Launched in 2013 and based in Vancouver BC, LiterASIAN is an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop (ACWW). This year's festival theme is"Quiet No More" and will take place entirely online from August 15 to August 30, 2020.
"Creators Against Hate"
Saturday, August 15th, 1.00pm - 2:00pm
Shon Wong
Moderated by Vincent Ternida
"Postcards from the In-Between"
Sunday, August 16, 1.00pm - 3.30pm
Anosh Irani, Fiona Lam, Kevin Kapenda, Rachel D'Sa, Carlo Javier, & Nathalie De Los Santos
Moderated by Julia Lin
From Race, Writing, and Virtual Worlds: how can we counter anti-Asian racism in a virtual world?
Saturday, August 22, 2.00pm - 3.30pm
Kawika Guillermo & Danielle Wong
Moderated by Alyssa Sy de Jesus
Remembering to Celebrate our Chinese Canadian Legacies
Sunday, August 23, 5.00pm - 6.30pm
Winnie Cheung, David Wong, & Marlene Enns
Anthology or Magazine? Writing and Submitting to a Literary Publication
Saturday, August 29, 1.00pm - 2.30pm
Allan Cho & JF Garrard
Books of Inclusion
Sunday, August 30, 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Literary Circle of Asian Books
We are so excited to share these amazing events with you virtually!