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1 No Ordinary Wolf

Ian McAllister
British Columbia
Tuesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

2 Illustrez ces mots!

Pierre Pratt
Québec
Tuesday, October 19, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

3 Rinks and Roaming

Shauntay Grant
Nova Scotia
Kevin Sylvester
Ontario
Tuesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Revue Stage

4 One Hen

Katie Smith Milway
United States
Tuesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

5 Sur terre et au paradis

Tuesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Studio 1398

10 Word! (1)

Shauntay Grant
Nova Scotia
Sasha Langford
British Columbia
RC Weslowski
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

11 Parenté et amitié

Jacques Pasquet
Québec
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

12 Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It

Richard Newsome
Australia
Kenneth Oppel
Ontario
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

13 The Bear Facts

Ian McAllister
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

14 The Illustrated Adventures of Binky, Lucky and Cindy

Kathryn E. Shoemaker
British Columbia
Ashley Spires
Saskatchewan
Kevin Sylvester
Ontario
Irene N. Watts
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

15 No Easy Way Out

Rebecca James
Australia
Alice Kuipers
Saskatchewan
Wednesday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Revue Stage

16 Thunder Over Kandahar

Sharon E. McKay
Ontario
Wednesday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Performance Works

17 Écrivons sur l’amour

Zachary Richard*
United States / Québec
Wednesday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

18 Fruits of Labour

Katie Smith Milway
United States
Wednesday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Studio 1398

22 Everything Oppel

Kenneth Oppel
Ontario
Thursday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

23 Down Here, Up There

Shauntay Grant
Nova Scotia
Ashley Spires
Saskatchewan
Thursday, October 21, 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

24 Around Every Corner

Richard Newsome
Australia
Kevin Sylvester
Ontario
Thursday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

25 Family and Friendship

Martha Brooks
Manitoba
Rebecca James
Australia
Alice Kuipers
Saskatchewan
Thursday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

26 Contes cajuns et contes du monde

Jacques Pasquet
Québec
Zachary Richard*
United States / Québec
Thursday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

27 Word! (2)

Shauntay Grant
Nova Scotia
Sasha Langford
British Columbia
RC Weslowski
British Columbia
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Granville Island Stage

28 Quelle est votre histoire?

Zachary Richard*
United States / Québec
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Revue Stage

* Programming details have changed since the Festival Program was printed:
We are pleased to announce that Zachary Richard will be appearing at this event.
We regret that this event has been cancelled.

29 Just Write

Martha Brooks
Manitoba
Kenneth Oppel
Ontario
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Performance Works

30 Thrills and Chills

Justin Cronin
United States
Robert J. Wiersema
British Columbia
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Waterfront Theatre

31 Gold Diggers

Charlotte Gray
Ontario
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Studio 1398

32 War and Peace

Sharon E. McKay
Ontario
Thursday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Improv Centre

37 Darwin’s Bastards

William Gibson
British Columbia
Anosh Irani
British Columbia
Yann Martel
Saskatchewan
Adam Lewis Schroeder
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

38 Raw Material

Charlotte Gray
Ontario
Jack Hodgins
British Columbia
Don McKay
Newfoundland
Terence Young
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

39 Richardson’s Roundup

Marc Levy
France
Chevy Stevens
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

40 Comic Book Confidential

Lynda Barry
United States
Sarah Leavitt
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

41 Line By Line

Antony Di Nardo
Ontario
M.T. Kelly*
Ontario
Erín Moure
Québec
John Steffler
Ontario
Friday, October 22, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

* Programming details have changed since the Festival Program was printed:
We regret that M.T. Kelly will not be appearing at the festival.

42 On the Road to Write

Dave Bidini
Ontario
Denise Chong
Ontario
Myrna Kostash
Alberta
Derek Lundy
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Granville Island Stage

43 The Life and Times of Mordecai Richler

Charles Foran
Ontario
Friday, October 22, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Revue Stage

44 Pure Poetry

Antony Di Nardo
Ontario
M.T. Kelly*
Ontario
Don McKay
Newfoundland
Steve McOrmond
Ontario
Miranda Pearson
British Columbia
Anna Swanson
British Columbia
Friday, October 22, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

* Programming details have changed since the Festival Program was printed:
We regret that M.T. Kelly will not be appearing at the festival.

