Attend in person – SOLD OUT Register to watch online Margaret Atwood and Theater of War Productions return to TIFA with an exciting new collaboration exploring power and control, domestic violence and family dynamics by way of two versions of the same story: one written by Giovanni Boccaccio in 1348 during the bubonic plague, and […]
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Multi-award-winning British crime novelist Martin Edwards joins the TIFA virtual stage to present his 2023 Edgar Award nominated book, The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators. The first major history of crime fiction released in several decades, the book traces the evolution of this globally popular genre from the 18th […]
Equal parts crime thriller and family saga, Indian author Deepti Kapoor’s second novel, Age of Vice, is an action-packed story propelled by seductive wealth, startling corruption and bloodthirsty violence. When a speeding Mercedes kills five people in the early morning hours in New Delhi, the shell-shocked servant behind the wheel must grapple with the strange […]
Hear the real story that inspired the hit BBC drama The Gold, coming to Canadian screens in June, in this fascinating virtual conversation with acclaimed Scottish author Neil Forsyth and the show’s researcher Thomas Turner. On November 26, 1983, an armed gang stole gold bullion worth almost £26 million from the security depot near London’s […]
Inspired by Toronto’s renowned, historic Bohemian Embassy, meet a new generation of artists inspiring Canada’s ever-evolving literary scene at The New Embassy: a digital mini-series of spoken word, poetry, prose, theatrical readings, music and dance. Curated by Lebanese Canadian actor, writer and producer Yousef Kadoura, this final event in The New Embassy series reflects on […]
Consider Disabled, Deaf and Mad futures through a riveting set of performances by Black artists. Curated by Syrus Marcus Ware, this New Embassy event (originally aired April 26, 2022) from the Toronto International Festival of Authors explores the effects of the pandemic and white supremacy with performances by spoken word artist Britta B., actor and […]
Inspired by Toronto’s renowned, historic Bohemian Embassy, meet a new generation of artists inspiring Canada’s ever-evolving literary scene at The New Embassy: a digital mini-series of spoken word, poetry, prose, theatrical readings, music and dance. Curated by author Canisia Lubrin, The New Embassy’s opening event features a lively and provocative programme of music, theatre and […]
Inspired by Toronto’s renowned, historic Bohemian Embassy, meet a new generation of artists inspiring Canada’s ever-evolving literary scene at The New Embassy: a digital mini-series of spoken word, poetry, prose, theatrical readings, music and dance. Curated by Jen Sookfong Lee, author and co-host of the literary podcast Can’t Lit, this collection of powerful readings offers […]
Inspired by Toronto’s renowned, historic Bohemian Embassy, meet a new generation of artists inspiring Canada’s ever-evolving literary scene at The New Embassy: a digital mini-series of spoken word, poetry, prose, theatrical readings, music and dance. Award-winning author, performer and queer healer Kai Cheng Thom brings ritual-performance, spoken word and movement together for a transformative mosaic […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. The modern picture book has become one of the most versatile and popular of literary formats and many of its elements can be applied to longer forms of writing. Through the world of visual storytelling, explore the intricate relationship between text and illustration with celebrated picture book […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. Whose story is it, and how do they see the world? Award-winning author Alissa York has written from the point of view of a taxidermist, a polygamous horse rancher, a raccoon and more. Join her for a masterclass on this fundamental aspect of the fiction writer’s art. […]
Writer Clint Smith takes a tour of monuments and landmarks – those that are honest about the past and those that are not – that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping America’s collective history. How cities and places deal with the legacy of slavery is a huge issue worldwide. […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. When you’re in the early stages of a novel, there’s a lot of stuff they tell you not to sweat. Author Tim Wynne-Jones wants to talk about when it’s finally time – to sweat, that is. The time when you go from revising to refining. He will […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. What makes characters compelling? Is it relatability? Mystery? Complexity? Incongruity? All of the above? Conversely, what makes a character forgettable? In this masterclass, we will consider some forgettable and unforgettable characters and what combination of factors made them so. The Humber School for Writers returns to the […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. Author Kaie Kellough thinks a lot about narrators, about how every story is narrated from a perspective. That perspective may determine what the narrator sees and what they don’t, and may influence the version of events they recount. Kellough’s interested in how writers construct their narrators, the […]
This event is no longer available for viewing. Telling stories is at the core of every culture. Join author Waubgeshig Rice as he discusses how the spoken stories of his Anishinaabe heritage influence his writing, and how he shares them in fiction. He’ll share tips on adapting oral traditions to written forms, with a focus […]
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