Poet Laureate: Janet Kvammen (2025-2027)

Janet Kvammen has been appointed as the Poet Laureate for the City of New Westminster.  Janet is a local poet and visual artist, Vice-President of New West Artists and President and founding board member of the Royal City Literary Arts Society. She is the recipient of the 2023 Bernie Legge Artist of the Year awarded by the New Westminster Chamber of Commerce.   

Janet has a passion and enthusiasm for, and deep and long-standing connection to the local literary arts community.  Through the course of her three-year term Janet will serve as a literary ambassador for the City, presenting readings at civic events reflecting on the life of the City and developing opportunities to engage the wider community to participate in and appreciate the literary arts.