46th Annual Toronto International Festival of Authors announces star-studded lineup

The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) today announced the lineup for its 46th annual Festival taking place October 29 – November 2, 2025. This fall, TIFA welcomes acclaimed writers, passionate readers
and book lovers from around the globe for Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival. With a new 5 day format over and 100 events ranging from conversations, masterclasses, talks, and readings, the festival will take place at new venues in partnership with Victoria University at the University of Toronto. Passes for the festival are on sale now at Festivalofauthors.ca.

Each year, TIFA brings people together to share stories, exchange ideas, and celebrate a love of literature. In 2025, this mission is more urgent than ever. TIFA has the unique ability to place Canadian and international writers together on a global stage, celebrating their stories and perspectives with audiences in Toronto, Canada and beyond. This year, the Festival welcomes authors from Japan, Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand, France, Germany, Portugal, Ireland, USA, Brazil and more, with many writers having roots and stories that span the globe.

After 50 years, TIFA has become an independent organization, offering its audience of readers new and exciting ways to access and experience writers, books and stories, all year round.

With the help of a transformational gift from the Weston family, TIFA is writing a new chapter. This gift lays the foundation for the next 50 years, renewing the Festival’s focus on bringing writers and readers together, with an emphasis on imagination, excellence, diversity, global conversation and connection.

“This extraordinary gift is truly transformational for the Toronto International Festival of Authors,” said Roland Gulliver, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Festival of Authors. “In TIFA’s first year of independence, the generosity of the Weston family helps support our vision to write the next 50 years of TIFA as a place to bring authors to audiences, and to celebrate the stories and ideas that connect us all. As the 2025 TIFA Festival programme highlights, we are building spaces for readers to find joy, connection and inspiration, creating new opportunities for Canadian writers and welcoming more international voices to Toronto.”

For the full Festival programme and schedule, please visit FestivalofAuthors.ca.