Events for October 2, 2020
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Afterwords Literary Festival: Workshop with Keith Barker
An introduction to Playwriting with Keith Barker The AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet, and in the fall of 2019, AfterWords held its inaugural edition. In 2020, due to Covid-19, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is primarily interested in presenting (and being in the…
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Afterwords Literary Festival: Workshop with Thea Lim
Worldbuilding is for Everyone with Thea Lim The AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet, and in the fall of 2019, AfterWords held its inaugural edition. In 2020, due to Covid-19, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is primarily interested in presenting (and being in the…
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Afterwords Literary Festival: Poetically Speaking
Poets Sue Goyette, shalan joudry, and El Jones in conversation with author and essayist Amanda Jernigan. The AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet, and in the fall of 2019, AfterWords held its inaugural edition. In 2020, due to Covid-19, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is…
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The Festival of Literary Diversity Kids Bookfest: Cherishing Indigenous Languages in Picture Books (For Adults)
The FOLD Kids Bookfest includes a fantastic array of events featuring a diverse array of authors and illustrators who’ve created books for young people (ages 0-18). In addition to events centred around children and young people, the festival includes opportunities for adult writers of children’s literature to take part in pitch sessions and to develop…
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Afterwords Literary Festival: What We Learn From Each Other
Vivek Shraya and Cicely Belle Blain join Stephanie Domet in conversation about mentorship, writing, representation, and community. The AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet, and in the fall of 2019, AfterWords held its inaugural edition. In 2020, due to Covid-19, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords…
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Afterwords Literary Festival: Workshop with Carol Bruneau
Sticking with It: Persevering with Your Story and Your Practice with Carol Bruneau The AfterWords Literary Festival was co-founded by Ryan Turner and Stephanie Domet, and in the fall of 2019, AfterWords held its inaugural edition. In 2020, due to Covid-19, the festival will host live events online between September 30th and October 4th. AfterWords is primarily interested…
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Victoria Festival of Authors: Queer Existence is Resistance: the Power of QT2BIPOC Futurisms
With Serena Bhandar, Danny Ramadan and jaye simpson As QT2BIPOC, our existence is science fiction. We live as a product of our ancestor’s collective dreams, imagination, and their relentless fight against the post-apocalyptic regime of European colonization. As we sit twenty years into the new century, uprisings grow, and the…
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