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LitFest
Oct. 16, 2024 to Oct. 20, 2024
LitFest provides a platform for conversations that challenge, intrigue, and inspire.
LitFest Feature: Our Crumbling Foundation
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Starts at 6:00pm
Citadel TheatreAn urgent and illuminating examination of the unrelenting housing crisis Canadians find ourselves facing, by Balsillie Prize finalist and CBC Radio hos...
Nonfiction Story Slam
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Starts at 7:00pm
9910Ten 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
Thursday, Oct. 17
Starts at 7:00pm
Citadel TheatreDiscover four of the year's most buzzed about books in this not-to-be-missed showcase.
Reading and Conversation with Marjorie Beaucage
Friday, Oct. 18
Starts at 12:00pm
University of Alberta - Rutherford Library SouthJoin the CLC for a Reading + Conversation and walk with Two-Spirit Métis artist and waterwalker Marjorie Beaucage.
LitFest Panel: Memoir Hour – Life After Loss
Friday, Oct. 18
Starts at 6:00pm
Citadel TheatreOne 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
Friday, Oct. 18
Starts at 8:00pm
Citadel TheatreThe Knowing is the unfolding of Canadian history unlike anything we have ever read before.
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
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 ...