Launched in 2013 and based in Vancouver BC, LiterASIAN is an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop (ACWW).

The first of its kind within Canada, the festival’s purpose is to promote and celebrate the works of Asian Canadian writers and artists through author readings, panel discussions, and workshop events, creating important and unique networking opportunities between professional and emerging writers, students, and members of the broader public to learn and discuss topics of importance to Asian Canadian writing.

For all your LiterAsian needs, visit Iron Dog Books.

We would like to acknowledge that we are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Skwxwú7mesh, Səl̓ílwətaɬ and xʷməθkwəy̓əm First Nations.

2021 SCHEDULE

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, LiterASIAN 2020 goes virtual! See below for the new program schedule.

LiterAsian 2021 – “GlobalAsian”
May 1 to May 30, 2021

Intersectionality, Feminism, and Power – Writers Who Define our Times
May 1st, 12.00pm – 1.00pm (PST)
Grace Eiko Thomson, Larissa Lai, & Sarah Suk

Independent Authors or Self-Published Authors? Stories that We Live to Write About
May 8th, 12.00pm – 1.30pm (PST)
Jackie Lau, Diana Morita Cole, JF Garrard, & Cynda Yeasting

It’s a Beautiful Neighbourhood: “Chinatown Pretty” Across North America
May 12th, 6.00pm – 7.00pm (PST)
Valerie Luu & Andria Lo

Writing Nunsutara – Transcending Language and Borders
May 15th, 12.00pm noon (MYT) / 8.00pm (PST) – 1.5 hours
William Tham (Malaysia), Okky Madasari (Indonesia), Melissa De Silva (Singapore), & Danton Remoto (Philippines)

Creating from Scratch: Asian Canadian Literary Publications and their role in publishing and the community
May 22, 12.00pm – 1.30pm (PST)
Chinatown Today, Living Hyphen, ACAM Tributaries, & decomp

The Pender Guy Radio Collective, 1976-1981: The Reunion Show
May 29th, 12.00pm – 1.30pm (PST)
Ramona Mar, Jeannie Young, Rachel Lau, June Chow, Christy Fong, Paul Yee, & Winnie Cheung

Asia Across the World: A Book Club Discussion
May 30th, 12.00pm – 1.30pm (PST)
The Asian Literature Circle