Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alma Lee, the founder of the Vancouver Writers Fest, has died at the age of 84, according to her close friends. (CBC - image ...

It would surprise nobody who knew Vancouver literary matriarch Alma Lee that her last words were a firm, “I’m Scottish.” The declaration, shared by her son Allan Lee, was true to her character, ...

At certain Vancouver Writers Fest events, always in the front row, a sign said a lot about why we were there: seat reserved for Alma Lee. And deservedly so. This is the festival Ms. Lee founded in ...

The other day Peter Lyons sat on his pool deck at the edge of the Indian River Lagoon, enjoying a respite from winters in his native Ontario, Canada. Instead of watching dolphins frolic and larger ...

In the aftermath of Vancouver’s wildly successful Expo 86 world’s fair, Alma Lee got the idea that the city ought to be showcasing Canadian writers in a setting where they could meet the readers who ...

Alma Lee, the founder of the Vancouver Writers Fest, has died at the age of 84, according to family and friends. A champion for writers and the written word, Lee helped launch the first Vancouver ...