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IFOA SPECIAL FOCUSES
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Brigantine Room, Lakeside Terrace, Pub Hub, Studio Theatre Harbourfront Centre Main Building, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto
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416-973-4000 Prices
$18/$15 supporters PEN Event: $50
Each year, the IFOA devotes a number of events to authors and books within a particular focus. In 2015, we are pleased to present two exciting focuses: one on the work of upcoming and established poets from around the world, and the other on the rich culture and vibrant literary scene of Catalonia, which ties into our yearly spotlight on literary translation, Found in Translation.
Fleck Dance Theatre 3rd Floor, Queen’s Quay Terminal, 207 Queens Quay West, Toronto
YoungIFOA: $5 (event) $14 (event + bookplate-making workshop) Publishing Delegate Panel: FREE Publishing Keynote Speaker and Interview: FREE Flex Pass: $120 for 10 tickets to be used in any combination for regularly priced events (subject to availability) ALL EVENTS IN THE PUB HUB ARE FREE.
IFOA is pleased to offer free tickets to youth 25 & under and students with valid ID (certain events with special ticketing are exempt). Offer only available in person or by phone, subject to availability.
The Humber School for Writers is once again running their fall workshop during the Festival. Learn from some of today’s top fiction writers, including Aleksandar Hemon, Miriam Toews and Meg Wolitzer. Also at the IFOA, Humber’s School of Liberal Arts and Sciences will present their second annual academic conference, Mapping Nations, Locating Citizens, in which international scholars will explore the themes of nationalism and identity.
For more information on Humber’s Festival programming, visit humber.ca.
TORONTO’S FESTIVAL OF WORDS & IDEAS Celebrating its 36th year, the International Festival of Authors brings together some of the most exciting writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, round table discussions and special events in honour of the written word.
HUMBER @ IFOA
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Geoffrey E. Taylor, Director
36th edition
For the most up-to-date information, visit ifoa.org.
IFOA ONTARIO: OCTOBER 17 TO NOVEMBER 9 Presented by Lit On Tour, a consortium of organizations across Ontario
Now in its ninth year, the IFOA’s touring programme presents events in 17 Ontario locations, including Brantford, Burlington, Etobicoke, Hamilton, London, Markham, Midland, Oliver Paipoonge, Orillia, Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Penetanguishene, Scarborough, St. Catharines, Thunder Bay, Windsor and Woodstock. Events range from readings to round tables to interviews, and feature authors from the IFOA’s roster of the best international contemporary writers. For more information, visit litontour.com.
International Festival of Authors October 22 — November 1, 2015
@IFOA International Festival of Authors @internationalfestivalofauthors
Stay connected to all things IFOA with our new Festival app, available for download on iOS, Blackberry (Z10 and Legacy) and Android platforms. It’s FREE!
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2015 IFOA PARTICIPANTS Anna Aguilar-Amat
Brian Francis
Ben McNally
Karen Solie
Thursday, October 22
Samuel Archibald
Patrick Gale
Anne Michaels
Mike Steeves
Jami Attenberg
Assaf Gavron
Maurice Mierau
Rosemary Sullivan
8pm
Oana Avasilichioaei
Veronica Gaylie
Denise Mina
Ken Babstock
Ulrikka S. Gernes
Garvia Bailey
George Gibson
Jacob McArthur Mooney
Martha Baillie
James Grainger
Michel Basilières
Charlotte Gray
Ellen Bass
Richard Greene
Steven W. Beattie
Alexandra Grigorescu
Sara Blædel
Lauren Groff
Jared Bland
Sara Gruen
Giles Blunt
Garth Risk Hallberg
Christian Bök
Brecken Hancock
Hugh Brewster
Kate Hargreaves
Grant Buday
Carolyn Harris
Martyn Burke
Elizabeth Hay
John Burnside
Aleksandar Hemon
Catherine Bush
