Brittany Thomson
Articles by Brittany Thomson

21st century poets
November 5 2018 CultureWhat the Poets Are Doing: Canadian Poets in Conversation, a collection of conversations between well-established and budding poets, focuses on the role of poetry and poets in the 21st century.
It …

Festival of lights and culture
October 22 2018 Culture Dancer Arno Kamolika. | Photo courtesy Diwali in B.C
This year’s Diwali Festival in B.C. promises to both entertain and …

Writers Fest Finding home
October 8 2018 Cover Story
Vancouver’s yearly Writers Festival is known for its display of promising young talent who can transport their readers to far off places. Some places can be paradise, others… a war-torn …

Home sweet home
September 10 2018 Art Germaine Koh, Home Made Home: Lululiving, 2018. | Photo courtesy of Germaine Koh
Vancouver-based artist Germaine Koh …

An artist’s journey home
June 25 2018 Art Deanna Bowen, ON TRIAL The Long Doorway | Photo by Toni Hafkenscheid.
Interdisciplinary artist Deanna Bowen is in Vancouver …

A suitcase and a story
June 11 2018 ArtVancouver-based portrait photographer, Kayla Isomura grew up with a passion for
storytelling.
Between working three different jobs, Isomura made a name for herself in photography and now has her …

An Indigenous storyteller finds a new home
May 28 2018 Local Photo by Jeff Vinnick, courtesy of Vancouver Public Library
After competing with her fellow storytellers, …

From the Prairies to the Pacific
May 7 2018 VerbatimBy the time I turned 18, I was desperate to escape. Growing up in the blistering cold of Prairie Manitoba, my life was sheltered. My parents built a loving home, my grandparents were within walking …

Author Michelle Kim runs through time
May 7 2018 CultureBorn and raised in Surrey,B.C., Michelle Kim didn’t envision herself writing a book when she was pursuing a career in film. Unable to ignore the little scenes she kept scribbling in notebooks, she …

Author lets flow a few goosefeathers of emotion
April 23 2018 Culture Naomi Steinberg, performer and storyteller. | Photo by Diane Smithers Photography
As part of the Pick Your Poison: Writers’…