TIFA presents: Fragmentary Perceptions: Céline Huyghebaert (author of Remnants) & Auður Jónsdóttir. Moderated by Heidi Reitmaier.   The human memory is fragile, unpredictable and unreliable, yet memories are vital to both our own emotional survival and our understanding of previous generations. In this fascinating conversation, Canadian author Céline Huyghebaert and Icelandic author Auður Jónsdóttir explore […]

Book*hug is excited to exhibit at WOTS Toronto's Community Pop-Up event at Evergreen Brick Works! The day will feature a readers’ marketplace, eco-themed programming, author walks, kids activities, and the finalists for the 2022 Toronto Book Awards. Free admission! Donations to support The Word On The Street’s mission to champion literacy are welcome.

TIFA presents Poetic Journeys, with Shani Mootoo (author of Cane | Fire) & Pamela Mordecai. Moderated by Fiona Raye Clarke. Inner journeys and voyages of discovery define the latest works of celebrated Canadian writers Shani Mootoo and Pamela Mordecai. Giller-shortlisted writer and visual artist Shani Mootoo brings us Cane | Fire, an immersive and vivid collection that marks a […]

TIFA presents a Poetry Reading, with Shani Mootoo (author of Cane | Fire) & Pamela Mordecai. Find your poetry fix at our Stage in the Park and hear two of Canada’s best poets with Shani Mootoo and Pamela Mordecai readings from their poetry collections. Mootoo’s Cane | Fire is a memoir in verse, following the narrator’s personal journey from Ireland to […]

AfterWords Virtual Conference for Writers presents keynote speaker, Chelene Knight, author of Junie. Chelene will be in conversation with writer and Afterwords Literary Festival co-founder Stephanie Domet. 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm AT | Online Free. Tickets can be reserved here.        

TIFA presents We Come Back Together: Olga Ravn. “We come back together, only to fall apart." TIFA is proud to present a new collection of writing penned by some of the world’s most distinctive voices. The Festival invited 11 authors to respond to a phrase that encapsulates elements of life in 2022. Join daily to […]

TIFA presents Do Androids Dream? with Olga Ravn (author of The Employees) and Victoria Hetherington. Moderated by Samia Madwar. In their latest novels Danish poet and novelist Olga Ravn  and  Canadian author Victoria Hetherington feature worlds struggling to harmonize human life with artificial intelligence (AI). Ravn’s The Employees is a critique of life governed by […]

TIFA presents The Future is Speculative, with Anna Moschovakis (author of Participation) & Kim Fu. Moderated by Robert McGill.   We’re living in a digital world, and authors Anna Moschovakis and Kim Fu know it. Their latest books of genre-defying speculative fiction explore the affect of technology on human nature and community. Canadian writer Fu’s Lesser […]

TIFA presents Embodied Editing, a workshop with Anna Moschovakis (author of Participation). The Humber School for Writers returns to the Festival with a series of daily professional writing masterclasses led by its renowned faculty members and special guests. Each 90-minute class will focus on a specific aspect of writing craft. Sign up for one or […]

Wordfest presents The Way We... Talk About Clothes, starring Jen Sookfong Lee (editor of Good Mom on Paper), Heather O'Neill, Rollie Pemberton, David Pevsner, Pam Rocker, Heidi Sopinka & Douglas Stuart. The sartorial-storytelling audience favourite returns! Seven stylish authors open up their closets and their lives, riffing on the significance of an item of clothing […]