Lawrence Hill
Brendan de Caires
Dylan Horrocks
Claire Caldwell
Stevie Howell
Douglas Cameron
Helen Humphreys
Sue Carter
Kirstin Innes
Giuseppe Catozzella
Mark Anthony Jarman
Eric Reinhardt
Amanda Jernigan
Santiago Roncagliolo
Milan Jesih
Talya Rubin
Plum Johnson
Toni Sala
Sharon Johnston
Martí Sales
Mitsuyo Kakuta
Anakana Schofield
Emily M. Keeler
Richard Scrimger
Kate Cayley Wayson Choy Austin Clarke George Elliott Clarke Paul Cleave Flavia Company Tim Conley
A.F. Mortiz Andrew Motion Erín Moure Evan Munday Shane Neilson Hoa Nguyen Audrey Niffenegger Sophia Nikolaidou Alexandra Oliver Marc Pastor Molly Peacock Benjamin Percy Steven Pinker Jacinto Lucas Pires Andrée Poulin Jordi Puntí Andrew Pyper Damian Rogers
Hannah Kent
Åsne Seierstad
Jeff Latosik
Francesc Serés
Matt Lennox
Owen Sheers
Tracey Lindberg
Jim Shepard
David Macfarlane
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Rabindranath Maharaj
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Marina Endicott
Orest T. Martynowych
Neil Smith
Anne Enright
Andy McGuire
Teresa Solana
David Constantine Tim Cook Richard Crouse Nick Cutter Barry Dempster William Deverell Farzana Doctor
Russell Smith
Saturday, October 24, cont’d 4pm
Dane Swan
PLAY: The Door You Came In. Douglas Cameron, David Macfarlane. SDT
Witold Szabłowski
7pm
ARTIST TALK: Jami Attenberg. Moderator: Sue Carter. PH
Jillian Tamaki Jess Taylor Miriam Toews Steve Toltz Adrian Tomine Becky Toyne Gil Troy Priscila Uppal Jane Urquhart Guy Vanderhaeghe Peter Watts
PEN CANADA BENEFIT: Steven Pinker. FDT
Friday, October 23
10:30am YOUNGIFOA: Andrée Poulin. SDT
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
8:30pm
DOUBLE READING/INTERVIEW: Sara Gruen, Sarah Winman. BRG ROUND TABLE: Sara Blædel, Paul Cleave, Denise Mina, Jordi Puntí. Moderator: Ben McNally. SDT MEET THE CATALANS: Anna Aguilar-Amat, Flavia Company, Marc Pastor, Jordi Puntí, Toni Sala, Martí Sales, Francesc Serés, Teresa Solana. PH
Sarah Winman
Saturday, October 24 12pm
ROUND TABLE: William Deverell, Denise Mina, Ovidia Yu. LST
Meg Wolitzer
Liz Worth
12pm FOUND IN TRANSLATION READING/INTERVIEW: Witold Szabłowski. SDT
Richard B. Wright Ronald Wright Deanna Young Ovidia Yu Stacey Zembrzycki CBC English Poetry Prize Winner Cundill Prize in History Finalists
1pm
ROUND TABLE: Tim Conley, Jillian Tamaki, Sarah Winman. FDT
2pm
FOUND IN TRANSLATION READING: Giuseppe Catozzella, Flavia Company, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Matt Lennox, Jacinto Lucas Pires. BRG
2pm
POET SUMMIT: Brecken Hancock, Talya Rubin, Zachariah Wells, CBC Poetry Prize Winner. LST
Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language Fiction Finalists
2pm
Kobzar Literary Award Finalists
DOUBLE READING/INTERVIEW: Jami Attenberg, Adrian Tomine. FDT
Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize Finalists NB: Participants subject to change.
POETRY ROUND TABLE: Ellen Bass, Veronica Gaylie, Erín Moure. Moderator: Oana Avasilichioaei. SDT
7:30pm
8:30pm
ROUND TABLE: Dylan Horrocks, Jillian Tamaki, Adrian Tomine. MC: Evan Munday. PH
Wednesday, October 28
Friday, October 30
Saturday, October 31, cont’d
FOUND IN TRANSLATION ROUND TABLE: Giuseppe Catozzella, Assaf Gavron, Witold Szabłowski. Moderator: Brendan de Caires. BRG
5:30pm
7:30pm READING: Nick Cutter,
3pm
4pm
4pm
POETRY READING: Brecken Hancock, Kate Hargreaves, Jeff Latosik, Andy McGuire, Talya Rubin, Zachariah Wells, Liz Worth. MC: Oana Avasilichioaei. PH
ROUND TABLE: Dylan Horrocks, Kirstin Innes, Eric Reinhardt, Russell Smith. Moderator: Emily M. Keeler. SDT
4pm
FOUND IN TRANSLATION ROUND TABLE: Sara Blædel, Marc Pastor, Teresa Solana, Ovidia Yu. Moderator: Martha Baillie. LST
4pm
Sunday, October 25 12pm
POERTY READING/INTERVIEW: Christian Bök. Interviewer: Peter Watts. BRG
HUMBER SCHOOL FOR WRITERS ROUND TABLE: Wayson Choy, Aleksandar Hemon, Anne Michaels, Richard Scrimger, Miriam Toews, Meg Wolitzer. SDT
7:30pm ROGERS WRITERS’ TRUST
FICTION PRIZE FINALISTS. BRG
