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The festival brings together emerging and established writers, scholars, librarians, educators, and community members in conversations that move fluidly between literary craft and cultural analysis. Events typically include readings, moderated discussions, and interviews that emphasize dialogue, accessibility, and intellectual rigour. Rather than prioritizing spectacle or market-driven visibility, LiterASIAN values relationship-building, mentorship, and sustained engagement. | The festival brings together emerging and established writers, scholars, librarians, educators, and community members in conversations that move fluidly between literary craft and cultural analysis. Events typically include readings, moderated discussions, and interviews that emphasize dialogue, accessibility, and intellectual rigour. Rather than prioritizing spectacle or market-driven visibility, LiterASIAN values relationship-building, mentorship, and sustained engagement. | ||
Over the years, the festival has featured a wide range of influential Asian Canadian writers, including Madeleine Thien, Fred Wah, Joy Kogawa, Rita Wong, and Evelyn Lau, among others. Their participation reflects the festival’s commitment to bringing together established and emerging voices across genres, generations, and diasporic experiences. | Over the years, the festival has featured a wide range of influential Asian Canadian writers, including [https://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Madeleine_Thien/ Madeleine Thien], Fred Wah, [https://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Joy_Kogawa/ Joy Kogawa], Rita Wong, and [https://asiancanadianwiki.org/w/Evelyn_Lau/ Evelyn Lau], among others. Their participation reflects the festival’s commitment to bringing together established and emerging voices across genres, generations, and diasporic experiences. | ||
A defining feature of LiterASIAN is its expansive understanding of “Asian Canadian,” making space for diversity, complexity, and critical reflection rather than a singular narrative. Closely connected to Vancouver’s broader Asian Canadian arts and literary scene, the festival plays an important role in mentorship of Asian Canadian literary writers, affirming literature as both an artistic and collective practice. | A defining feature of LiterASIAN is its expansive understanding of “Asian Canadian,” making space for diversity, complexity, and critical reflection rather than a singular narrative. Closely connected to Vancouver’s broader Asian Canadian arts and literary scene, the festival plays an important role in the mentorship of Asian Canadian literary writers, affirming literature as both an artistic and collective practice. | ||