Ground to Stand On: A Canadian Literary Life – Sandra Djwa in Conversation with Margaret Gallagher
A FREE event at the West Vancouver Library on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The West Vancouver Library is sponsoring this event with Sandra Djwa, a congregant of the North Shore Unitarians. Here are the details provided by the West Vancouver Library’s website:
Sandra Djwa, West Vancouver resident and Governor General’s Award winner, discusses with CBC Radio host Margaret Gallagher her new memoir, Ground to Stand On: A Canadian Literary Life, reflecting on the personal stories, experiences, and insights that shaped her life. Sandra will also do a reading from her work.
Originally from Newfoundland, Sandra Djwa has lived in West Vancouver for over 35 years. She is a professor emerita of English at Simon Fraser University after teaching there from 1968-2005. Her biography of Canadian poet P.K. Page, Journey With No Maps, won the 2013 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction. She was named to the Order of Canada in 2020 for her contributions to the fields of Canadian literature and Canadian literary criticism and this past June was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters honoris causa from Capilano University.
Margaret Gallagher is the host of North by Northwest, BC’s highest-rated weekend show. She’s been a key part of the CBC family for more than 20 years, hosting CBC Radio One’s Hot Air (2010–2022) as well as taking part as a regular on CBC Radio One’s The Early Edition (2001–2018) and On the Coast (2018–2022). She also served as the BC host of CBC Radio 2’s Canada Live and as a contributor to CBC TV’s Living Vancouver. Before joining the CBC, Margaret was active on the arts scene and worked with the Western Front, the Video In and the Independent Film and Video Alliance. She lives in East Vancouver with her family and two rowdy cats.
This is a Free event at the West Vancouver Library, but registration is required.
