Whistler Writers Group ( The Vicious Circle )

The Whistler Writers Group (The Vicious Circle) was founded in 2001 and became a non-profit organization in 2005. The group includes over 150 members. From its inception the group has promoted the literary arts, provided a forum for local writers to develop their craft within the community, and sponsored literary events for readers and writers alike, including the annual Whistler Readers and Writers Festival and the Writer in Residence Program. In addition, we provide copy writing and editing services.

The 2012 Whistler Readers and Writers Festival has wrapped up for another year. We'll see you at next year's Festival in October 2013.

The 2013 festival will run October 18 – 20, 2013. Look for the full festival program in early August 2013. 

We have hosted 75+ Canadian authors, who have performed, read or instructed in Whistler since 2001, including:  Lawrence Hill, Susan Juby, Miranda Hill, John Burnside, Margaret Macpherson, Jack Whyte, Alistair Macleod, Zsuzsi Gartner, Charles Demers, Andreas Schroeder, Annabel Lyon, Joseph Boyden, Stephen Galloway, Miriam Toews, Madeline Sonik, Wayne Johnston, Caroline Adderson, Susan Musgrave, Bill Gaston, Michael Winter, Lisa Moore, William Deverell, Laisha Rosnau, Michael V. Smith, Ivan Coyote, Nancy Lee, Timothy Taylor, Kevin Chong, Eden Robinson, Lee Henderson, Brian Kaufman, Wayne Grady, Merilyn Simonds, Claire Mulligan, Mel Hurtig, Carrie Mac, Candas Jane Dorsey, Mark Forsythe, Elizabeth Lyon, Michael Tippert, Jen Sook Fong Lee, James Barber, Paulette Bourgeois, and Maude Barlow, to name a few and look forward to hosting the best the literary world has to offer.