Panel: On Language and Meaning (a.k.a. The Smartypants Panel)

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Panel

What is conscious and unconscious in how we utilize language? How do we use language to create meaning? For anyone who has a love for the construction and utilization of […]

Feature: Curling Rocks! with John Cullen

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) In conversation event with curling legend John Cullen to discuss his latest book, Curling […]

Feature: A Necessary Distance, with Julie Salverson

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Feature

Tickets: $5 (student/low income), $15 (regular), Available HERE (Use promo code "LITFEST2025" to access student rate) In conversation event with Julie Salverson to talk about her book, A Necessary Distance: […]

Panel: Publishing Multilingual, Multicultural & Hyphenated Authors

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
Panel

This panel discussion brings together the founders of The Polyglot, Laberinto Press, Hungry Zine and Living Hyphen to discuss the need for and the challenges of publishing multicultural, multilingual, and […]

Workshop: Crafting Superb Sentences, with Julie Sedivy

EPL Community Room 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Workshop

Facilitator: Julie Sedivy Tickets: $15, Available HERE Sentences are the foundation of all writing, and mastering the sentence is essential to developing a strong writing voice. In this workshop, I […]

Workshop: Intergenerational Imaginations, with Justine Abigail Yu

EPL Community Room 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton
Workshop

*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 […]

Feature: Graphic Memoir, with Teresa Wong and Sarah Leavitt

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Feature

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 […]

Showcase: Agatha Press Fall Launch

Muttart Theatre 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, AB
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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 […]

Showcase: Daaira: The Healing Will Come, The Polyglot Launch

The Green Room 10545 108 St NW Unit 2-786, Edmonton
Showcase

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, […]

Showcase: Books with Buzz(kill) Cabaret

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Showcase

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 […]

Partnered Event: The Poetry of Public Art, presented in partnership with the EAC

Boa & Hare 10520 97 St NW #127, Edmonton
Partnered Event

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 […]

Free

Brunch & Learn Panel: On Wholeness, Wellness and Healing

Rice Theatre Lobby 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton
Panel

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 […]

Panel: Memoir Hour – What an amazing story!

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Panel

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 […]

Showcase: Edmonton Heritage Stories Anthology

Zeidler Hall 9828 101A Ave, Edmonton, AB
Showcase

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 […]

Feature: Ekphrastic Writing, with David Garneau and Wendy McGrath

Art Gallery of St. Albert 19 Perron St, St. Albert
Feature

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 […]