The joy of food and tradition unites a family faltering in the face of illness and loss Madang is an artist and new father who moves to a quiet home in the countryside with his wife and young baby, excited to build a new life full of hope and joy, complete with a garden and […]
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Born in 1971, Hong Yeon-sik debuted as a comics artist in 1992. After ten years creating children’s comics, he graduated from an art university and turned to autobiographical graphic novels. He published Uncomfortably Happily and Umma’s Table, the latter expanding into a three-volume series. He recently serialized Days of an Old Father as a webtoon […]
Mentees join their mentors to explore the process of creative writing through the University of Toronto’s Creative Writing Programme. Join Shyam Selvadurai, Phoebe Wang, and Anne Michaels in conversation with their students on the benefits, drawbacks and surprises of mentorship. Panelists: Anne Michaels Shyam Selvadurai Phoebe Wang Moderated by Tom Froh
A lively discussion on how the age of AI is impacting creativity in the classroom. The life of an academic might seem like a good fit for a creative writer — an engaging life of the mind, eager students, summers off. But it also has its challenges, complications, and surprises. Four writer-professors affiliated with Victoria […]
The Aga Khan Museum returns to TIFA with an interactive exhibit and creative activities where participants can see, touch, and even handle items from the Museum’s learning collection, breaking down barriers between audience and artifact. Step beyond the glass and into a world of stories. In Object Spotlight, participants engage directly with Museum Educators to […]
Join celebrated graphic novelists Eric Kim (Canada) and Hong Yeon-sik (Korea) for a special showcase on the theme of “Home.” They will present original concept art and discuss the cultural differences in how “”home”” is perceived in their work. Eric Kim, has over two decades of experience across genres from sci-fi to Canadian superheroes, including […]
Eric Kim has been working as an illustrator, writer and comic artist for over twenty years for a wide variety of publishers and subjects: from Science Fiction romance across the stars, to histories of financial risk, and back to Indigenous stories featuring famous musicians, Eric has served a broad audience of readers through his artwork. […]
What if shapeshifting aliens came to Earth, but instead of taking over they just fix all our problems? Matias might be living in a utopia, but being dumped still sucks. So he distracts himself with his work, taking the weekend overtime his new alien boss offers him. That’s when he discovers that his shapeshifting boss, […]
Writers Collective of Canada moderates a compelling panel discussion around the power of writing and storytelling to transform lives and strengthen communities. Re/writing Connection represents an important opportunity to showcase the role of art in Canadians’ lives: how writing and creativity can build strength and resilience, ignite community and address the national crisis in isolation. […]
A riveting, deeply reported account that takes us inside the dramatic battle for control of Canada’s largest wireless carrier, and paints a broader picture of the cutthroat telecom industry, the labyrinth of regulatory and political systems that govern it, and the high-stakes corporate games played by the Canadian establishment. Alexandra Posadzki’s ground-breaking coverage in the […]
Join us for a lively and insightful panel discussion as a literary scout sits down with Canadian literary agents to explore the art and strategy of exporting Canadian literature. Together, they’ll unpack how Canadian voices travel abroad, the nuances of selling rights in a competitive global market, and what makes certain stories resonate internationally. Expect […]
Nehal El-Hadi is a writer, researcher, and editor whose work explores the intersections between the body, place, and technology. Nehal completed her PhD in Planning at the University of Toronto, where she examined the relationships between user-generated content and everyday public urban life. As a scholar, her hybrid digital/material research methods are informed by her […]
A blazing collection of responses to the U.S.’s shocking annexation threats and the swell of Canadian national unity that followed, from a remarkable array of Canada’s sharpest and most influential minds. 2025. Donald Trump is president. And he is insisting that Canada is for sale. It feels disorienting, even existential, to watch a trade war […]
Join Giller prizewinning author Michael Redhill as he dives into the world of his much anticipated new novel, The Trial of Katterfelto, the second instalment of Modern Ghosts, a triptych of novels. Set in the late-eighteenth century, the novel follows traveller, conjurer and amateur scientist Gustavus Katterfelto and his colleague, Roger Gossage as they travel […]
Join editor, Elamin Abdelmahmoud, and contributors Jesse Wente, Jessica Johnson and Carol Off as they discuss the new collection Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance. This anthology is in response to the USA’s recent threats against Canada, and brings together a diversity of Canadian voices who question what it means to have treaties […]
Join international authors Sibylle Grimbert and Michel Nieva in conversation as they approach our contemporary climate crisis through fictional lenses of the past and the future. Award-winning French novelist, Grimbert’s The Last of Its Kind is translated into English for the first time and tells the story of a young geologist in 19th century Iceland […]
When we write with others, we discover ourselves! Join Writers Collective of Canada in a one-hour expressive writing workshop that will broaden your perspective, ignite your imagination and inspire your authentic voice. WCC is a charitable organization that inspires exploratory writing in community to empower every voice, celebrate every story, and change the world. No […]
Jeremy Tiang is a Singaporean author, translator and playwright who will be discussing his fiction, non-fiction, and the role translation places in his creative life. His history as a translator- he has translated over thirty books from across the Chinese-speaking world – comes into play in his upcoming book Violent Phenomena: Essays Toward the Future […]
Cho Nam-Joo is a South-Korean author whose novel, Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982, has been a runaway bestseller that has sold over one million copies internationally, is the most important book to have come out of South Korea since Han Kang’s The Vegetarian. This has been followed by novels and short stories including Miss Kim Knows […]
Curated by Qissa, this panel brings together three newcomer and refugee writers for a candid discussion about the challenges and pressures of creating literature in a new cultural context. The conversation explores how their work evolves when removed from its original setting, how audience expectations and industry pressures impact what they write, and how labels […]
Join us to celebrate Twenty Years of Vagrant Press. The Halifax, Novia Scotia based publishing company makes it their mission to hand pick stories relevant to the Atlantic Provinces. This year, we gather to celebrate their passion and commitment to publishing stories that are true and authentic. Cheers to 20 years! This event is free […]
Join one of Canada’s best and most beloved authors, Thomas King, creator of the Thumps Dreadful Water series, writer non-fiction like Indians on Vacation. In this special event, he discusses his new book Aliens on the Moon: A Novel. The bestselling author takes realism and turns it on its head it when an extraterrestrial presence […]
