The 25th annual Hillside Festival took place in Guelph at the end of July. Though most of the outdoor festival was dedicated to live music, a few authors took the stage, and Flickr photographer Chris Iwanowski was there taking pics.

Author “ and current federal NDP candidate “ Thomas King lets his hat do the talking.

“Hmm, needs a little more quirk….” Stuart McLean does some last-minute tweaks before taking the stage.