Past Events

STARfest, ST. ALBERT, ALBERTA

Date: October 24, 2021

Time: 2:00pm MST

Location: Forsyth Hall, St. Albert Public Library

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October 24, 2pm MST: An Interview with Amanda Leduc

Accessibility Information: All STARfest onsite events take place in wheelchair accessible locations within the St. Albert Public Library.

For more information and to purchase a ticket, please visit the festival website.

THE WORD ON THE STREET TORONTO

Date: September 26, 2021

Time: 10:00am - 11:00am

Location: Virtual

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September 26, 10am EST: Diaspora Dialogues: In Conversation with Shayda Kafai and Amanda Leduc

Accessibility Information: Closed-captioning will be provided at this session.

The Word on the Street Toronto is a free literary festival; you can register online at https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/.

WORD VANCOUVER

Date: September 25, 2021

Time: 3:30pm PST

Location: Online

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September 25, 3:30pm PST: Diversity and Disability: Building Imaginary Worlds to Confront Issues of Social Justice. With Jael Richardson and Adelle Purdham.

Accessibility Information: The 2021 WORD Vancouver festival will take place online. All sessions will be close-captioned.

For more information and to purchase festival tickets, please visit their website.

KINGSTON WRITERS FEST

Start date: September 25, 2021 - End date: September 26, 2021

Time: Various

Location: Virtual

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September 24, 1pm EST: KWF Masterclass: Building Earths and Bending Genres: World-Building

September 25, 5:00pm EST: Fantastic Figures: the Magic in All Bodies. With Therese Estacion and Erin Ball.

Accessibility Information: The 2021 Kingston Writers Fest will take place over Zoom. Closed-captioning will be provided at all sessions.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the festival website.

Editors Canada 2021 Virtual Conference

Start date: June 12, 2021 - End date: June 13, 2021

Time: TBD

Location: Online

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I will be speaking about ableism in language and storytelling, and looking at how editors can integrate awareness of this into their work practice.

THE 2021 FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY

Start date: May 1, 2021 - End date: May 15, 2021

Time: Various

Location: Online

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May 3, 8pm EST: Writers on Loss and Grief, with Therese Estacion, Amanda Leduc, and Kimiko Tobimatsu in conversation with Tanya Boteju.

Accessibility Information: All FOLD 2021 sessions will be close-captioned. The virtual platform for this year’s festival also includes additional accessibility features like text resizing, colour contrast, and screen reader capabilities.

All-access festival passes are $39 and can be purchased at thefoldcanada.org/register.

FRYE FESTIVAL 2021

Start date: April 21, 2021 - End date: April 22, 2021

Time: Various

Location: Online

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April 21, 7pm EST: Fairy Tales Retold: Amanda Leduc in conversation with Vanessa Moeller.

April 22, 4:30pm EST: When Nature Reclaims: Amanda Leduc and Pablo Strauss in conversation with Carole Chan.

Accessibility Information: The 2021 Frye Festival will be broadcast free on YouTube at @FryeMoncton. Closed captions are available through YouTube.

gritLIT 2021

Start date: April 17, 2021 - End date: April 18, 2021

Time: Various

Location: Online

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I’ll be appearing as part of this year’s gritLIT–Hamilton’s own literary festival. In 2021, gritLIT will take place entirely online.

Saturday April 17, 3:30pm EST: The End of the World As We Know It, with Premee Mohamed and Alessandra Naccarato.

Sunday, April 18, 3:30pm EST: Drafts & Drafts, with Gary Barwin, Jane Christmas, Denise Davy, Krista Foss, Dallas Hunt, Pasha Malla, and Brent van Staalduinen.

Accessibility Information: gritLIT 2021 will take place online via Zoom. Panels will have closed-captioning.

INSTAGRAM LIVE CHAT WITH INDIGO

Date: March 31, 2021

Time: 7pm EST

Location: Online

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I’ll be chatting with Indigo Books about The Centaur’s Wife, fairy tales, and all things centaur and magical.

Accessibility Information: This is a free event hosted on Instagram Live. The video will be uploaded to IGTV, with captions, on the Indigo events Instagram channel after its completion.

VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISIT: MILTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

Date: March 22, 2021

Time: 7pm EST

Location: Online

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Accessibility Info: This is a free online event. Further accessibility information to come.