SookeB次元官网网址檚 literary community is gaining attention and will star in an online spotlight event with a BC-wide audience. The Sooke Regional Spotlight, presented by the (FBCW), features readings by nine established and emerging Sooke Region authors.

B次元官网网址淲e have an exciting line-up of award-winning and published local poets, novelists, and short prose authors,B次元官网网址� host Doni Eve said. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 something about the ocean, rivers, and forests of the Sooke region, the traditional territory of the TB次元官网网址橲ou-ke and SciaB次元官网网址檔ew peoples, that attracts and inspires artists and authors.B次元官网网址�

Eve, president of Sooke Region Historical Society and former editor of the Sooke B次元官网网址 Mirror, recently won several awards for short fiction and poetry. Other award-winning authors include Wendy Morton from Otter Point, poet laureate for Juan de Fuca and multiple award winner, including the Order of British Columbia; and Sooke writers Jim Bottomley, Nancy Davies, and David Reichheld. Also featured are poets W. M. Herring of East Sooke, and d l clay of Otter Point. Featured Sooke storytellers and novelists Jok茅 L. Mayers, V. Knox, and D. Lambert will also read.

The free live event, presented on Zoom, takes place on May 4, 7 to 8:30 pm. Digital doors open at 6:45. Organizers are grateful for support from Sooke Arts Council, FBCW, and Sooke Region Historical Society.

B次元官网网址淎ll are welcome to join us for an entertaining evening of storytelling,B次元官网网址� Eve said.

For more information about the event and to register, please go online to: . For more information about Sooke authors, visit: .

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