Brad Hornick 
Mark your calendars! With the 2025 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival just a few months away, we are ready to unveil the exciting details of this year’s event. After nearly a year of dedicated planning, the Festival Committee is proud to present a lineup that promises to captivate, inspire, and engage our community … Read more
PLEASE JOIN US for an early Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival three-part special event on Saturday, May 20 in honour of the 30th anniversary of Abraxas, Denman Island’s independent bookstore. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE! Denman Island’s independent bookstore, Abraxas, is celebrating its 30th anniversary on May 20th, 2023, with a series of events that … Read more
by Stewart Goodings As well as the solo sessions, Main Stage panels, and five day intensive The Writing Week, Denman’s Readers and Writers Festival always offers small group workshops for attendees who want to devote 3 hours to a particular topic. This year, four workshops will be presented—three by invited authors Tsering Yangzom Lama, Susan … Read more
Spoken Word and Storytelling at the Denman Hall With Shane Koyczan and Alessandra Naccarato Get Your Tickets Here The Readers and Writers Festival invites you to attend a night of storytelling and spoken word performance that will not just entertain you but also crack open your heart, engage your mind, and rev you up with … Read more
PLEASE JOIN US for an early Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival three-part special event on Saturday, May 20 in honour of the 30th anniversary of Abraxas, Denman Island’s independent bookstore Part 1: The History of Abraxas Books, a 15-minute skit animating Abraxas’s history through characterizations of the bookstore’s owners throughout the years, by Tachi … Read more