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March 15, 2010

Tour Schedule 2010

From April 11–23 a selection of finalist authors will hit the road On Tour, with FREE readings at bookstores, libraries and schools throughout BC. We will be visiting communities in Northern BC, Southern BC (Kootenays and Okanagan) and Vancouver Island.

Stay tuned for more information on the confirmed communities. Once the tour is underway, we’ll be posting blog updates, photos and more as the Tour visits a town near you, so make sure to Follow the On Tour Blog

Northern Leg

April 11–18, 2010
Kristin Butcher | Michael Turner | Kari-Lynn Winters | Cathleen With

View the full Northern tour schedule here

Terrace
Prince Rupert
Kitimat
Prince George
Quesnel
Smithers
Hazelton

Southern Leg

April 18–23, 2010
Sylvia Olsen | Fred Wah

View the full Southern tour schedule here

Oliver
Trail
Rossland
Nelson
Cranbrook
Creston
Grand Forks
Osoyoos
Sidney (special event)

Okanagan / Vancouver Island Leg

April 19–23, 2010
Fiona Bayrock | Ehor Boyanowsky

View the full Okanagan / Vancouver Island tour schedule here

Kelowna
Penticton
Princeton
Courtenay
Nanaimo
Sidney (special event)

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March 18, 2009

Tour Schedule 2009

From April 13-24 —including BC Book & Magazine Week—a selection of finalist authors will hit the road On Tour, with FREE readings at bookstores, libraries and schools throughout BC. We will be visiting communities in Northern BC, the Kootenays, and the Okanagan.

Northern Leg

April 13–18, 2009

View the full Northern tour schedule here

Terrace
Kitimat
Hazelton
Prince George
Smithers
Prince Rupert

Kootenays / Okanagan Leg

April 19–24, 2009

View the full Kootenays/Okanagan tour schedule here

Cranbrook
Creston
Trail
Nelson
Vernon
Kelowna
Warfield

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February 29, 2008

Tour Schedule 2008

presented by Rio Tinto Alcan

A BC 150 Event

From April 13-25 —including BC Book & Magazine Week—a selection of shortlisted authors will hit the road On Tour, with FREE readings at bookstores, libraries and schools throughout BC, including northern BC, the Okanagan and the Lower Mainland. A few more will be part of our first-ever reading series in The Kootenays, thanks to funding by BC 150.

Click the Full Schedule Tour Leg links below to see which authors are participating.

Once the tour is underway, we’ll be posting blog updates, photos and more as the Tour visits a town near you.

Join us On Tour: Follow the On Tour Blog

Schedule as of April 5, 2008

Northern Leg

Nan Gregory | Theresa Kishkan | Mary Novik | Kari-Lynn Winters

» Full Schedule: Northern Leg

Sunday, April 13 TERRACE
2:00 | Terrace Public Library | 4610 Park Avenue | 250-638-8177

Monday, April 14 PRINCE RUPERT
7:00 pm | Prince Rupert Public Library | 101 6th Avenue West | 250-627-1345

Tuesday, April 15 KITIMAT
7:00 pm | Kitimat Bookmasters | 202 City Centre | 250-632-7323

Wednesday, April 16 PRINCE GEORGE
7:00 pm | Books and Company | 1685 3rd Avenue | 250-563-6637

Friday, April 18 SMITHERS
7:00 pm | Smithers Public Library | 3817 Alfred Avenue | 250-847-3043

Southern (Okanagan) Leg

Ruth Campbell & Ron Smith | Don Gayton | Claire Mulligan | Arleen Paré

» Full Schedule: Southern Leg

Wednesday, April 23 KELOWNA
7:00 pm | Kelowna Public Library | 1380 Ellis Street | 250-762-2800

Thursday, April 24 OLIVER
7:00 pm | Oliver Public Library | 35641 – 93rd Street | 250-498-2242

Kootenays Leg

Heather Burt | David Jones | Meg Tilly | Rita Wong

» Full Schedule: Kootenays Leg

Wednesday, April 23 CRESTON
7:00 pm | Creston Public Library | 531 16th Avenue South | 250-428-4141

Thursday, April 24 CRANBROOK
7:00 pm | Cranbrook Public Library | 1212 2nd Street North | 250 426-4063

Lower Mainland Leg

Lisa Cinar | Robert Heidbeder | Shaena Lambert | Gillian Wigmore | Ruth Campbell

» Full Schedule: Lower Mainland Leg

Monday, April 14 VANCOUVER DOWNTOWN
Lisa Cinar, Robert Heidbeder, Shaena Lambert and Gillian Wigmore
7:00 pm | Vancouver Public Library (Central Branch) | 350 West Georgia Street, Alma Van Dusen Room | 604-331-3603

Tuesday, April 15 RICHMOND Shaena Lambert and Gillian Wigmore
7:00 pm | Richmond Public Library (Brighouse Branch) | 100-7700 Minoru Gate | 604-231-6401

Wednesday, April 16 MISSION Ruth Campbell and Lisa Cinar
7:30 pm | Mission Library | 33247 Second Avenue | 604-826-6610

Wednesday, April 23 VANCOUVER Robert Heidbreder
6:00 pm | The Wonder of Words at Tillicum Elementary school | 2450 Cambridge Street | 604-713-4716