RCLAS Halloween Event –
Poets Wanted: Dead or Alive with Open Mic
with Tellers of Short Tales featuring Featuring The Haunted History BC “Spooky Sisters” Gina Armstrong & Victoria Vancek
Plus Bonus Featurette Author JG Chayko will share a spooky short story.
Read your own dark, eerie, mysterious poem on Open Mic
Hosts Chelsea & Janet
OR a Dead Poet of your choice
CENTENNIAL LODGE, Queen’s Park
OCT 29 WED
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Doors 6:30 PM
As authors and historians, Haunted History BC sisters Gina Armstrong and Victoria Vancek lead British Columbia’s paranormal frontier, merging public investigation with serious afterlife research. They travel across BC to collaborate with heritage sites and communities, sharing stories of the province’s rich past. Their unique approach not only entertains but also educates, making them a distinctive presence in the field of paranormal investigation and historical research.
As pioneering women in the field, they’ve shattered conventions restoring credibility to the supernatural by reshaping the discipline’s integrity—one groundbreaking case at a time. Gina and Victoria’s storytelling program has been proudly recognized for its creativity and cultural impact, earning several regional and national awards for excellence in heritage interpretation and immersive education.
J.G. Chayko is a writer, actress, dancer, and arthritis advocate from Vancouver B.C. who has published poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. She is a contributing writer to three
anthologies. Her work has appeared in Emerge 19, Canadian Stories, Event Poetry and Prose, Boston Literary Magazine, Hastings Literary Journal and SAPP: A Poetry Zine. In 2024 she won first place in the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Write On! Contest in the non-fiction category for her story “Homewrecker”. Her story on living with rheumatoid arthritis was featured in Arthritis Digest UK, and she published an article on dance with arthritis in Pain Free Living Magazine. She is a graduate of the Writers Studio and has just completed a first
novel. You can find her at: jgchayko.com
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