Words is a festival celebrating all things wordy: books, poetry, song, children's literature, writing for the screen and stage, new media, spoken word performances and much more.

Featured Authors & Speakers

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Aaron Kreuter

 11/04/18 @ 2:00pm

Aaron Schneider

 11/03/18 @ 10:00am

Bill Bissett

 11/04/18 @ 6:00pm

Brian Goldman

 11/04/18 @ 3:30pm

Camille Intson

 11/03/18 @ 10:00am

Cherie Dimaline

 11/02/18 @ 7:00pm

David Huebert

 11/04/18 @ 2:00pm

David White

 11/03/18 @ 10:00am

Deanna Young

 11/04/18 @ 12:00pm 11/03/18 @ 12:00pm

Emma Donoghue

 11/02/18 @ 7:00pm

Holly Painter

 11/03/18 @ 8:00pm

James Reaney

 11/03/18 @ 1:00pm

Jane Urquhart

 11/03/18 @ 11:00am 11/02/18 @ 7:00pm

Jesse Jacobs

 11/03/18 @ 6:00pm

Joe Ollmann

11/03/18 @ 6:00pm

Jordan Morris

 11/04/18 @ 3:30pm

Julie Bruck

 11/03/18 @ 3:00pm 11/03/18 @ 12:00pm

Kathy Page

 11/04/18 @ 5:00pm

Kristen den Hartog

 11/03/18 @ 1:00pm

Lee Maracle

11/04/18 @ 1:00pm

Lisa Moore

 11/03/18 @ 2:00pm 11/02/18 @ 7:00pm

Mary McDonald

 11/03/18 @ 4:00pm

Maxwell Lucas

 11/03/18 @ 4:00pm

Nino Ricci

 11/03/18 @ 11:00am

Paige Cooper

 11/04/18 @ 5:00pm 11/04/18 @ 2:00pm

Penn Kemp

 11/04/18 @ 11:00am 11/03/18 @ 4:00pm

Randall Maggs

 11/03/18 @ 3:00pm

Russell Smith

 11/04/18 @ 2:00pm

Samantha Brennan and Tracy Isaacs

 11/04/18 @ 12:00pm

Stephen Brunt

 11/03/18 @ 3:00pm

Steven Bruhm

 11/03/18 @ 5:00pm

Susan Musgrave

11/04/18 @ 11:00am

Tom Cull

 11/03/18 @ 12:00pm 11/03/18 @ 4:00pm

Willow Dawson

 11/03/18 @ 6:00pm

Wormwood

 10/25/18 @ 7:00pm 11/03/18 @ 4:00pm

Events

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All Saturday and Sunday events are free and seating is limited.

Event Location Date Time
A Gathering of Traditional Verse: A Workshop with Deanna Young Museum London November 4, 2018 12:00pm
Everything You Wanted To Know About Screenwriting But Were Afraid To Ask Museum London November 4, 2018 3:30pm
Steven Bruhm, "Frankenstein and his Creature: or, Yes Sir, That’s My Baby” Museum London November 3, 2018 5:00pm
Inside Out: A Generative Poetry Workshop with Julie Bruck Museum London November 3, 2018 3:00pm
Digging Up Stories: A Workshop with Kristen den Hartog Museum London November 3, 2018 1:00pm
Kathy Page & Paige Cooper: In Conversation Museum London November 4, 2018 5:00pm
Lisa Moore: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2018 2:00pm
Frankenstein (1931) Screening with Live Music by Wormwood Museum London October 25, 2018 7:00pm
Bill Bissett & Featured Guests Peter Denny and Murray Favro Museum London November 4, 2018 6:00pm
Words & Pictures: Comic & Graphic Artists of Southwestern Ontario Museum London November 3, 2018 6:00pm
Souwesto Book Expo 2018 Museum London November 4, 2018 10:00am
Souwesto Book Expo 2018 Museum London November 3, 2018 10:00am
Penn Kemp & Susan Musgrave​: In Conversation Museum London November 4, 2018 11:00am
London Writers Today Museum London November 3, 2018 10:00am
An Afternoon with Dr. Brian Goldman: Hosted by Dr. Shannon Arntfield Museum London November 4, 2018 3:30pm
The Short Story Today: Hosted by Russell Smith Museum London November 4, 2018 2:00pm
Words Presents: A Visit with Lee Maracle Museum London November 4, 2018 1:00pm
Tracy Isaacs & Samantha Brennan, "Fit at Mid-Life: A Feminist Fitness Journey" Museum London November 4, 2018 12:00pm
Stephen Brunt & Randall Maggs​: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2018 3:00pm
Julie Bruck, Deanna Young, and Tom Cull: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2018 12:00pm
Jane Urquhart & Nino Ricci: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2018 11:00am
Poet Laureate Presents: River of Words Museum London November 3, 2018 4:00pm
2018 James Reaney Memorial Lecture: James Stewart Reaney Museum London November 3, 2018 1:00pm
Poetry Live! An Evening of Open Mic Poetry Museum London November 3, 2018 8:00pm
Opening Reception 2018 Museum London November 2, 2018 7:00pm

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