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SUMMARY:2026 Fraser Valley Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:2026 Fraser Valley Writers Festival\n\n\nThe Fraser Valley Writ
 ers Festival Returns for 2026\nThe three-day festival of author talks and 
 workshops runs November 5-7.\nAbbotsford\, B.C. — The Fraser Valley Writ
 ers Festival is excited to host ten Canadian authors for a highly-anticipa
 ted celebration of Canadian literature. 2026 marks the festival’s 19th y
 ear of bringing authors and book lovers together for an array of free even
 ts at the University of the Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus.\n\nOn Fri
 day\, Nov. 6th\, the festival will welcome two acclaimed keynote speakers.
  The Honourable Dr. Jody Wilson-Raybould\, former Minister of Justice and 
 Attorney General\, and the author of The Inbetween Leader: Cultivating Cou
 rage and Unity in a Complex World (Greystone Books) will be joined by Just
 in McElroy\, award-winning journalist\, CBC municipal affairs reporter\, a
 nd author of Searching for the Best Place on Earth: 52 Countries in 52 Wee
 ks (Harbour Publishing).\n\nOn Saturday\, Nov. 7th\, attendees will enjoy 
 panels\, workshops\, and live podcast recordings from a lineup of accompli
 shed authors including Governor General’s Award nominee Elizabeth Bachin
 sky\, author of Real Grownup (Nightwood Editions)\, and Dr. Keiko Honda\, 
 recipient of the City of Vancouver's 2014 Remarkable Women award and autho
 r of Words That Last (Caitlin Press). Joining them will be New Westminster
  author Jónína Kirton and Vancouver authors Dina Del Bucchia\, Daniel Zo
 mparelli\, Kevin Spenst\, Renée Sarojini Saklikar\, and Adrick Brock. In 
 addition to these events\, all are invited to a community open mic reading
  on the afternoon of Thursday\, Nov. 5th.\n\nThe festival is free of charg
 e\, however due to limited availability\, attendees are asked to register 
 for event activities via Eventbrite. Keynotes and panels will take place i
 n Building B\, Room 101 of UFV’s Abbotsford campus. For tickets or more 
 information\, please visit https://www.fvwritersfestival.com.\n\nThe Frase
 r Valley Writers Festival (FVWF): Founded in 2007 as the Mission Writers &
 amp\; Readers Festival\, the FVWF has been run by the University of the Fr
 aser Valley\, out of its Abbotsford campus\, since 2017.\nA fact sheet wit
 h details on all our authors\, including full biographies and photos\, is 
 available upon request. To arrange an interview with any of our authors\, 
 or with Festival Artistic Director Rob Taylor\, please contact Marketing a
 nd Logistics Manager Caitlyn Carr at fvwritersfest@ufv.ca.
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