# Event Details - **Event Name**: How Stories Breathe - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: Samantha Beynon in Conversation with Jordan Abel, Amanda Peters, Monique Gray Smith, and Michael Nicoll YahgulanaasAbout this EventCome spend an evening with some of the most exciting Indigenous authors writing today. Moderator Samantha Beynon sits down with Monique Gray Smith, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Jordan Abel, and Amanda Peters for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about story, craft, and what it means to write and bring their stories to life. Monique’s Sharing the Light is full of heart and the kind of wisdom that stays with you. Michael’s The Lost Haida Manga: A Compendium will genuinely surprise you with how far a story can stretch and still hold together. Jordan’s Dad Era is intimate, layered, and unlike anything else you will read this year. Amanda’s The Birthing Tree is not to be missed. There will be bannock bites for the audience and bannock and tea for the authors. Join us for good company, great books, and the kind of conversation that makes you want to go home and read everything.IMPORTANT DETAILS:1.) Doors open at 7:00. Seating is not assigned.2 .) For accessibility information please refer to the "accessibility" tab at victoriafestivalofauthors.ca.3 .) There is no general parking at the theatre. Free parking is available on side streets (Moss Street, Linden Avenue, and Fort Street), as well as the Central Middle School parking lot on Fort Street. Please abide by parking signs; do not park where it is posted Residential Only, as you may be ticketed. Please give yourself plenty of time to find parking before your event.4.) If you select to stream this event from home, the livestream link will be emailed the day before the event.5.) Captioning is available for the livestream option. Contact VFA by September 30 for ASL interpretation or in-person captioning.6.) If you are unwell, please stay home and enjoy the livestream. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/how-stories-breathe/100001997925825928 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, virtual, literary-art, Theatre - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 22.73, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Victoria - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: Langham Court Theatre - **lat**: 48.4202539 - **long**: -123.349249 - **full address**: Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court, Victoria, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: How Stories Breathe - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/913448e21c4b93b0853b53b99dd88827e4b5de160b86749cbee4a83faa3e4a03-rimg-w1200-h600-dc281808-gmir.jpg?v=1787427028 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is How Stories Breathe being held? - **A:** How Stories Breathe takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 10:00 pm at Langham Court Theatre, 805 Langham Court, Victoria, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing How Stories Breathe? 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