Written by Nancy Tinari; copy edited by Meagan Kus
I recently had the privilege of attending three events at the Vancouver Writers Fest on Granville Island. Editors BC has for many years been involved with the Writers Fest. Our team of volunteer editors does all the fact-checking and proofreading of the Festival’s program guide.
Like most of my fellow editors, I’m an avid reader and an aspiring writer, and I never fail to be amazed and inspired by the panels of writers at each event. I’ve chosen to write here about the True to Form session, which focused on short stories. The writers on this panel were David Constantine, Steven Hayward, Greg Hollingshead, and Irina Kovalyova; the panel was expertly moderated by book critic, editor, and writer John Freeman. All of the authors are seasoned short story writers, with the exception of Kovalyova, who has just published her first book (please refer to the program guide to find out more about these writers and their books). More…
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