LiterASIAN Festival

The @acww May newsletter is out! Read about community news and upcoming events, including @LiterASIAN 2026, here: mailchi.mp/asiancanadianw…

✨Reminder: LiterASIAN Toronto 2026 is this Friday! 📚 Explore this year’s theme, “Re-Generation,” celebrating 50 years of Asian Canadian literary history. 🥂 Refreshments served. 📍 East Asian Library, 130 St. George St., Toronto. 📅 May 22, 2:15–5:15 PM

Thank you to Chinatown Wonders @ChinatownWonder as our 2026 festival booksellers onsite at this year's LiterASIAN Festival! Chinatown Wonders' Larry Chin will be offering a Literary Walking Tour of Vancouver Chinatown literasian.com/literary-walki… #literasian #asiancanadian

Welcome to the 2026 LiterASIAN booklist! This year's theme, "Re-Generation," celebrates 50 years of Asian Canadian literary history. You can purchase books from Iron Dog Books, one of the book sellers for this year's festival irondogbooks.com/lists/L18MgSpd… #asiancanadian #literasian

Tickets are now available for LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation! Check out this year's lineup and get tickets here: literasian.com/tickets/

May is Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and reflect on the rich histories, diverse experiences, inspiring achievements & contributions of Asian Canadians, past and present. Lots of great events at Vancouver Public Library @VPL vpl.ca/program/asian-… #explorASIAN

The 2026 LiterASIAN Festival is coming to Vancouver on June 26–27, 2026. Join us for two days of powerful conversations, author readings, performances, & community gatherings celebrating Asian Canadian storytelling in all its forms literasian.com/tickets/ #LiterASIAN2026

📚 LiterASIAN Toronto is next week. Mark your calendar! Join Farzana Doctor, Jack Wang & June Hur in conversation with Prof. Larissa Lai, plus live erhu & dizi performances by Amely Zhou and Hong-Da Chin. 📍Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library 🕑May 22, 2:45–5:15 PM (doors 2:15)

Tickets are available for LiterASIAN 2026: Re-Generation! eventbrite.ca/cc/literasian-… #asiancanadian #literasian

Looking for your next read? Check out @IronDogBooks' selection of @literASIAN 2026: Re-Generation authors! Add to your reading list here: irondogbooks.com/lists/L18MgSpd…

🔖 Only a few spots left! Join us to explore the richness of Asian Canadian literature. 🎟️ Free, open to all + refreshments 📅 May 22, 2:45–5:15 PM (doors 2:15) 📍 Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library Sign up before it’s full!👉libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/4013537

LiterASIAN 2026! Join us for the 14th annual LiterASIAN Writers Festival. This year's theme title is "Re-Generation"! literasian.com #asiancanadian #literasian2026 #literasian

✨ Ready to be inspired? Join LiterASIAN Toronto 2026 and dive into Re-Generation, exploring renewal, growth, and evolving voices in Asian Canadian literature.#uoft 📅 May 22 ⏰ 2:45–5:15 PM (doors open at 2:15 PM) 📍 Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library 👉 libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/4013537

Don't miss this conversation between Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho and former Vancouver Poet Laureate Fiona Tinwei Lam, as they discuss Wiley's new memoir "The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street"! Register here: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69a7867…

Celebrating New Asian Canadian Novels on Thursday Apr 30th, 2026 w/ Jane Park and Leslie Shimototakahara, moderated by Rachel Phan flyingbooks.ca/events/4900520… #asiancanadian

🎟️ Register now for LiterASIAN Toronto 2026: Re-Generation! #uoft 📅 Friday, May 22, 2026 🕑 Doors Open: 2:15 PM ⏳ Program & Reception: 2:45 – 5:15 PM 📍 Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, Robarts Library (8th Floor), 130 St. George St., Toronto 👉 libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/4013537

The Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) gathered for an afternoon dim sum party, celebrating the season, the spirit of the Qingming Festival, and Steven Wong’s birthday 🎉 #AsianCanadian #LiterASIAN #QingmingFestival #ACWW #VancouverEvents #WritingCommunity

Hear @literASIAN 2024 author Lindsay Wong discuss her new novel with Kevin Chong on May 13! Register here: vpl.bibliocommons.com/events/69aafe1…

📢Mark your calendar! LiterAsian Toronto 2026 is on its way! Celebrate Asian Canadian literature and discover the next wave of voices. #uoft #uoftlibraries 🗓️May 22 ⏳2:45–5:15 PM (doors open at 2:15 PM) 📍Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library 🎟️Stay tuned for registration info.

Korean-Canadian Authors in Conversation on Monday, May 4, featuring ​Ins Choi, Ann Y.K. Choi, ​Jane Park, Jinwoo Park luma.com/mywc9xcq #asiancanadian