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Elephant Mountain Literary Festival
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORKSHOP: Podcast Writing with Bob Keating
Learn to create and build your own podcast! With 35 years’ experience in radio journalism and podcasting, Bob Keating will […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival CRAFT TALK: Bringing Characters to Life
Nelson Public Library 602 Stanley St, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada2022 Elephant Mountain Literary Festival and the Nelson Public Library present a talk on the writing craft. People are at […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORKSHOP: Podcast Writing with Bob Keating
Learn to create and build your own podcast! With 35 years’ experience in radio journalism and podcasting, Bob Keating will […]
Postponed Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORKSHOP: Writing Lyrics
This workshop with singer-songwriter Dawn Pemberton explores the many styles and forms of song lyrics. Learn how to hone your […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORDS & WINE: A Storytelling Speakeasy
Prestige Lakeside Resort 701 Lakeside Dr, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaSpoken word artist Ellen Burt, rabble-rouser and fancy talker Magpie Ulysses, and funnyman Lucas Myers strut their stuff in this […]
Postponed Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORKSHOP: Writing Lyrics
This workshop with singer-songwriter Dawn Pemberton explores the many styles and forms of song lyrics. Learn how to hone your […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival WORKSHOP: Story & Poem Performance
Learn to craft and perform stories and poetry with performer and poet Magpie Ulysses. Magpie will lead you through different […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival PANEL: Writing on the Wall & Other Creative Rebellions
Prestige Lakeside Resort 701 Lakeside Dr, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaCan our art influence change in the world? What is the true power of the pen—or brush, or chord, or […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival PANEL: The Past, Present, & Future Walk into a Bar
Prestige Lakeside Resort 701 Lakeside Dr, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaWriters and visual artists discuss the potential and problems of time as a framing mechanism. Why represent the past through […]
Elephant Mountain Literary Festival presents: ALL-STAR READING
Prestige Lakeside Resort 701 Lakeside Dr, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaFour celebrated authors take the stage to wow us with their words. Award-winners all, Angie Abdou, Shaena Lambert, Suzanne Simard […]
Hallow Zine: a Ghostly Zine Workshop w/ Renée Harper
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, CanadaMuseums and archives are home to all kinds of ghosts, as they hold the remnants of lives lived. What stories […]
Elephant Mountain Lit Fest
The Capitol Theatre 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada +1 moreElephant Mountain Lit Fest is celebrating our 13th anniversary with a weekend packed with workshops, readings, discussions, mentorship sessions, and […]
Workshop: Literary Journeys Across Distance and Time, with Eddy Boudel Tan
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival How does your home feel to you, and how has your perception of […]
Story and Human-ness
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Join Finnian Burnett, Kevin Chong, Eddy Boudel Tan, and Philip Seagram as they […]
Workshop: Telling Your Story to an Audience, with Mike Funergy
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival It's easy to tell a story around a dinner table to those who […]
Workshop: Roadmap to an (almost) perfect flash fiction story, with Finnian Burnett
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Not every flash fiction piece follows a structure, but structure can always be […]
Workshop: čn̓kʷnixtn̓ in̓t̓at̓úpaʔ / singing with my great grandmother, with N̓ʔiy̓sítaʔtkʷ (LaRae) Wiley
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Sinixt Elder, language evangelist, and song-maker N̓ʔiy̓sítaʔtkʷ (LaRae Wiley) will share song-making process […]
Story and Place
Nelson United Church 602 Silica Street, Nelson, British Columbia, CanadaPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Join Sarah Louise Butler, Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, Renée Harper, and Rayya Liebich as […]
The Great Debate: Self Publishing vs Traditional
OnlinePart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival The publishing industry today looks much different than it did a decade ago. […]
Big River Speaking Tour with Eileen Delehanty Pearkes
Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, CanadaJoin author Eileen Delehanty Pearkes, a dual Canadian-American citizen, for transboundary conversations about healing the Columbia River. Pearkes and fellow […]
Elephant Mountain Afterparty
Torchlight Brewing Co. 125 Hall St, Nelson, BCPart of the Elephant Mountain Literary Festival Join us at Torchlight Brewing Co. for drinks, conversation, and winding down after […]