January 19, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | January Vancouver, B.C. We look forward to seeing you on January 19th! VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. This January 19th, Brianne Orr-Álvarez, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Teaching, Spanish at the University of British Columbia, will […] Free
March 25, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Reading by Carmen Rodríguez – A sneak-preview of ATACAMA, her upcoming novel Vancouver, B.C. On March 25, at 5:30 pm PST, award-winning , bilingual writer, educator and journalist Carmen Rodríguez will read from her upcoming novel ATACAMA, which will be released in the fall of 2021 by Fernwood Publishing. In her work, Rodríguez explores the interplay between historical events and personal lives. In and a body to remember with, […]
October 19, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Latin American Brilliance Revue Stage at Granville Island 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, B.C. “One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America,” said the New York Times of Natalia García Freire’s This World Does Not Belong to Us. Claudia Castro Luna—an Academy of American Poets Poet Laureate fellow, Washington State Poet Laureate, and Seattle’s inaugural Civic Poet—joins us with Cipota under the Moon: […]
November 15, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | November 2022 Rink Mezz room, Britannia Community Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C. VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On November 15th, Professor Alessandra Santos will lead a discussion on the stories Admiral's Night, The Mirror, and The Fortune Teller by Brazilian writer Machado de Assis. […]
January 17, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | January Vancouver, B.C. VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. Join us on Tuesday, January 17 at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories “Small Time Property Owners” […]
February 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – Black History Month Special Edition Are you interested in short stories written by Latin American authors? We're pleased to present a special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group on Tuesday, February 14, at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver). This month, as part of our series of events honoring Black History Month, we invited one of our […]
October 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Latin Expressions in Three Conversations Vancouver, B.C. Celebrating international authors and discovering writers from different cultures is one of the many highlights of the Festival, and this year, we delve into works from Latin American writers. Each offers fascinating, heady insight into the lives of women. Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. The Book of Eve tells […]
November 14, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Latin American Short Stories Reading Group – November Vancouver, B.C. VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. Join us on Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 pm, at the Conference Room (1661 Napier St, Vancouver) for a discussion on the stories "The Mystery of Survival" […]