Words on the Salish Sea

Cornelia Hoogland

Words on the Salish Sea

HomeLiterary Reading or Event

Event: Mar 13, 2026 | 05:30 AM (EDT)

In partnership with the League of Canadian Poets and Poetry*Hornby Island, Hornby Arts is pleased to present the inaugural Words on the Salish Sea Literary Festival.

Fourteen writers are invited to Hornby Island from across Canada, including participants from Ontario, Alberta, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and the surrounding region. They will be joined by six Hornby writers for two days of public readings, conversations, and a shared meal.

Taking place over only two days, the festival features a packed schedule beginning with readings the afternoon of Friday, March 13 and a full day of public programming, including lunch, on Saturday, March 14. The full weekend of events is open to the public by sliding scale donation. 

We are proud to present the following readers to this year’s festival:

Martha Attema (BC), Michelle Barker (BC), Julie Berry (ON), Joan Crate (AB), Nancy Holmes (BC), Sonnet L’Abbe (BC), Judy LeBlanc (BC), Sadiqa de Meijer (ON), Billeh Nickerson (BC), Melanie Siebert (BC), Kelly Shepherd (AB), Matt Rader (BC), Christine Walde (BC), Clea Young (BC).

and our Hornby readers:
Gjoa Andrichuk, Pheonix Bee, Kitty Radtke, Julia Rossignol, Diane Smith, Pyx Sutherland.

Posted: Mar 12, 2026

Fourteen writers are invited to Hornby Island from across Canada, including participants from Ontario, Alberta, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, and the surrounding region. They will be joined by six Hornby writers for two days of public readings, conversations, and a shared meal. Taking place over only two days, the festival features a packed schedule beginning with readings the afternoon of Friday, March 13 and a full day of public programming, including lunch, on Saturday, March 14.