Tag: reading

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | March

Online

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with UBC’s Latin American Studies program, a monthly reading group open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On […]

Latin American Short Stories Reading Group | December

The Greenhouse Studio 1885 Venables St, Vancouver, British Columbia

VLACC is pleased to present, in partnership with the Consulate General of Brazil, this special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. This event is open to anyone interested in short stories written by Latin American authors. On December14th, Pedro L. dos Santos, instructor of Portuguese at UBC and Ph.D. Candidate in the […]

Latin Expressions Short Stories Reading Group with Natalia García Freire

Britannia Community Centre - 55+ Centre 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, B.C.

Join us on Friday, October 21st at 7:00 pm at the Britannia Community Centre, +55, for this special Latin Expressions edition of our beloved Latin American Short Stories Reading Group. Our guest is Natalia García Freire, an Ecuadorian writer who will join us online from Ecuador and, Carmen Rodriguez, a Vancouver-based Chilean-Canadian author, who will facilitate this in-person conversation around […]

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. […]

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 […]

Latin American Reading Group | Latin Expressions Special Edition

Vancouver, B.C.

We're excited to announce a special edition of our Latin American Short Stories Reading Group, part of the Latin Expressions series. This event welcomes anyone passionate about the rich narratives crafted by Latin American writers. Join us on Wednesday, October 16, at 6:30 pm at the SFU Vancouver Campus - Belzberg Library as we dive […]

Self-Portrait of Translation: George McWhirter in Conversation

Vancouver, B.C.

Poet, translator, and teacher George McWhirter was Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate and holds a startlingly impressive list of awards and honours since then, most recently as a translator from the Spanish of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence by Mexican novelist, activist, and journalist Homero Aridjis. In conversation with […]