Vancouver Public Space Network » Storytelling https://vancouverpublicspace.ca Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:46:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Active Fiction Continues in Riley Park https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/2014/11/21/active-fiction-in-riley-park/ https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/2014/11/21/active-fiction-in-riley-park/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:00:20 +0000 http://vancouverpublicspace.ca/?p=5639 by Jaspal Marwah

Have you ever wanted to walk through your favourite novel? Now’s your chance. The Active Fiction Project brings you real life “choose your own adventure stories”, only this time you actually get to walk in the shoes of the lead character.The story is set in Riley Park and invites readers to stroll along and discover hidden corners of the neighbourhood. We’ve partnered with some of the talented writers at the UBC Faculty of Creative Writing, and this time we’re featuring the writing of Sarah Higgins. It’s literary fiction meets walking tour meets neighbourhood celebration.

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When?
The fall installation launches this Saturday, November 8 and will be up into December. You don’t need much time, even 15 minutes will get you a few chapters into the story. “But why now, it’s wet!” you may protest. Well, it rains a fair bit in this town, so this might be one way to explore how to engage with public spaces in these nine months of non-summer.
Where?
Just head over to Main & 28th, maybe on your way to the winter farmer’s market at Nat Bailey’s, and look around outside the art shop for the first chapter. The rest is revealed along the way, so we won’t spoil the surprises. Grab an umbrella, get a coffee, and talk a walk with Active Fiction!
]]> https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/2014/11/21/active-fiction-in-riley-park/feed/ 0 Active Fiction walking tour https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/2014/04/28/vpsn-janes-walk/ https://vancouverpublicspace.ca/2014/04/28/vpsn-janes-walk/#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2014 19:34:13 +0000 http://vancouverpublicspace.ca/?p=4328 Check out the Active Fiction installation before it ends this Sunday, May 18!

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to walk through your favourite novel? Close to 40 folks showed up during our launch in early May to find out! And guess what… the stories are still up this week in case you missed them (or stayed out of the rain).

Check out the choose your own adventure walking tour that CBC and other media’s been talking about lately.

Here’s all you need to check out the (self-guided) walking tour:

Go to the bulletin board on east 24th, between Main st & Ontario st and find the first Active Fiction chapter there. You’ll find all the instructions on where to find the rest of the story there as well. Then it’s up to you to wander the neighborhood and find the next chapters hidden in the area (but not hidden too secretly).

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What is it?

We’re testing out a new kind of walking / art / public adventure: the Active Fiction Project. We’ll be launching a bigger version of this walking experience in the summer. Come and get a sneak peek & see what it’s all about.

Take this 5 second quiz to see if you should attend:

  • You’re on the VPSN website right now
  • You’ve been known to enjoy reading a book
  • You like walking in neighbourhoods
  • You like finding hidden things
  • You don’t want to spend a lot of time

Any yes answers? Then head over to east 24th ave and get walking!

Visit the Project Website and share your experiences of the walk (#activefic is on twitter! facebook! flickr!)

Questions? Get in touch info@activefictionproject.com

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