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LitFest

LitFest

Oct. 16, 2024 to Oct. 20, 2024

LitFest provides a platform for conversations that challenge, intrigue, and inspire.

LitFest Feature: Our Crumbling Foundation
Oct. 16

LitFest Feature: Our Crumbling Foundation

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Starts at 6:00pm

Citadel Theatre

An urgent and illuminating examination of the unrelenting housing crisis Canadians find ourselves facing, by Balsillie Prize finalist and CBC Radio hos...

Nonfiction Story Slam
Oct. 16

Nonfiction Story Slam

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Starts at 7:00pm

9910

Ten tellers. Five minutes. One winner. Let the game of truth begin! Sign-up at 7pm, slam at 7:30pm. Free to attend; arrive early! Space is limited.

Books with Buzz Cabaret
Oct. 17

Books with Buzz Cabaret

Thursday, Oct. 17

Starts at 7:00pm

Citadel Theatre

Discover four of the year's most buzzed about books in this not-to-be-missed showcase.

Reading and Conversation with Marjorie Beaucage
Oct. 18

Reading and Conversation with Marjorie Beaucage

Friday, Oct. 18

Starts at 12:00pm

University of Alberta - Rutherford Library South

Join the CLC for a Reading + Conversation and walk with Two-Spirit Métis artist and waterwalker Marjorie Beaucage.

LitFest Panel: Memoir Hour – Life After Loss
Oct. 18

LitFest Panel: Memoir Hour – Life After Loss

Friday, Oct. 18

Starts at 6:00pm

Citadel Theatre

One of the festival's most-loved events, this year's Memoir Hour features three of the year's most exceptional reads.

LitFest Feature: The Knowing
Oct. 18

LitFest Feature: The Knowing

Friday, Oct. 18

Starts at 8:00pm

Citadel Theatre

The Knowing is the unfolding of Canadian history unlike anything we have ever read before.

LitFest Masterclass: Small, Absurd, Universal – Sparking a Personal Essay
Oct. 19

LitFest Masterclass: Small, Absurd, Universal – Sparking a Personal Essay

Saturday, Oct. 19

Starts at 10:00am

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)

The spark of a personal essay can come from anywhere and evolve into anything.

Making Even the Dog Laugh – How to put humour in your memoir
Oct. 19

Making Even the Dog Laugh – How to put humour in your memoir

Saturday, Oct. 19

Starts at 12:30pm

Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner)

Kimmett's workshop is funny fast-paced and interactive and you will learn how to craft a realistic comedic scene, the 3 E's of humour, and five things ...