The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest Leslie Hurtig previews this year’s festival which begins Monday, 16 October 2023 (and runs until Sunday, 22 October 2023), with Joseph Planta.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

It’s always good to have Leslie Hurtig on the program. The artistic director of the Vancouver Writers Fest is back to preview this year’s festival, which starts Monday, 16 October 2023. There are all sorts of events for all sorts of readers, and I’ll get Leslie to tell us some of the things she’s looking forward to. And I’ll do the same, what with all the authors who’ve come through the podcast over the year, who’ll also find themselves in Vancouver between Monday and Sunday, 22 October 2023. And as ever, there are some events that are sold out, but always call the box office because tickets usually come up for sale. I’ll ask Leslie now about the role of artistic director, and the part the guest curator has in the programming of a festival. This year, Elamin Abdelmahmoud is on board, while Jillian Christmas is back curating the spoken word programming. We’ll talk about the digital component to the festival and more. Visit www.writersfest.bc.ca for tickets and information. We taped this interview a week and a half ago. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Leslie Hurtig; Ms. Hurtig, good morning.

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