FESTIVAL 2026 Schedule

Wednesday
October 28

Next date

Alumni Hall, Victoria College

Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319

Emmanuel College, Room 119

Isabel Bader Theatre

Northrop Frye Hall, Room 003

Victoria Chapel Lobby

Victoria College Chapel

Victoria College, Room 211

Victoria College, Room 212

Victoria College, Room 215

Winter Garden Theatre

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
Paris on the Brink
Mark Braude and Jane Rogoyska
Conversation
Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer
Conversation
Yoga & Journaling
Various participants
Workshop
Loss & Laughter
Gary Barwin and Ferdia Lennon
Conversation
In the Company of Nature
Chloe Dalton and Melissa Harrison
Conversation
Electric Cabaret
Various participants
Performance
IV Programme Awards & Keynote: James Daunt in conversation with Craig Swinwood
Various participants
Conversation
Rupture / Justice: 5 Moments of Justice in Words and Music
Philippe Sands
Performance
Flesh: David Szalay
David Szalay
Conversation
Women, Grief & Resistance
Harriet Alida Lye and Vivek Shraya
Conversation
Sintering: Performances and Readings
Evelyn Araluen, Jessica Johns, Quill Christie-Peters, Alicia Elliot, Jasmin McGaughey, Bebe Oliver, Kirli Saunders, Nardi Simpson, and Jesse Wente
Performance
Writers Collective of Canada Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
Writers Collective of Canada Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
Finding Inspiration and Technique in Poetry with Kate Cayley
Kate Cayley
Masterclass
Breaking Through Common Writing Challenges with Meaghan Strimas
Various participants
Masterclass

Wednesday
October 28

Next date
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
Wednesday
October 28
Next date
2:30pm ↑ 4:00pm
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
Yoga & Journaling
Various participants
Workshop
2:30pm ↑ 4:00pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Finding Inspiration and Technique in Poetry with Kate Cayley
Kate Cayley
Masterclass
2:30pm ↑ 3:30pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
IV Programme Awards & Keynote: James Daunt in conversation with Craig Swinwood
Various participants
Conversation
4:00pm ↑ 5:00pm
Victoria College, Room 211
Writers Collective of Canada Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
4:30pm ↑ 5:30pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
In the Company of Nature
Chloe Dalton and Melissa Harrison
Conversation
4:30pm ↑ 5:30pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Paris on the Brink
Mark Braude and Jane Rogoyska
Conversation
5:00pm ↑ 6:30pm
Victoria College, Room 215
Breaking Through Common Writing Challenges with Meaghan Strimas
Various participants
Masterclass
5:00pm ↑ 6:15pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
Rupture / Justice: 5 Moments of Justice in Words and Music
Philippe Sands
Performance
5:30pm ↑ 6:30pm
Victoria College Chapel
Women, Grief & Resistance
Harriet Alida Lye and Vivek Shraya
Conversation
6:00pm ↑ 7:00pm
Victoria College, Room 211
Writers Collective of Canada Workshop
Various participants
Workshop
6:30pm ↑ 8:00pm
Emmanuel College, Room 119
Electric Cabaret
Various participants
Performance
6:30pm ↑ 7:30pm
Emmanuel College Chapel, Room 319
Loss & Laughter
Gary Barwin and Ferdia Lennon
Conversation
6:30pm ↑ 7:30pm
Alumni Hall, Victoria College
Villa Coco: Andrew Sean Greer
Andrew Sean Greer
Conversation
7:30pm ↑ 8:30pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
Flesh: David Szalay
David Szalay
Conversation
7:30pm ↑ 8:30pm
Victoria College Chapel
Sintering: Performances and Readings
Evelyn Araluen, Jessica Johns, Quill Christie-Peters, Alicia Elliot, Jasmin McGaughey, Bebe Oliver, Kirli Saunders, Nardi Simpson, and Jesse Wente
Performance
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