The Fall is packed with festivals, book launches and signings, award ceremonies and more, making it the perfect time to spot authors. During the Fall the illusive author wanders out of its’ natural habitat behind the writing desk to attend such events and meet fans.
The best place to meet tons of amazing authors? Festivals.
Here are a list of festivals coming up where you can meet authors, learn about books and writing, and meet people who love books just like you do!
Upcoming Festivals
Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, September 15-18
Where: Eden Mills, Ontario
Who will be there: Tish Cohen (Switch), Sylvia Tyson (Joyner’s Dream) and Dan Vyleta (The Quiet Twin)
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Word on the Street, September 25
A national celebration of literacy across Canada! No matter where you are on September 25, make sure you participate in WOTS. It’s one amazing day.
Toronto WOTS
Where: Queen’s Park
Who will be there: Sylvia Tyson (Joyner’s Dream), Jonathan Alderson (Challenging the Myths of Autism), Amy Ballon & Danielle Botterell (Mom Inc.), Laura Calder (Dinner Chez Moi), Claudia Dey (How to Be a Bush Pilot), Frankie Flowers (Get Growing), Frances Itani (Requiem), Holly Luhning (Quiver), Jennifer McLagan (Odd Bits) & Kenneth Oppel (This Dark Endeavour)
…. And your friends @HarperCollinsCa will also have a booth, so say hi to them!
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Saskatoon WOTS
Where: 23rd Street East between 3rd and 4th Avenues
Who will be there: Trevor Herriot (Grass, Sky, Song), Alice Kuipers (The Worst Thing She Ever Did), Art Slade (The Hunchback Assignments)
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Kitchener WOTS
Where: Victoria Park
Who will be there: Frank Ferragine (Get Growing)
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Halifax WOTS
Where: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Who will be there: Don Aker (The Fifth Rule), Vicki Grant (Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret)
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Wordfest, October 11-16
Where: Banff & Calgary
Who will be there: David Bezmozgis (The Free World), Arlene Dickinson (Persuasion), Helen Humphreys (The Reinvention of Love), Stuart MacBride (Shatter the Bones), John Marsden (Hamlet & Ophelia), Art Slade (The Hunchback Assignments), Dan Vyleta (The Quiet Twin)
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Vancouver International Writers’ Festival, October 18-23
Who will be there: Kit Pearson (The Whole Truth), David Bezmozgis (The Free World), Pauline Holdstock (Into the Heart of the Country), Maggie de Vries (Hunger Journeys), Stuart MacBride (Shatter the Bones), Andrew Westoll (The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary), Trevor Ferguson (River City)
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International Festival of Authors, October 19-30
Where: IFOA is held at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto
Who will be there: Jennifer Haigh (Faith), Sylvia Tyson (Joyner’s Dream), Shilpi Somaya Gowda (Secret Daughter), Dan Vyleta (The Quiet Twin), David Bezmozgis (The Free World), Simon Toyne (Sanctus), Stuart MacBride (Shatter the Bones), Helen Humphreys (The Reinvention of Love), Conor Grennan (Little Princes), Frances Itani (Requiem), Andrew Westoll (The Chimps of Fauna Sanctuary), Rana Dasgupta (Solo), Bharati Mukherjee (Miss New India)
More details & to buy tickets.
IFOA Ontario, October 16 – November 8
Where: Across Ontario
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Ottawa Writers’ Festival, October 20-25
Who will be there: David Bezmozgis (The Free World), Vicki Grant (Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret), Charlotte Gray (Gold Diggers), Stuart MacBride (Shatter the Bones), Amy Waldman (The Submission)
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