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October 21, 2025 / October 28, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
The 46th edition of Toronto International Festival of Authors is just around the corner! We’ll be back at Victoria University at the University of Toronto for 5 days of fun with authors from near and far. With conversations, expert-led masterclasses, and hands-on workshops, there will be lots to see and do. To help with the […]
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October 7, 2025 / October 7, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
Festival to feature the Ever After Ball, High Teas, Tarot Workshops and sessions with more than 30 romance writers including Cecelia Ahern, author of PS, I Love You The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) is delighted to announce the launch of Ever After presented by Rakuten Kobo, the organization’s inaugural romance festival. Following a […]
September 29, 2025 / September 26, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
We are excited to announce the 15 new titles selected for the Fall season of Toronto Lit Up 2025-2026. The programme is a joint initiative with Toronto Arts Council that spotlights Toronto writers through supporting and promoting their book launch celebrations, bringing together communities of readers across the city. The Fall season will take place […]
September 23, 2025 / October 14, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
‘Tis the season for book awards! The fall is always an exciting time in the literary community with longlists and shortlists for some of the worlds most exciting awards being released. This year, we are excited to have so many nominated authors at the Festival, both from Canada and around the world. Read more about […]
September 18, 2025 / October 7, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
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 readersand 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 […]
June 25, 2025 / June 25, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival is just around the corner and we’ve been preparing to make sure audiences and authors have a great time at our new location at Victoria University at the University of Toronto! With criminally good conversations, fan-favourite screenings, expert-led masterclasses and hands-on workshops, there will be lots to see and do. […]
June 3, 2025 / June 3, 2025 by Shae Loeffelholz
Tickets are on sale now for MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival featuring more than 40 authors appearing over three days, including international bestsellers, notable debuts, workshops, readings and more. Something wicked this way comes to Toronto’s literary scene. The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) today announced that MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival will return […]
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August 29, 2023 / January 25, 2024 by Shae Loeffelholz
The 44th edition of the Toronto International Festival of Authors is just around the corner, running from September 21 to October 1, and over 200 authors will be attending! While international is in our name, we have many local authors — almost 50 authors are from right here in the GTA! We have a variety […]
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September 2, 2021 / March 6, 2023 by Stephanie Fraser
Throughout 2021, the Toronto International Festival of Authors has re-shared moments and events from #FestofAuthors20 by re-releasing its recorded events monthly. As we prepare for the 42nd edition of the Festival, coming this October, we are proud to offer our September re-release catalogue as the final installment of these monthly offerings. We welcome curious readers […]
August 30, 2021 / March 6, 2023 by Stephanie Fraser
The Toronto International Festival of Authors today announced two special virtual events that will book-end the 2021 Festival. On September 22 at 7pm ET, TIFA will co-present PEN Canada’s inaugural Graeme Gibson Talk, titled Hope in Strange Paradises: Dystopias and their Bright Spots. Award-winning authors Omar El Akkad and Margaret Atwood will be in conversation […]