45 Day Job

Ann Eriksson
British Columbia
Terry Fallis
Ontario
Russell Wangersky
Newfoundland
Friday, October 22, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Studio 1398

33 5,000 Years of Slavery

Janet Willen
United States
Thursday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Revue Stage

31 Making Kings and Heroes

Lev Grossman
United States
Moira Young
United Kingdom
Thursday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Performance Works

32 In Another’s Skin

Maggie de Vries
British Columbia
C.C. Humphreys
British Columbia
John Wilson
British Columbia
Thursday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

46 A Spoken Word Masterclass

Sheri-D Wilson
Alberta
Friday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Studio 1398

44 My Generation

Dennis E. Bolen
British Columbia
Linda Grant
United Kingdom
Cate Kennedy
Australia
Friday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Revue Stage

43 Truth and Storytelling

Barry Callaghan
Ontario
Alexandra Fuller
United States / Africa
Gary Geddes
British Columbia
Andrew Westoll
Ontario
Friday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Granville Island Stage

42 Land of Plenty

Peter Behrens
Quebec / United States
Clark Blaise
Canada / United States
Ling Zhang
Ontario
Friday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

30 Je ne veux pas Déménager (Je Crois)!

Édith Bourget
New Brunswick
Thursday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Studio 1398

18 The Adventures of Stan and Leroy

Alan Cumyn
Ontario
Glen Huser
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Studio 1398

19 Citizen Kid

David J Smith
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:15PM
Waterfront Theatre

24 The Forest and the Trees

Charlotte Gill
British Columbia
Thursday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

25 Where do Books Come From?

Sarah Ellis
British Columbia
Glen Huser
British Columbia
Thursday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

26 Family Follies, Family Love

Alan Cumyn
Ontario
Maggie de Vries
British Columbia
Kit Pearson
British Columbia
Thursday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

27 Animals Big and Small

Daniel Loxton
British Columbia
Margriet Ruurs
British Columbia
Thursday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

28 Amitié, Liens, Pertes et Nouveau Départ

Édith Bourget
New Brunswick
Thursday, October 20, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

17 Into the Unknown

C.C. Humphreys
British Columbia
Moira Young
United Kingdom
Wednesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Performance Works

16 Magic between the Covers

Brenda Clark
Ontario
Deborah Hodge
British Columbia
Margriet Ruurs
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 19, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Revue Stage

15 Fatty Legs

Christy Jordan-Fenton
British Columbia
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
British Columbia / Northwest Territories
Wednesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Studio 1398

13 Dear Canada

Sarah Ellis
British Columbia
Kit Pearson
British Columbia
John Wilson
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

14 One Third of the World’s Population

David J Smith
British Columbia
Janet Willen
United States
Wednesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

41 Culture in a Petri Dish

Angie Abdou
British Columbia
Lynn Coady
Alberta
David Gilmour
Ontario
Timothy Taylor
British Columbia
Friday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Waterfront Theatre

40 Conversations with Bill

Kate Beaton
Nova Scotia / United States
Barry Callaghan
Ontario
Helen Oyeyemi
United Kingdom
Friday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Performance Works

39 School Days

Elizabeth Hay
Ontario
Alexander Maksik
United States
Suzette Mayr
Alberta
Friday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

38 Crime Time

Wayne Arthurson
Alberta
Stuart MacBride
Scotland
Denise Mina
Scotland
Ian Rankin
Scotland
Peter Robinson
Ontario
Friday, October 21, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

11 Word! (1)

Tanya Davis
Nova Scotia
Zaccheus Jackson
British Columbia
Sheri-D Wilson
Alberta
Wednesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Granville Island Stage

12 Les Voyages de Muriel Velluleg

Stephan Cloutier
British Columbia
Wednesday, October 19, 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Revue Stage

5 Poèmes des villes/Poèmes des champs!

Édith Bourget
New Brunswick
Tuesday, October 18, 1:00PM - 2:00PM
Studio 1398

4 Fitting Into the Family

Maggie de Vries
British Columbia
Christy Jordan-Fenton
British Columbia
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
British Columbia / Northwest Territories
Tuesday, October 18, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

2 Barbouillette, Cendrillon, et Autres Aventures Extraordinaires

Tuesday, October 18, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Studio 1398

3 A Home for the Chimps

Andrew Westoll
Ontario
Tuesday, October 18, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Revue Stage

1 Franklin’s Birthday Party

Brenda Clark
Ontario
Tuesday, October 18, 10:00AM - 11:00AM
Waterfront Theatre

45 Pure Poetry

Martín Espada
United States
John Glenday
Scotland
Fanny Howe
United States
Olive Senior
Ontario / Jamaica
Sharon Thesen
British Columbia
Friday, October 21, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Waterfront Theatre

29 Word! (2)

Tanya Davis
Nova Scotia
Zaccheus Jackson
British Columbia
Sheri-D Wilson
Alberta
Thursday, October 20, 1:00PM - 2:30PM
Granville Island Stage