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Oct 18, 2009: A Tribute to Alice Munro at Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by BCXS.

The Vancouver International Writers Festival presents

Richard Ford, Alistair MacLeod, Amit Chaudhuri, Joan London and Elizabeth Strout
A Tribute to Alice Munro

On Sunday, October 18, the Vancouver International Writers Festival presents a special tribute to Alice Munro. Five internationally-acclaimed authors Richard Ford, Alistair MacLeod, Amit Chaudhuri, Joan London, Elizabeth Strout (the 2009 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) pay tribute to Ms. Munro. Eleanor Wachtel host of CBC Radio’s Writers & Company will moderate the event.

Alice Munro’s latest collection of short stories is titled Too Much Happiness. Her 13 previous books have won countless national and international awards, including two Giller Prizes. In June 2009 she was awarded the Man Booker International Prize for her outstanding contribution to literary fiction.

Sunday, October 18 at 7:30pm
Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage
2750 Granville Street

Tickets: $45 adults; $40 students/seniors; $35 VIWF members plus service charges, available through VancouverTix by phone 604.629.8849 or online. On sale to VIWF members September 1 and the general public September 11.

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Oct 1, 2009: Margaret Atwood at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by BCXS.

The Vancouver International Writers Festival and McClelland & Stewart present

Margaret Atwood
The Year of the Flood

The event will feature a dramatic reading by Ms. Atwood from her forthcoming novel The Year of the Flood, accompanied by three of Vancouver’s top actors and a choir that will sing hymns written for this performance by Ms. Atwood.

St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church (Burrard at Nelson)
7:30 pm, October 1st, 2009.
Tickets: $17/$15 (students, seniors). Service charges will apply.

Tickets are now available through VancouverTix or from September 11 – 30 at the VIWF box office (1398 Cartwright Street, Granville Island).

This event is presented with the participation of Playwrights Theatre Centre.

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Sep 16, 2009: Social Media Marketing Bootcamp at BCIT Downtown Campus

Posted on 29. Jul, 2009 by BCXS.

Adding social media into the marketing mix is increasingly important for marketers who want to establish an online presence for their businesses. Capulet Communications is running one-day workshops to teach communicators and marketers, as well as small business owners, how to:

* Bring more visitors to your website
* Increase your company’s visibility online
* Approach bloggers and other online influencers about your products and services
* Get your website social media ready
* Craft a potent social media pitch
* Incorporate online channels like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter into your marketing programs
* Avoid campaign killers and online faux pas

Building on the sold-out course we taught for UBC Continuing Education this winter, we discuss the dos and don'ts of social media marketing; look at successful marketing campaigns; introduce the social media tools every marketer should know about; and cover online communications etiquette.

Students will leave with:

* A copy of our social media marketing ebook, Getting to First Base: A Social Media Marketing Playbook
* Templates for creating a social media marketing plan
* Templates for creating an influencer database

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