The Sidney and Peninsula Literary Society celebrates the written word. We showcase established and emerging authors and provide regular opportunities for readers and writers to connect. We organize readings throughout the year and sponsor a biennial literary festival. Anyone who enjoys the written word is invited to become a member of the Society.
Delve into History
November 15, 2025, 2:00pm
Please join us at The BC Aviation Museum (1910 Norseman Road, North Saanich) for an afternoon with Eve Lazarus on Saturday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. Eve will read from and talk about her latest book,
Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of The Empress of Ireland Shipwreck.
Tickets are $15 and are available at Tanners’ Books (cash only).
About Eve Lazarus
Eve Lazarus is the author of 11 non-fiction books and she hosts and produces the true crime podcast Cold Case Canada. Her books include BC bestsellers Cold Case BC, Blood, Sweat, and Fear, Murder by Milkshake, Sensational Victoria, and her latest book: Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck.
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Our festival is supported by granting agencies, local businesses, other arts organizations and individual donors. A special thanks to Tanner’s Books, for their continued support and generous sponsorship. Thanks also to our dedicated team of volunteers without whom we couldn’t hold the festival.
We respectfully acknowledge that the Sidney LitFest and our other events are held on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the SET,TINES – WSÁNEĆ people.