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Canada Council for the Arts Funding for Alberta Artists (LitFest)
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Meet Francine Cunningham, Artist Liaison Consultant for the Canada Council for the Arts’ Alberta Focus Initiative, and learn about grants, awards and opportunities available to Alberta-based artists.
Agatha Press Launch (LitFest)
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LitFest is thrilled to partner with Edmonton’s Agatha Press to bring you a conversation on identity from their latest season of chapbook authors: Dawn Carter, Breanna Mroczek, and Beth Murray.
Roading and Eh, Writing – feat. Will Ferguson, hosted by Natasha Deen
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Natasha Deen will host a discussion with Will Ferguson about his new travel book, Meanwhile Back in Nokomis: Tales from Canada and Elsewhere.
Triangularity: Alice Major in conversation with Richard Harrison
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Alice Major in conversation with Richard Harrison is a must-see LitFest event where both authors will discuss their respective books, Triangularity and My Mother Joins the Resistance.
Accidental Memoirs: Creating Longform from Shortform
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Join Rona Altrows (author of Anxious Kid Makes Pretty Good), Richard Kelly Kemick (author of Decadence), and Louise Bernice Halfe (author of wîhtamawik/Tell Them) as they discuss the process of curating a collective work of memoir from individual pieces.
Our Rights and Freedoms: A Biography of Canada’s Charter, Aaron W. Hughes in conversation with Paula Simons
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Join Senator Paula Simons for a thought-provoking and spirited discussion with author Aaron W. Hughes at a critical time in our country.
The World We Long For – feat. Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom
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Join two of Canada’s most beloved trans authors Vivek Shraya & Kai Cheng Thom as they celebrate the release of two works of fiction exploring dystopian and utopian worlds that are frightening, fantastical – and not so far away from the world we live in today: Shraya’s The Hystericals, and Thom’s The Shapeshifter’s Guide To Gym Class.
NO ORDINARY WORLD – Community Screening
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NO ORDINARY WORLD is a documentary that follows a team of international volunteers as they collect humanitarian aid and deliver it to some of the hardest-to-reach communities along Ukraine’s front lines.
Spring Writers 2027 (Banff Centre)
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Spring Writers is a 12-day self-directed residency that provides dedicated time to write while immersed in Banff Centre's vibrant literary community.
Choral Art Festival 2027 (Banff Centre)
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The Choral Art Festival is a three-day celebration of choral music event that culminates the Choral Art Residency.