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.

November 3 to 5, 2017

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Featured Authors & Speakers

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Andy Verboom

 11/04/17 @ 4:30pm 11/05/17 @ 10:00am

Chester Brown

 11/05/17 @ 1:00pm

Claire Cameron

 11/04/17 @ 2:00pm 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

Daniel MacIvor

 11/04/17 @ 11:00am

David Huebert

 11/05/17 @ 2:00pm

Douglas Gibson

 11/05/17 @ 3:30pm

Ed O'Loughlin

 11/05/17 @ 2:00pm

Erik Mandawe

 11/05/17 @ 6:00pm 11/04/17 @ 4:30pm

Gary Barwin

 11/04/17 @ 12:00pm

Heather O'Neill

 11/04/17 @ 3:00pm

Holly Painter

 11/04/17 @ 8:00pm

Ian Brown

11/04/17 @ 10:00am 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

Ian Hamilton

 11/05/17 @ 11:00am

Jeff Barnaby

11/04/17 @ 7:00pm

John Goldbach

 11/05/17 @ 11:00am

Kevin Shaw

 11/05/17 @ 1:00pm

Liz Howard

11/05/17 @ 12:00pm 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

M.J. Kidnie

11/04/17 @ 5:00pm

Najwa Zebian

 11/04/17 @ 8:00pm

Ron Sexsmith

 11/04/17 @ 1:00pm 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

Stephen Marche

 11/04/17 @ 10:00am 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

Steven Heighton

 11/04/17 @ 2:00pm 11/03/17 @ 7:00pm

Tanya Talaga

 11/05/17 @ 12:00pm

Terry Griggs

 11/04/17 @ 3:00pm

Tom Cull

 11/04/17 @ 4:30pm 11/05/17 @ 1:00pm

Tom Smart

 11/05/17 @ 5:30pm

Vanessa Brown & Jason Dickson

 11/04/17 @ 7:00pm

Wayne Johnston

11/04/17 @ 11:00am

Events

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

Event Location Date Time
Western Libraries Presents: T.S. Eliot, James Reaney & Shakespeare Museum London November 4, 2017 9:00am
M.J. Kidnie Presents: Shakespeare's Fourth Folio Museum London November 4, 2017 5:00pm
Words Festival Presents: The Artist-in-Residence Erik Mandawe Museum London November 5, 2017 6:00pm
Poet Laureate Presents: Sound & Poetry Museum London November 4, 2017 4:30pm
Tom Cull & Kevin Shaw​: In Conversation with Adam Fearnall Museum London November 5, 2017 1:00pm
Ed O'Loughlin & David Huebert: In Conversation Museum London November 5, 2017 2:00pm
Tanya Talaga & Liz Howard: In Conversation with Andy Verboom Museum London November 5, 2017 12:00pm
London: 150 Cultural Moments, featuring Vanessa Brown & Jason Dickson Museum London November 4, 2017 7:00pm
Steven Heighton & Claire Cameron: In Conversation with Madeline Bassnett Museum London November 4, 2017 2:00pm
Ian Brown & Stephen Marche​: In Conversation with CBC London Museum London November 4, 2017 10:00am
Daniel MacIvor & Wayne Johnston: In Conversation with Joel Burton Museum London November 4, 2017 11:00am
Heather O'Neill & Terry Griggs: In Conversation with Vidya Natarajan Museum London November 4, 2017 3:00pm
London Writers Today Museum London November 5, 2017 10:00am
Ian Hamilton & John Goldbach: In Conversation with Mike Arntfield Museum London November 5, 2017 11:00am
Gary Barwin & Catherine Steeves in Conversation Museum London November 4, 2017 12:00pm
James Reaney Memorial Lecture: Tom Smart Museum London November 5, 2017 5:30pm
Words Presents Douglas Gibson Museum London November 5, 2017 3:30pm
Words Festival Presents: Chester Brown Museum London November 5, 2017 1:00pm
An Afternoon with Ron Sexsmith: Hosted by Brian Meehan Museum London November 4, 2017 1:00pm
Rhymes for Young Ghouls: See the Movie, Meet the Director Jeff Barnaby Museum London November 4, 2017 7:00pm
WordsFestZine Launch Museum London November 5, 2017 5:00pm
Guerrilla Poetry Dundas Street November 4, 2017 12:00pm
Souwesto Book Expo Museum London November 5, 2017 10:00am
Souwesto Book Expo Museum London November 4, 2017 10:00am
Poetry Live! An Evening of Open Mic Poetry at Words Festival Museum London November 4, 2017 8:00pm
Opening Reception Museum London November 3, 2017 7:00pm

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