Author Talk presented by Gather Bookshop at the District Wine Village

Event Dates:
  • Sat • May 9, 2026 • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Join us for an award-winning Author panel in the centre of the District Wine Village’s Plaza.

DISCUSSION TOPIC: How does BC Inspire Written Works?

WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Decorated Authors, current nominees for 2026 BC & Yukon Book Prizes
• Moderated Author talk
• Audience Q&A
• Author meet & greet
• Book signing
• Literary joy!

ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Sam Wiebe, is an award-winning and best-selling author of Pacific Northwest crime fiction. His book The Last Exile has been shortlisted for the 2026 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize.
Samantha Beynon is a Nisg̱a’a, Ts’msyen and Irish award-winning picture book Author, whose book Celebrating Potlatches is a finalist for the 2026 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize.