Category Archives: school visits

CWILLers at WORD Vancouver 2022 Festival!

Posted on August 22, 2022 by CWILL BC admin

The amazing folks at WORD Vancouver Festival have put together over a week of free literary programming this year and we’re celebrating with a giveaway! UPDATE: NOW CLOSED Congrats to our online and day-of prize winners Khatija, Mansoum, and Pamela! … Continue reading →

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World Read Aloud Day 2022

Posted on January 21, 2022 by CWILL BC admin

Join us on February 2, 2022 from 11-11:45 a.m. PST for a free virtual reading and Q&A in support of the 13th annual World Read Aloud Day and don’t forget to enter our giveaways OR book a free mini talk for your school, library or book group! Continue reading →

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Kah-Lan and the Stink-Ink Virtual Book Events

Posted on September 11, 2020 by KarenAutio

“Karen Autio has that great gift, which is to write a gripping story with a streamlined, yet richly specific vocabulary. I so enjoyed the physicality of Kah-Lan’s swimming and diving and grooming. This story of a young sea otter is … Continue reading →

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Wishes Come True at St. Francis Xavier

Posted on December 5, 2016 by CWILL BC admin

Over the past four years, Glen Huser has served as writer-in-residence for grade four classes in a series of pre-Christmas workshops at St. Francis Xavier Elementary in Vancouver. The students develop a story plan which involves deciding on a central … Continue reading →

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START THE PRESSES! – The latest news from CWILL BC writers and illustrators

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dan Bar-el

CWILL Member News for March 2014 Karen Autio’s first picture book GROWING UP IN WILD HORSE CANYON has been accepted for publication by Sono Nis Press. Karen’s Vancouver Island book tour is set for April 7-11, 2014. In her school … Continue reading →

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CWILL BC and Books For Me!

Posted on May 28, 2013 by tanyakyi

CWILL BC has recently partnered with Books for Me!, a charity which collects books from schools, families, community, and business organizations and distributes these books to children who need them. In early January, Books for Me! was able to bring … Continue reading →

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