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Munro honoured with $10,000 Harbourfront Festival Prize

The International Festival of Authors announced today that this year's recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize, worth $10,000, is Alice Munro. The perennial Nobel Prize contender will be honoured with the prize for her contributions ... Read More »

September 26, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

IFOA to release new block of Stephen King tickets

By Sue Carter

If you missed grabbing tickets to Stephen King's sold-out appearance at the PEN Canada benefit on Oct. 24, you're in luck. IFOA announced today that a second block of tickets will go on sale Oct. ... Read More »

September 24, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Louise Dennys wins 2013 Ivy Award

By Julie Baldassi

Random House of Canada's Louise Dennys has been named the recipient of the second annual Ivy Award, presented by the International Visitors (IV) Programme in association with IFOA. The award will be presented by Salman ... Read More »

September 24, 2013 | Filed under: Awards

IFOA launches new website

By Julie Baldassi

Poised to kick off its 40th season of weekly readings later this month, the Authors at Harbourfront Centre debuts a new website and re-brand today. The readings, which run from September to June annually, will ... Read More »

September 3, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Stephen King and son to headline IFOA

By Sue Carter

This year's International Festival of Authors will open with an appearance from one of the world's most prolific and well-known authors. Stephen King is scheduled to headline PEN Canada's annual benefit on Oct. 24 at ... Read More »

April 16, 2013 | Filed under: Events

Photos: IFOA opening-night party

By Sue Carter

Every year, authors, publishers, book lovers, and media types pack Toronto's Harbourfront Centre to kick off the International ... Read More »

October 25, 2012 | Filed under: Events

D&M Publishers founder Scott McIntyre receives inaugural Ivy Award

By Sue Carter

In a case of bittersweet timing, the International Visitors Programme, an industry-networking program that runs in conjunction with Toronto's International Festival of Authors, has named Scott McIntyre, co-founder of D&M Publishers, as the inaugural recipient ... Read More »

October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Shelagh Rogers’ multimedia Northwords project brings city-dwelling authors out of their comfort zone

By Matt Semansky

Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »

October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

IFOA: Meet the 2012 International Visitors Programme participants

By Safa Jinje

Publishing professionals from across the globe will soon arrive for the fifth annual International Visitors Programme, an industry-networking event running Oct. 21“25 ... Read More »

October 18, 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

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