Thu, Sep 19 ↑ Sun, Sep 29
2024 Festival Schedule
PASS REQUIREDStarting at $15.99
FREE EVENTNo pass required
TICKET REQUIREDFor events at Koerner Hall
MASTERCLASS$49
Saturday
September 21
Brigantine Patio
Brigantine Room
Fleck Dance Theatre
Harbourfront Centre Theatre
Koerner Hall in the Telus Centre for Performance & Learning
Lakeside Terrace
Main Loft
South Lawn Tent
Storydrop Tent
Studio Theatre
West Bays
West Lawn
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
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
Women Unscripted: Exploring Identity, Humour and Resilience
Zoe Whittall and Deepa Rajagopalan
Conversation
Rebellion With a Cause
Pascale Lacelle, M.K. Lobb, and K.J. Aiello
Conversation
Started from the Bottom: Welcoming Celebrities Back Home
Greg Kearney and Timothy Taylor
Conversation
The Heart of Poutine: From Chip Wagons to National Symbol
Justin Giovannetti Lamothe
Conversation
An Unforgettable Life
Jane Urquhart
Conversation
Burning Questions: Confronting the Challenges of our Global Climate Crisis
Margaret Atwood, John Vaillant, Catherine Abreu, and Nahlah Ayed
Panel Discussion
The Lost Art of Conversation
Ian Williams
Conversation
Friendship, Home and Identity
Sadi Muktadir, Edward Y. C. Lee, and Shyam Selvadurai
Panel Discussion
Hearts and Hauntings: YA Love Novels
Markus Harwood-Jones, Lynn Painter, and J.M. Frey
Conversation
Real-life Terror of Mental Illness
A.G.A Wilmot and K.J. Aiello
Conversation
From Fact to Fiction
Antanas Sileika
Masterclass
Don’t Explain: Smashing Things Together in Poems
Adam Sol
Masterclass
Storydrop
Various participants
Reading
A Sweet Adventure
Yolanda T. Marshall
Reading
Home, Sweet Home
Lian-En Lin
Reading
Identity and the Supernatural
Cheryl Isaacs and Efua Traoré
Conversation
Dislocation and Relocation
Tasneem Jamal and Nazneen Sheikh
Panel Discussion
Bringer of Monsters and Other Worlds
J.M. Miro
Conversation
On the Edge: Stories of Struggle and Survival
Colin Barrett
Conversation
Bad Artist, Good Art: Caught Between Creativity and Productivity
Pamela Oakley, Gillian Turnbull, and Nellwyn Lampert
Panel Discussion
All The Writing Advice I Wish I Had Ignored
J.M. Miro and Jackie Lau
Panel Discussion
Rally the Tropes: Romance Showdown
Lily Chu, Markus Harwood-Jones, Jackie Lau, and Lynn Painter
Panel Discussion
Discovering the Korea Canada Anthology
Bora Chung and Lisa Bird-Wilson
Conversation
Saturday
September 21
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
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
Saturday
September 21
September 21
11:00am↑5:00pm
Small Press Book Fair
Various participants
Exhibition
11:00am↑12:00pm
Friendship, Home and Identity
Sadi Muktadir, Edward Y. C. Lee, and Shyam Selvadurai
Panel Discussion
11:00am↑5:00pm
The Blank Page: Contemplation Space
Various participants
Exhibition
12:00pm↑6:00pm
Storydrop
Various participants
Reading
12:00pm↑12:45pm
Bad Artist, Good Art: Caught Between Creativity and Productivity
Pamela Oakley, Gillian Turnbull, and Nellwyn Lampert
Panel Discussion
12:00pm↑1:00pm
Women Unscripted: Exploring Identity, Humour and Resilience
Zoe Whittall and Deepa Rajagopalan
Conversation
12:30pm↑1:15pm
A Sweet Adventure
Yolanda T. Marshall
Reading
12:30pm↑1:30pm
Identity and the Supernatural
Cheryl Isaacs and Efua Traoré
Conversation
1:00pm↑2:30pm
From Fact to Fiction
Antanas Sileika
Masterclass
1:00pm↑2:00pm
An Unforgettable Life
Jane Urquhart
Conversation
1:00pm↑2:00pm
Write Your Way Home
Various participants
Workshop
1:30pm↑2:30pm
Hearts and Hauntings: YA Love Novels
Markus Harwood-Jones, Lynn Painter, and J.M. Frey
Conversation
2:00pm↑3:00pm
Rebellion With a Cause
Pascale Lacelle, M.K. Lobb, and K.J. Aiello
Conversation
2:00pm↑2:45pm
All The Writing Advice I Wish I Had Ignored
J.M. Miro and Jackie Lau
Panel Discussion
2:30pm↑3:30pm
Dislocation and Relocation
Tasneem Jamal and Nazneen Sheikh
Panel Discussion
3:00pm↑4:00pm
Write Your Way Home
Various participants
Workshop
3:30pm↑4:15pm
Home, Sweet Home
Lian-En Lin
Reading
3:30pm↑4:30pm
Real-life Terror of Mental Illness
A.G.A Wilmot and K.J. Aiello
Conversation
3:30pm↑5:00pm
Don’t Explain: Smashing Things Together in Poems
Adam Sol
Masterclass
4:00pm↑4:45pm
Rally the Tropes: Romance Showdown
Lily Chu, Markus Harwood-Jones, Jackie Lau, and Lynn Painter
Panel Discussion
4:00pm↑5:30pm
Burning Questions: Confronting the Challenges of our Global Climate Crisis
Margaret Atwood, John Vaillant, Catherine Abreu, and Nahlah Ayed
Panel Discussion
4:30pm↑5:30pm
Started from the Bottom: Welcoming Celebrities Back Home
Greg Kearney and Timothy Taylor
Conversation
5:00pm↑6:00pm
Bringer of Monsters and Other Worlds
J.M. Miro
Conversation
5:30pm↑6:15pm
Discovering the Korea Canada Anthology
Bora Chung and Lisa Bird-Wilson
Conversation
6:30pm↑8:00pm
The Heart of Poutine: From Chip Wagons to National Symbol
Justin Giovannetti Lamothe
Conversation
7:00pm↑8:00pm
On the Edge: Stories of Struggle and Survival
Colin Barrett
Conversation
7:00pm↑8:00pm
The Lost Art of Conversation
Ian Williams
Conversation
PASS REQUIRED
FREE EVENT
TICKET REQUIRED
MASTERCLASS