LiterASIAN

LiterASIAN offers an in-depth glimpse into the Asian-Canadian writing community

By: Kitty Cheung, Peak Associate Now in its seventh year, LiterASIAN is an annual Asian-Canadian writers’ festival. Organized by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW), this year’s festival occurred on September 27 and 28 in Vancouver’s Chinatown with the theme of “Genesis: Writing Life Into Art.” With a $25 festival pass, I was able to attend a series of writing workshops and learn more about Vancouver’s local Asian-Canadian writing community.  The festival opened with a reception hosted at Chinatown House. As I walked into the venue, I was welcomed with ambient guitar melodies from skilled musician Henry Young. The main…

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