Celebrating imagination all year long
Toronto Lit Up: Sometimes I Eat with My Hands
Kid Haile
Sun, Jun 22 • 2:00pm
13 Suns Ethiopian Cafe and Eatery
Finding Your Writing Voice with Maureen Jennings
Maureen Jennings
Fri, Jun 27 • 1:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 302
The Success of a Story: Finding Character, Setting and the Narrative Hook
Ramona Emerson
Fri, Jun 27 • 4:00pm
Emmanuel College, Room 302
MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival: June 27–29, 2025
Fri, Jun 27 • 5:00pm
Victoria University in the University of Toronto
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The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) inspires and connects through the art of stories, offering book lovers a breadth of bold, ambitious and accessible literary experiences.
Thousands of story creators have been hosted on our stages, including:
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The Toronto International Festival of Authors has connected authors with book lovers and new readers for over 40 years.
As a registered Canadian charity, we rely on the generosity of people like you to keep doing what we do.
Your donations enable us to:
- keep programmes free
- empower local and emerging authors
- showcase impactful international writers
- unite curious readers to celebrate and learn from the best thinkers and storytellers of our time
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