Literary Festivals and Large Readings Series
These listings are updated in June and December of each year while retaining a 12-month period of programming.
JANUARY 2006
Large readings series
( 1 January to 31 December 2006 )
Contact: Daniel Rondeau
Marketing and Development Coordinator
International Readings at Harbourfront
235 Queen's Quay West
3rd Floor
Toronto ON M5J 2G8
Tel.: (416) 973-4760
Fax: (416) 954-4323
e-mail: readings@harbourfrontcentre.com
Large readings series
( 1 January to 31 December 2006 )
Contact: Edward Karek
Communications Officer
Toronto Public Library
Marketing and Communications Dept.
789 Yonge Street
Toronto ON M4W 2G8
Tel.: (416) 397-5925
Fax: (416) 397-5961
e-mail: ekarek@tpl.toronto.on.ca
APRIL 2006
National Poetry Month 2006
( 1 to 30 April 2006 )
Contact: Joanna Poblocka
Associate Director
The League of Canadian Poets
920 Yonge Street
Suite 608
TORONTO ON M4W 3C7
Tel.: (416) 504-1657
Fax: (416) 504-0096
e-mail: readings@poets.ca
Northrop Frye International Literary Festival
( 25 to 30 April 2006 )
Contact: Paulette Thériault
Director
Northrop Frye International Literary Festival
910 Main Street
Suite 101
Moncton NB E1C 1G6
Tel.: (506) 859-4389
Fax: (506) 859-7791
e-mail: northropfest@nb.aibn.com
JULY 2006
Art Bar Poetry Series
( 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 )
Contact: Philip Arima
Artistic Director
Art Bar Poetry Series
1105 - 145 St. George Street
Toronto ON M5R 2M1
Tel.: (416) 920-0900
e-mail: director@artbar.org
Leacock Summer Festival
( 19 to 23 July 2006 )
Contact: Fred Addis
Curator/Producer
Leacock Museum
P.O. Box 625
50 Museum Drive
Orillia ON L3V 6K5
Tel.: (705) 329-1908
Fax: (705) 326-5578
e-mail: faddis@primus.ca
Saskatchewan Festival of Words
( 20 to 23 July 2006 )
Contact: Gary Hyland
Coordinator
Living Skies Festival of Words
250 Thatcher Drive East
Moose Jaw SK S6J 1L7
Tel.: (306) 691-0557
Fax: (306) 693-2994
e-mail: word.festival@sasktel.net
The Scream Literary Festival
( 4 to 10 July 2006 )
Contact: Marianne Apostolides
Grants Coordinator
The Scream Literary Festival
P.O. Box 41
Station P
Toronto ON M5S 2S6
Tel.: (416) 532-7426
e-mail: marianne@thescream.ca
AUGUST 2006
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
( 3 to 6 August 2006 )
Contact: Gail Bull
Producer
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts
P.O. Box 2299
Sechelt BC V0N 3A0
Tel.: (604) 885-9631
Fax: (604) 885-3967
e-mail: info@writersfestival.ca
SEPTEMBER 2006
Ânskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival
( 27 to 30 September 2006 )
Contact: Deneen Gudjonson
Project Manager
Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company Inc.
228 - 20th Street West
Saskatoon SK S7M 0W9
Tel.: (306) 933-2262
Fax: (306) 933-2738
e-mail: operations@sntc.ca
Eden Mills Writers' Festival
( 8 to 10 September 2006 )
Contact: Jenny Kitson
Vice President
Eden Mills Writers' Festival
111 York Street
Eden Mills ON N0B 1P0
Tel.: (519) 856-0591
Fax: (519) 856-0711
e-mail: jenny.kitson@sympatico.ca
Side by Side Festival
( 30 September to 4 October 2006 )
Contact: Jo-Anne Elder
Director
éditions ellipse inc.
180 Liverpool Street
Fredericton NB E3B 4V5
Tel.: (506) 451-0408
Fax: (506) 455-9980
e-mail: festival@ellipsemag.org
Winnipeg International Writers Festival (Thin Air/Foyer des écrivains)
( 17 to 24 September 2006 )
Contact: Mary Lou McGurran
Executive Director
Winnipeg International Writers Festival
624 - 100 Arthur Street
Winnipeg MB R3B 1H3
Tel.: (204) 927-7322
Fax: (204) 927-7320
e-mail: maryloum@winnipegwords.com
OCTOBER 2006
International Festival of Authors
( 18 to 28 October 2006 )
Contact: Daniel Rondeau
Marketing and Development Coordinator
International Readings at Harbourfront
235 Queen's Quay West
3rd Floor
Toronto ON M5J 2G8
Tel.: (416) 973-4760
Fax: (416) 954-4323
e-mail: readings@harbourfrontcentre.com
LitFest - The Edmonton International Literary Arts Festival
( 12 to 15 October 2006 )
Contact: Miki Andrejevic
Producer/Artistic Director
Alberta Book Fair Society
Transalta Place
#710, 10150 - 100 Street
Edmonton AB T5J 0P6
Tel.: (780) 430-1918
Fax: (780) 430-0490
e-mail: litfest@interbaun.com
Ottawa International Writers Festival (Fall Edition)
( 1 to 8 October 2006 )
Contact: Sean Wilson
Artistic Director
Oneness-World Communications
201 Des Peres-Blancs Avenue
Ottawa ON K1L 7M1
Tel.: (613) 562-3844
e-mail: sean@writersfest.com
Stratford Book Festival
( 25 to 29 October 2006 )
Contact: Paul Knowles
Chair
Stratford Book Festival
c/o 170 Shade Street
Stratford ON N3A 4J2
Tel.: (519) 662-2287
e-mail: pknowles@golden.net
Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival
( 17 to 22 October 2006 )
Contact: Jane Davidson
General Manager
Vancouver International Writers Festival
1398 Cartwright Street
Suite 202
Vancouver BC V6H 3R8
Tel.: (604) 681-6330
Fax: (604) 681-8400
e-mail: manager@writersfest.bc.ca
WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival
( 10 to 15 October 2006 )
Contact: Anne Green
Producer
Wordfest Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival
P.O. Box 82025
1400 - 12 Avenue SW
Banff-Calgary AB T3C 3W5
Tel.: (403) 294-7462
Fax: (403) 645-4088
e-mail: agreen@wordfest.com
Young Alberta Book Society Festival - Chrysalis 2006
( 2 to 27 October 2006 )
Contact: Stephanie Gregorwich
Executive Director
Young Alberta Book Society
2nd Floor, Percy Page Centre
11759 Groat Road
Edmonton AB T5M 3K6
Tel.: (780) 422-8232
Fax: (780) 422-8239
e-mail: info@yabs.ab.ca
NOVEMBER 2006
BookFest Windsor
( 3 to 5 November 2006 )
Contact: Emily Duff
Director, Development
Literary Arts Windsor
695 McKay Avenue
Windsor ON N9B 1Z9
Tel.: (519) 253-7970
e-mail: emily.duff@sympatico.ca
gritLIT Hamilton Writers Festival
( 2 to 5 November 2006 )
Contact: Rachel Preston
Chair
gritLIT Hamilton Writers Festival
62 Locke Street North
Hamilton ON L8R 3A5
Tel.: (905) 972-0369
e-mail: rachelpreston@sympatico.ca
DECEMBER 2006
Christmas Writers Festival
( 1 to 3 December 2006 )
Contact: Michael Elcock
Producer
West Coast Arts and Events Society
c/o 3011 Manzer Road
Sidney BC V0S 1N0
Tel.: (250) 642-3793
Fax: (250) 642-3763
e-mail: michael.elcock@shaw.ca