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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Adam Foulds

 11/03/19 @ 4:00pm

Anabel Quan-Haase

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Ben O'Neil

 11/03/19 @ 3:00pm

Brenda Leifso

 11/03/19 @ 12:00pm

Catriona Sandilands

 11/02/19 @ 3:00pm

D.A. Lockhart

 11/02/19 @ 11:00am 11/03/19 @ 12:00pm

Diana Beresford-Kroeger

 11/02/19 @ 1:00pm

Drew Hayden Taylor

 11/02/19 @ 6:00pm 11/03/19 @ 11:00am 11/01/19 @ 7:00pm

Gary Barwin

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

iskwē

 11/02/19 @ 2:00pm 11/01/19 @ 7:00pm

Jacob Shelley

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Jamelie Hassan

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

James K. Bartleman

 11/02/19 @ 6:00pm 11/01/19 @ 7:00pm

Jenna Rose Sands

 11/02/19 @ 10:00am 11/03/19 @ 12:00pm

Jeremy Copeland

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Jonathan De Souza

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Jordan Morris

 11/03/19 @ 3:30pm

Joshua Schuster

 11/02/19 @ 5:00pm

Judith Rodger

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

Kathy Page

 11/03/19 @ 4:00pm

Kevin Sylvester

 11/02/19 @ 11:00am

Lesley Livingston

 11/02/19 @ 11:00am

Lynn Coady

 11/02/19 @ 2:00pm 11/01/19 @ 7:00pm

Madeline Bassnett

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm 11/02/19 @ 3:00pm

Madeline Lennon

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

Mark Laliberte

 11/03/19 @ 3:00pm

Michael Arntfield

 11/03/19 @ 11:00am

Nino Ricci

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Penn Kemp

 11/02/19 @ 1:00pm

Peter Hobbs

 11/02/19 @ 3:00pm

Richard Scrimger

 11/02/19 @ 11:00am

Sally Armstrong

 11/02/19 @ 11:00am 11/01/19 @ 7:00pm

Sarah Gallagher

 11/02/19 @ 4:00pm

Seth

 11/03/19 @ 1:00pm

Stan Dragland

 11/02/19 @ 12:00pm

Steven Price

 11/02/19 @ 2:00pm

Terry Fallis

 11/03/19 @ 3:00pm

Tom Cull

 11/02/19 @ 3:00pm 11/02/19 @ 8:00pm

Tom Prime

11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

Vanessa Brown

 11/03/19 @ 11:00am

Vidya Natarajan

 11/03/19 @ 2:00pm

Events

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

Event Location Date Time
Ben O'Neil & Mark Laliberte: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2019 3:00pm
A Poetry Workshop with D.A. Lockhart Museum London November 2, 2019 11:00am
Revisiting London Regionalism Museum London November 3, 2019 2:00pm
A Taste of Souwesto Museum London November 2, 2019 12:00pm
Coming from Elsewhere: Writing Journeys: A Workshop with Vidya Natarajan Museum London November 3, 2019 2:00pm
Madeline Bassnett, Gary Barwin & Tom Prime: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2019 2:00pm
D.A. Lockhart & Brenda Leifso: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2019 12:00pm
Kathy Page & Adam Foulds: In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2019 4:00pm
In Conversation: Drew Hayden Taylor & James Bartleman Museum London November 2, 2019 6:00pm
Lynn Coady & Steven Price: In Conversation Museum London November 2, 2019 2:00pm
Words Festival Presents: The Songwriters' Sessions Museum London November 2, 2019 2:00pm
London Writers Today Museum London November 3, 2019 10:00am
London Writers Today Museum London November 2, 2019 10:00am
Who do you think you are?: Conversations in Creativity, Hosted by Nino Ricci Museum London November 2, 2019 4:00pm
Diana Beresford-Kroeger & Penn Kemp: In Conversation Museum London November 2, 2019 1:00pm
Sally Armstrong: In Conversation Museum London November 2, 2019 11:00am
Murder in the Forest City: Michael Arntfield and Vanessa Brown In Conversation Museum London November 3, 2019 11:00am
Words Festival Presents: An Afternoon with Terry Fallis Museum London November 3, 2019 3:00pm
Wordsfest: Almost Epic Squad (8+) London Public Library November 2, 2019 11:00am
Zines and the Art of DIY Resistance: A Workshop with Jenna Rose Sands Museum London November 3, 2019 12:00pm
Words Festival Presents: Seth Museum London November 3, 2019 1:00pm
Elaine Cougler: Writing Creative Non-Fiction Workshop Museum London November 2, 2019 3:00pm
Rising Tides, Reflections for Climate Changing Times: Hosted by Catriona Sandilands Museum London November 2, 2019 3:00pm
Writing for the Stage: A Masterclass for Emerging Writers with Drew Hayden Taylor Museum London November 3, 2019 11:00am
Joshua Schuster: "Legacies of Walt Whitman's Summer in London" Museum London November 2, 2019 5:00pm
Poetry Live! An Evening of Open Mic Poetry Museum London November 2, 2019 8:00pm
2019 James Reaney Memorial Lecture: Stan Dragland Museum London November 2, 2019 12:00pm
Fundamentals of Screenwriting "Sneak Peek" Museum London November 3, 2019 3:30pm
Opening Reception 2019 Museum London November 1, 2019 7:00pm
Souwesto Book Expo 2019 Museum London November 3, 2019 10:00am
Souwesto Book Expo 2019 Museum London November 2, 2019 10:00am

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