MOTIVE 2026 Schedule
Sunday
June 7
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
Tea, Cake, and Murder: Ron Base & Sujata Massey
Ron Base and Sujata Massey
Conversation
Hidden Identities: Genevieve Graham & Jinwoo Park
Genevieve Graham and Jinwoo Park
Conversation
Psychological Faultlines: Nicole Lundrigan & Hye-young Pyun
Nicole Lundrigan and Hye-young Pyun
Conversation
Out From Behind Bars: Hank Idsinga & Lorna Poplak
Hank Idsinga and Lorna Poplak
Conversation
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Sharon Bala & Karma Brown
Sharon Bala and Karma Brown
Conversation
A-List Crime: Sophie Hénaff & Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
Sophie Hénaff
Conversation
Detective On Duty: Maureen Jennings & Desmond P. Ryan
Maureen Jennings and Desmond P. Ryan
Conversation
American Dreams & Mysteries: Naomi Hirahara & Kevin Jagernauth
Naomi Hirahara and Kevin Jagernauth
Conversation
Invisible Evidence: Wastewater Drug Surveillance
Various participants
Workshop
University of Toronto Forensic Anthropology Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
How To Eat An Elephant… & Other Plotting Advice with Hannah Mary McKinnon
Hannah Mary McKinnon
Masterclass
Murder by Archetype: Unlocking Crime Stories with Tarot
Various participants
Workshop
Deadly Editing with Doug Johnstone
Doug Johnstone
Masterclass
Toronto’s Infamous Victorian Police Chief with Adam Bunch
Adam Bunch
Presentation
Page to Screen: Mystery Edition
Hannelore Cayre and Leonie Swann
Panel Discussion
Before the Book Deal: Crime Writers of Canada’s Rising Voices Read Raw
Various participants
Panel Discussion
History Making Fiction
Genevieve Graham and Olivier Norek
Panel Discussion
Sunday
June 7
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
Sunday
June 7
June 7
11:00am↑4:30pm
Victoria College, Room 211
Victoria College, Room 211
Board Games Lounge
Various participants
Exhibition
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
Toronto’s Infamous Victorian Police Chief with Adam Bunch
Adam Bunch
Presentation
11:00am↑12:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Tea, Cake, and Murder: Ron Base & Sujata Massey
Ron Base and Sujata Massey
Conversation
11:30am↑1:00pm
Victoria College, Room 212
Victoria College, Room 212
Invisible Evidence: Wastewater Drug Surveillance
Various participants
Workshop
11:30am↑1:00pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
How To Eat An Elephant… & Other Plotting Advice with Hannah Mary McKinnon
Hannah Mary McKinnon
Masterclass
11:30am↑12:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Out From Behind Bars: Hank Idsinga & Lorna Poplak
Hank Idsinga and Lorna Poplak
Conversation
12:00pm↑1:00pm
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College Chapel
Detective On Duty: Maureen Jennings & Desmond P. Ryan
Maureen Jennings and Desmond P. Ryan
Conversation
12:00pm↑1:00pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Page to Screen: Mystery Edition
Hannelore Cayre and Leonie Swann
Panel Discussion
1:00pm↑2:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Hidden Identities: Genevieve Graham & Jinwoo Park
Genevieve Graham and Jinwoo Park
Conversation
1:30pm↑2:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Sharon Bala & Karma Brown
Sharon Bala and Karma Brown
Conversation
1:30pm↑2:30pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
Murder by Archetype: Unlocking Crime Stories with Tarot
Various participants
Workshop
1:30pm↑2:30pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Before the Book Deal: Crime Writers of Canada’s Rising Voices Read Raw
Various participants
Panel Discussion
2:00pm↑3:00pm
Victoria College Chapel
Victoria College Chapel
American Dreams & Mysteries: Naomi Hirahara & Kevin Jagernauth
Naomi Hirahara and Kevin Jagernauth
Conversation
2:30pm↑4:00pm
Victoria College, Room 212
Victoria College, Room 212
University of Toronto Forensic Anthropology Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
3:00pm↑4:30pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Victoria College, Room 215
Deadly Editing with Doug Johnstone
Doug Johnstone
Masterclass
3:00pm↑4:00pm
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
Victoria University Quad in the University of Toronto
History Making Fiction
Genevieve Graham and Olivier Norek
Panel Discussion
3:00pm↑4:00pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Psychological Faultlines: Nicole Lundrigan & Hye-young Pyun
Nicole Lundrigan and Hye-young Pyun
Conversation
3:30pm↑4:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Emmanuel College, Room 119
A-List Crime: Sophie Hénaff & Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau
Sophie Hénaff
Conversation
4:30pm↑5:30pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
Isabel Bader Theatre
Shari Lapena: The Couple Next Door 10 Year Anniversary
Shari Lapena
Conversation