Panelists Bertrand Bickersteth, Christian Olbey, and Larissa Lai with Marlon James, 2018. Photo by Monique de St. Croix.

Distinguished Visiting Writer

Distinguished Visiting Writers are nominated by the CDWP steering committee every year. The CDWP brings these writers of international stature to Calgary for free, public events to fulfil our mandate of enriching Calgary's literary community.

Current DVW

Current DVW

Join us for An Evening with Jericho Brown on Thursday, November 30, 2023.

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Past DVWs

Past DVWs

Comics, theatre, poetry, fiction and non-fiction, Nobel Laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, Hugo Award winners with beetle species named after them... just who have we brought to Calgary over the years?

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