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Events: 2017 summer literary festivals

JULY Wordplay, July 3 River John, NS Outdoor children's literary festival featuring story-reading, music and hands-on activities with guests Marie-Louise Gay and Alan Syliboy, with author and news anchor Starr Dobson acting as Mistress of ... Read More »

June 26, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Emma Donoghue‚ Madeleine Thien‚ Jane Urquhart headline Whistler Writers Festival

By Becky Robertson

The Whistler Writers Festival has announced its the lineup for its 2016 edition‚ taking place at various locations across the B.C. city Oct. 13–16. Events include readings‚ speaker panels‚ workshops‚ music‚ and more. The first-ever Canadian awards ... Read More »

August 16, 2016 | Filed under: Book news

Events: Summer literary festival roundup

By Becky Robertson

There's no shortage of literary festivals across Canada this summer. Here are some highlights of English-language events taking place between now and the end of August: June NorthWords Writers Festival, June 2–5 Yellowknife Workshops and ... Read More »

May 31, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Events

The New Quarterly gets wild with its first festival

By Sue Carter

It was a wild weekend for The New Quarterly. The literary journal hosted the inaugural Wild Writers Literary Festival, the only event of its kind in the Waterloo, Ontario, region. TNQ editor Pamela Mulloy says ... Read More »

November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Events

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

By Cheri Hanson

Less than 24 hours into a September business trip to New York City, three people had already asked Iris Tupholme the same question: how could they land an invitation to the International Visitors (IV) Programme? ... Read More »

October 18, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Deals, Events

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 24-26

By Katie Gowrie

Canadians have the chance to meet and see some of their favourite writers, artists, and poets up close and personal at this weekend's readings and festivals, featured on Q&Q's events calendar. The August Sonata on ... Read More »

August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Events

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 10-12

By Katie Gowrie

Lit lovers who spent the long weekend in cottage country needn't fear they've missed out. There's plenty of bookish happenings across the country this weekend, like these ones selected from Q&Q's events calendar: The Fish ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Fall preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction, part II

By Steven W. Beattie

The season of high-profile literary awards and author festivals is on its way, and there's no shortage of new releases from marquee names. In the July/August issue, Q&Q looks ahead at some of the fall's ... Read More »

August 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Preview

This weekend in Canadian literary events: July 27-29

By Katie Gowrie

The season of literary festivals and readings in the park is well underway, and it's not slowing down this weekend. Here are just a few of the events featured on Q&Q's calendar. This is the ... Read More »

July 27, 2012 | Filed under: Events

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

By Natalie Samson

Calgary's WordFest has teamed up with the Calgary Stampede to celebrate 100 years of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. WildWest Wordfest is a special summer mini-fest in tribute to Western Canada's cowboy culture in ... Read More »

June 18, 2012 | Filed under: Events

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Search Results by tag: Festivals

Events: 2017 summer literary festivals

Emma Donoghue‚ Madeleine Thien‚ Jane Urquhart headline Whistler Writers Festival

Events: Summer literary festival roundup

The New Quarterly gets wild with its first festival

IFOA’s International Visitors Programme: the schmooze factor

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 24-26

This weekend in Canadian literary events: Aug. 10-12

Fall preview 2012: Canadian non-fiction, part II

This weekend in Canadian literary events: July 27-29

WordFest celebrates 100 years of the Calgary Stampede with Wild West programming

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