com.\n\nThe Fraser Valley Writers Festival (FVWF): Found
 ed in 2007 as the Mission Writers &amp\; Readers Festival\, the FVWF has b
 een run by the University of the Fraser Valley\, out of its Abbotsford cam
 pus\, since 2017.\nA fact sheet with details on all our authors\, includin
 g full biographies and photos\, is available upon request. To arrange an i
 nterview with any of our authors\, or with Festival Artistic Director Rob 
 Taylor\, please contact Marketing and Logistics Manager Caitlyn Carr at fv
 writersfest@ufv.ca.
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