Events › Off the Map Anthology Launch and Reading

Off the Map: Vancouver Writers with Lived Experience of Mental Health Issues aims to bring diverse and distinctive voices to the literary landscape.

Edited by Betsy Warland, Seema Shah, and Kate Bird and published by Bell Press, this anthology of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry by 33 Vancouver authors on a wide range of subjects showcases unique storytelling styles and forms, offers fresh and fascinating perspectives, and are told with compelling honesty and inventiveness.

The event will feature short readings by anthology contributors and offer attendees the opportunity to buy books and have them signed. Please join the drop-in celebration!

“Off the Map is an orchestra of richness and compassion”
—Lindsay Wong, author of The Woo-Woo and Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality

“Humour abounds in this multi-genre collection that packs surprise and insights within the circuitous strategies of literary craft”
—Kevin Spenst, author of A Bouquet Brought Back from Space

*Registration is not required, but it does help us prepare our space in advance of the event.