3:30pm PUBLISHING DELEGATE PANEL. BRG
INTERVIEW: George Gibson. BRG 8pm
GG Books Live! FDT
Seierstad. LST
7:30pm
READING: Martyn Burke, Hannah
7:30pm THE BEST CANADIAN POETRY LOUNGE: Barry Dempster,
Kent, Anakana Schofield, Owen Sheers, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. SDT
Thursday, October 29 7:30pm ROUND TABLE: Garth Risk
Hallberg, Russell Smith, Steve Toltz. BRG
7:30pm READING/INTERVIEW:
KOFFLER @ IFOA: Assaf Gavron. LST
Tuesday, October 27
ROUND TABLE: Samuel Archibald, Kate Cayley, Tim Conley, David Constantine. Moderator: Steven W. Beattie. SDT
6pm
7:30pm
READING/INTERVIEW: Rosemary Sullivan. Interviewer: Anne Michaels. BRG
7:30pm READING: Lauren Groff, Kirstin
2pm
2pm
2pm
2pm
ROUND TABLE: Samuel Archibald, Nick Cutter, Benjamin Percy, Andrew Pyper. Moderator: Becky Toyne. FDT KOBZAR @ IFOA: Grant Buday, Orest T. Martynowych, Maurice Mierau, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Stacey Zembrzycki. LST FOUND IN TRANSLATION POETRY ROUND TABLE: Anna Aguilar-Amat, Erín Moure, Martí Sales. Moderator: Oana Avasilichioaei. SDT
7:30pm RBC TAYLOR PRIZE SPOTLIGHT:
Tim Cook, Plum Johnson, Åsne Seierstad. BRG Innes, Audrey Niffenegger, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Neil Smith. FDT
7:30pm POETRY READING: Claire
Caldwell, Ulrikka S. Gernes, Stevie Howell, Damian Rogers, Deanna Young. SDT
8:30pm
A CELEBRATION OF BOOKTHUG:
Kate Hargreaves, Martí Sales, Mike Steeves, Jess Taylor, Liz Worth. Moderator: Emily M. Keeler. PH
ROUND TABLE: Marina Endicott, Anne Enright, Patrick Gale. Moderator: Catherine Bush. FDT
12pm
ARTIST TALK: John Burnside. Moderator: Steven W. Beattie. PH
7:30pm
Lawrence Hill. Interviewer: Richard Crouse. FDT
12pm
James Grainger, Alexandra Grigorescu, Hannah Kent, Matt Lennox, Robert J. Wiersema. MC: Brian Francis. BRG
7:30pm READING/INTERVIEW: Åsne
Monday, October 26
4:30pm PUBLISHING KEYNOTE/
Zachariah Wells Robert J. Wiersema
READING: Giles Blunt, Paul Cleave, William Deverell, Mitsuyo Kakuta, Benjamin Percy, Jacinto Lucas Pires, Toni Sala, Francesc Serés. MC: Brian Francis. BRG
Sunday, October 25, cont’d
ROUND TABLE: Tracey Lindberg, Åsne Seierstad, Ronald Wright. SDT
8:30pm POETRY READING: Oana
Avasilichioaei, John Burnside, Claire Caldwell, Milan Jesih, Andy McGuire. MC: Evan Munday. PH
Richard Greene, Stevie Howell, Amanda Jernigan, Jeff Latosik, Jacob McArthur Mooney, A. F. Moritz, Shane Neilson, Hoa Nguyen, Alexandra Oliver, Molly Peacock, Karen Solie, Priscila Uppal. LST
7:30pm
ROUND TABLE: Mark Anthony
Jarman, Santiago Roncagliolo, Guy Vanderhaeghe. SDT
Saturday, October 31 12pm
READING: Michel Basilières,
Farzana Doctor, Milan Jesih, Anakana Schofield. BRG
CUNDILL PRIZE IN HISTORY FINALISTS.
Moderator: Gil Troy. FDT
4pm
READING/INTERVIEW:
4pm
READING: Kate Cayley, Elizabeth Hay, Mark Anthony Jarman, Santiago Roncagliolo, Jim Shepard. LST
5pm
DOUBLE READING/INTERVIEW:
Garth Risk Hallberg. Interviewer: Jared Bland. BRG
Andrew Motion, Ronald Wright. Interviewer: Charlotte Gray. SDT
Sunday, November 1 12pm
AUSTIN CLARKE CELEBRATION:
1pm
ROUND TABLE: James Grainger, Alexandra Grigorescu, Andrew Pyper, Robert J. Wiersema. SDT
Austin Clarke, George Elliott Clarke, Dane Swan. MC: Garvia Bailey. BRG
2pm TORONTO BOOK AWARD CELEBRATION: Austin Clarke,
1pm READING/INTERVIEW: Jane Urquhart. Interviewer: Lawrence Hill. FDT
Charlotte Gray, Helen Humphreys, Rabindranath Maharaj, Rosemary Sullivan, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Richard B. Wright. BRG
2pm
2pm
READING: Patrick Gale, Sharon
4pm
POETRY GAMES. LST
ROUND TABLE: Martyn Burke, Sharon Johnston, Sophia Nikolaidou, Jim Shepard. Moderator: Hugh Brewster. BRG
2pm POETRY DOUBLE READING/ INTERVIEW: Damian Rogers,
Karen Solie. Interviewer: Ken Babstock. LST
Venue legend
BRG = Brigantine Room LST = Lakeside Terrace
Johnston, Andrew Motion, Sophia Nikolaidou, Steve Toltz. LST
NB: Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit ifoa.org. FDT = Fleck Dance Theatre PH = Pub Hub SDT = Studio Theatre