Writer In Residence

Brian Brett

Writer in Residence: Spring 2012
Cortes Island, BC

The VIWF is pleased to announce that  Brian Brett will be Writer in Residence at Cortes Island Elementary Junior Secondary School this spring.

Brian Brett is the award-winning author of Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Urban Life, Uproar's Your Only Music, Coyote and several other books. He inaugurated the B.C. Poetry-In-The-Schools program, introducing children in schools to world poetry for a period of several years, and has taught or given workshops on writing across Canada. In 2005, Brett became the Chair of The Writer's Union of Canada. He currently lives on a farm on Salt Spring Island, BC.

The Writer in Residence program is generously supported by the Michael R. Shaw Foundation and Amazon.ca. 

Amazon.ca is committed to fostering the creation, discussion, and publication of books. A love of reading and an appreciation for people who create good books is integral to Amazon’s community involvement. Thanks to the support of Amazon.ca, the Vancouver International Writers Festival is able to offer additional mentorship between students and authors who have participated in the Writer in Residence program.