*This is a free workshop for BIPOC authors 14 spaces available, REGISTER HERE Facilitator: Justine Abigail Yu As hyphenated individuals living in between cultures, we are, as activist Eboo Patel describes it, “standing at the crossroads of inheritance and discovery, trying to look both ways at once.” In this writing workshop, we write to honour […]
Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) Join us for this very special reading and conversation with graphic memoirists Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt, featuring their latest graphic memoirs, All Our Ordinary Stories and Something, Not Nothing. All Our Ordinary Stories: A Multigenerational Family Odyssey […]
LitFest is thrilled to partner with Edmonton's Agatha Press to bring you the launch of their fall releases - Sincerely, Sincerely by Rayanne Haines and Carolyne Van Der Meer, AS LONG AS I'M ALIVE I HAVE INFINITE CHANCES by ryan fitzpatrick, and i give birth to my body by Leilei Chen. Featuring: Leilei Chen, ryan […]
This event is free to attend, but please pre-register as space is limited An evening of literature, art, and music hosted by The Polyglot and Daaira House LitFest, October 18, 2025, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, The Green Room For the past nine years, The Polyglot—an award-winning local multilingual magazine—has offered a vibrant platform for artists, writers, […]
Join us and discover some of this year's most buzzed about books in this not-to-be-missed showcase! Featuring: Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Amber Dawn, Canisia Lubrin, and Alex Manley Host: Kate Gibson Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) Stock, by Jennifer Bowering Delisle Stock photographs are everywhere. […]
Join Edmonton Arts Council on Sunday, October 19 at Boa & Hare, 127 – 10520 97 St NW, located in Pacific Mall for The Poetry of Public Art, presented with LitFest. Event begins at 10:30am. Join us for a celebration of public art and poetry, as we mark 30 years of the Edmonton Arts Council and the addition of the 300th public artwork to the City of Edmonton Public Art Collection with […]
This year's Brunch and Learn features a panel of books each focusing on ideas and themes related to wellness, well-being, recovery and healing. This event will be catered by Edmonton's own Chef Holly Holt (@shecooksyeg) Featuring: Chyana Marie Sage, Quill Christie-Peters and Kate J. Neville Moderator: Naomi McIlwraith Tickets: $30, Available HERE Soft As Bones, […]
Tickets: $15, Available HERE 18 Spaces Available Invite experimentation and spontaneity into your writing practice with My Weird Life. This writing workshop is designed for memoir, narrative poetry and autofiction writers, though it can be adapted to any form of personally-rooted writing. Writers in all stages of their practice are welcome. The workshop structure includes generative […]
This year's memoir hour panel features three stories of incredible journeys. Featuring: Vinh Nguyen, Dan Rubinstein, and Sarah Boon Moderator: Jessica Truong Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular) Purchase tickets HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) Meltdown: The Making and Breaking of a Field Scientist by Sarah Boon In Meltdown, Sarah Boon tells […]
Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular) Purchase tickets HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) "A city is not alive without its people. Where there are people, there are stories and art. Where there are stories and art, there are opportunities to learn from each other, and expand our knowledge and experiences." LitFest […]
This event is free to attend, but please pre-register as space is limited This event, which takes place at The Art Gallery of St. Albert, brings together two beautiful collections of ekphrastic writing: Dark Chapters: Reading the Still Lives of David Garneau, and The Beauty of Vultures by Wendy McGrath. Featuring: David Garneau and Wendy […]
