STAY TUNED FOR 2025 PROGRAMMING
Please join us in the centre of the village for opening remarks at 11:40 a.m.
Adult Programming
| The Cottage | The Meadow | The Mill | Willow Hill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00—1:00 p.m. | Every Word Counts: The Art of the Short Story Vincent Anioke Gary Barwin Hollay Ghadery Zoe Whittall | The Kim Lang Set: These Words at This Moment Carol Off Tanya Talaga | From Inspiration to Publication Presented by Vocamus Writers Community Hank Davis Deepa Rajagopalan Greg Rhyno | In Our Family Portrait Kern Carter Angel Di Zhang Anna Julia Stainsby |
| 1:30—2:30 p.m. | It’s a Little Complicated Emily Austin Leanne Toshiko Simpson Natalie Sue | Let Me Tell You a Story Connie Gault David Huebert Heather O’Neill | In Verse Sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets Faith Arkorful Aedan Corey Michael Lista Shani Mootoo | Women on the Move Lindy Mechefske Pamela Mulloy Nicola Ross |
| 3:00—4:00 p.m. | Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests Diana Beresford-Kroeger | Personal Stories on the Page E. McGregor Danny Ramadan Zoe Whittall | Emerge! The University of Guelph’s Creative Writing MFA Program and EMWF’s Read at the Fringe Literary Contest winners | Against All Odds Randy Boyagoda Cheryl Isaacs Premee Mohamed |
| 4:30—5:30 p.m. | Stop. Rewind. Rewrite. Emily Austin Cherie Dimaline Canisia Lubrin | Finding Your Voice Hannah Mary McKinnon Robert J. Sawyer Drew Hayden Taylor | The Way Forward Edward Y.C. Lee Barbara Joan Scott Leslie Shimotakahara |
Children’s Programming
| The Children’s Nook | |
|---|---|
| 12:00—12:30 p.m. | This is a Tiny Fragile Snake with Nicholas Ruddock |
| 12:30—1:00 p.m. | So Loud! with Sahar Golshan |
| 1:00—1:15 p.m. | Storytelling with Brad Woods |
| 1:15—1:45 p.m. | Salma Joins the Team with Danny Ramadan |
| 1:45—2:15 p.m. | Buns Gone Bad (Fluffle Bunnies, Book #1) with Anna Humphrey |
| 2:15—2:30 p.m. | Storytelling with Brad Woods |
| 2:30—3:00 p.m. | Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion) with SJ Okemow |
| 3:00—3:30 p.m. | The Mango Monster with Derek Mascarenhas |
| 3:30—3:45 p.m. | Storytelling with Brad Woods |
| 3:45-4:15 p.m. | Pages of Doom with Jeff Szpirglas |