MOTIVE 2026 Schedule
Saturday
June 6
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Isabel Bader Theatre
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College, Room 211
Victoria College, Room 212
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
11:00am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm
5:00pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm
Tea, Cake, and Murder: Catherine Mack & Lev A.C. Rosen
Catherine Mack and Lev A.C. Rosen
Conversation
Amateur Sleuths: Tom Ryan & Leonie Swann
Tom Ryan and Leonie Swann
Conversation
Murder on the Move: Eva Jurczyk & Jonathan Whitelaw
Eva Jurczyk and Jonathan Whitelaw
Conversation
Everyday Detectives: Jane Doucet & Uzma Jalaluddin
Jane Doucet and Uzma Jalaluddin
Conversation
The Codfather: A Murder Mystery Dinner
Various participants
Performance
What is Your MOTIVE?
Eva Jurczyk, Tom Ryan, and Jonathan Whitelaw
Conversation
Behind Closed Doors: Robyn Harding & Marcus Kliewer
Robyn Harding and Marcus Kliewer
Conversation
Truth, Lies, and Legacy: Leslie Bradford-Scott & Edward Chisholm
Leslie Bradford-Scott and Edward Chisholm
Conversation
Secrets of the Past: Johana Gustawsson & Kang Hwagil
Johana Gustawsson and Kang Hwagil
Conversation
The Art of Unease: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir & Hannah Mary McKinnon
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Hannah Mary McKinnon
Conversation
Uncovering Hidden Fractures: Don Gillmor & Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Don Gillmor and Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Conversation
Deadly Secrets: Hannelore Cayre & Doug Johnstone
Hannelore Cayre and Doug Johnstone
Conversation
The Answer at your Fingertips: Ridge Patterns in Criminal Investigation
Various participants
Workshop
University of Toronto Forensic Anthropology Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
After the Beginning Comes the End with Maureen Jennings
Maureen Jennings
Masterclass
Murder by Archetype: Unlocking Crime Stories with Tarot
Various participants
Workshop
Using Multiple Points of View in Your Story with Robyn Harding
Robyn Harding
Masterclass
The Body Snatchers of Toronto with Adam Bunch
Adam Bunch
Presentation
Toronto Crime Tours
Various participants
Presentation
Pitch Perfect: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing
Various participants
Panel Discussion
Crime Scene: France
Hannelore Cayre, Johana Gustawsson, Sophie Hénaff, and Olivier Norek
Panel Discussion
Crime Scene: Korea
Kang Hwagil and Hye-young Pyun
Panel Discussion
Fresh Blood: Crime Writers of Canada’s 2026 Debuts & Hot Reads
Various participants
Panel Discussion
Saturday
June 6
11:00am
11:30am
12:00pm
12:30pm
1:00pm
1:30pm
2:00pm
2:30pm
3:00pm
3:30pm
4:00pm
4:30pm
5:00pm
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:30pm
9:00pm
9:30pm
10:00pm
Saturday
June 6
June 6
11:00am↑12:00pm
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
Chill Before the Thrills: Meditative Morning Yoga for Crime Lovers
Various participants
Workshop
11:00am↑11:30am
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
The Body Snatchers of Toronto with Adam Bunch
Adam Bunch
Presentation
11:00am↑12:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Tea, Cake, and Murder: Catherine Mack & Lev A.C. Rosen
Catherine Mack and Lev A.C. Rosen
Conversation
11:30am↑12:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
What is Your MOTIVE?
Eva Jurczyk, Tom Ryan, and Jonathan Whitelaw
Conversation
11:30am↑1:00pm
Victoria College, Room 212
Victoria College, Room 212
The Answer at your Fingertips: Ridge Patterns in Criminal Investigation
Various participants
Workshop
12:00pm↑1:00pm
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College Chapel
The Art of Unease: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir & Hannah Mary McKinnon
Eva Björg Ægisdóttir and Hannah Mary McKinnon
Conversation
12:00pm↑12:30pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Toronto Crime Tours
Various participants
Presentation
12:30pm↑6:30pm
Victoria College, Room 211
Victoria College, Room 211
Board Games Lounge
Various participants
Exhibition
12:30pm↑2:00pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
After the Beginning Comes the End with Maureen Jennings
Maureen Jennings
Masterclass
1:00pm↑2:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Amateur Sleuths: Tom Ryan & Leonie Swann
Tom Ryan and Leonie Swann
Conversation
1:00pm↑2:00pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Pitch Perfect: An Insider’s Guide to Publishing
Various participants
Panel Discussion
1:30pm↑2:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Behind Closed Doors: Robyn Harding & Marcus Kliewer
Robyn Harding and Marcus Kliewer
Conversation
2:00pm↑3:00pm
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College Chapel
Uncovering Hidden Fractures: Don Gillmor & Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Don Gillmor and Lilja Sigurðardóttir
Conversation
2:30pm↑3:30pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
Murder by Archetype: Unlocking Crime Stories with Tarot
Various participants
Workshop
2:30pm↑4:00pm
Victoria College, Room 212
Victoria College, Room 212
University of Toronto Forensic Anthropology Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
2:30pm↑3:30pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Crime Scene: France
Hannelore Cayre, Johana Gustawsson, Sophie Hénaff, and Olivier Norek
Panel Discussion
3:00pm↑4:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Murder on the Move: Eva Jurczyk & Jonathan Whitelaw
Eva Jurczyk and Jonathan Whitelaw
Conversation
3:30pm↑4:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Truth, Lies, and Legacy: Leslie Bradford-Scott & Edward Chisholm
Leslie Bradford-Scott and Edward Chisholm
Conversation
4:00pm↑5:00pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Crime Scene: Korea
Kang Hwagil and Hye-young Pyun
Panel Discussion
4:00pm↑5:00pm
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College Chapel
Deadly Secrets: Hannelore Cayre & Doug Johnstone
Hannelore Cayre and Doug Johnstone
Conversation
4:30pm↑6:00pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
Using Multiple Points of View in Your Story with Robyn Harding
Robyn Harding
Masterclass
5:00pm↑6:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Everyday Detectives: Jane Doucet & Uzma Jalaluddin
Jane Doucet and Uzma Jalaluddin
Conversation
5:30pm↑6:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Secrets of the Past: Johana Gustawsson & Kang Hwagil
Johana Gustawsson and Kang Hwagil
Conversation
5:30pm↑6:30pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Fresh Blood: Crime Writers of Canada’s 2026 Debuts & Hot Reads
Various participants
Panel Discussion
6:30pm↑7:30pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
Isabel Bader Theatre
The Re-Read: Nicholas Shakespeare on Graham Greene
Nicholas Shakespeare
Conversation
7:30pm↑10:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
The Codfather: A Murder Mystery Dinner
Various participants
Performance