Write Your Weirdest Stuff with Dina Del Bucchia
About the event
Expect a super professional event but not a Rom Com because as Dina says, “Don’t Tell Me What to Do” but whatever she does in the theater you can be sure It’s a Big Deal. She’s always Tougher Than the Rest and has told us that “You’re Gonna Love This” no matter what she does. Join her as she talks about why writing your weirdest ideas can open up your brain to exciting and fruitful literary work. She'll also touch on how to plan unconventional literary events that aren't just about a reading or a Q&A. --- Dina Del Bucchia is the author of five collections of poetry, Coping With Emotions and Otters (Talonbooks, 2013), Blind Items (Insomniac Press, 2014), Rom Com (Talonbooks, 2015), written with Daniel Zomparelli, It's A Big Deal! (Talonbooks, 2019), and You're Gonna Love This (Talonbooks, 2019). She also hosts Can’t Lit, a podcast on Canadian literature and culture, with Jen Sookfong Lee. Her short story, "Under the 'I'," was a finalist for the Writers' Trust RBC Bronwen Wallace Award in 2012. Her first collection of short stories, Don't Tell Me What to Do, was published in fall 2017 with Arsenal Pulp Press. She was the Artistic Director of the Real Vancouver Writers' Series and is on the editorial board of the independent press fine press. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she currently is a sessional instructor. *Image Credit: Chloe Krause --- Please register. Registration is not required to attend, but it helps us anticipate attendance and send a reminder the day before the event, or any updates about this program. --- VPL is committed to making our programs accessible for all. If you have an access need that we have not addressed here, please email us at programs@vpl.ca. Elevator access to the Montalbano Family Theatre on level 8 is available with the main elevators on level 2. The theatre has three wheelchair accessible spaces in the front row on the right hand side. Alternate styles of seating may be available, if you require another type of chair, please email us. For more information on physical access, view the Accessibility information on the Central Library page.
