2025

WORDS BY LAURA BUSHEIKIN PHOTOS BY KERRY DAWSON originally published in thecollectivemags.ca   When I sat down to interview Canadian author John Vaillant ahead of his appearance at the 2025 Denman Island Readers and Writers Festival, my first question was blunt: “Why are you here?”   It wasn’t meant to be rude. But let’s face … Read more

Northern Gulf Island the perfect place to leave it all behind By Will Ferguson Published in Zummer Travel September 16, 2025 I’ve come to Denman Island on false pretenses. Although ostensibly here for the annual writers festival, I am in fact on a scouting mission. As the last of our children prepares to move out, … Read more