WEEK AT A GLANCE
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WEdnesday OCTober 14
thursday OCTober 15
A Morning with Lawrence HilL Simmons Building – Sidewalk Citizen Bakery @ 8:30am, $20
Wordfest Youth presents Linda Bailey & MÉlanie Watt Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Wordfest Youth presents Anne Villeneuve & Cybèle Young Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $10 (crafts at 9:30am)
Wordfest Youth presents Édith Bourget & Diya Lim Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $10
WRITERS 4+ DOZEN EVENTS 6 days
Wordfest Youth presents Susin Nielsen & Trina St. Jean Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Wordfest Youth presents Kevin Sands & Kevin Sylvester Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Wordfest Youth presents Christophe Mauri & Elizabeth Turgeon Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Wordfest Youth presents édith Bourget & Maxim Cyr Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
Tuesday OCTober 13
Wordfest Youth presents Kenneth Oppel Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
The Right to Be Cold Sheila Watt-Cloutier Mount Royal University @ 1pm, FREE
Can Dogs Detect Cancer? Arlene Weintraub Clever Canines @ 5pm, FREE
Drink, Discover & Dash Clifford Jackman, Anakana Schofield & Steve Toltz Arts Commons – Motel Theatre @ 5:30pm, $30 (includes libation)
Wordfest Youth presents Bill Slavin Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, FREE cREATIVE wRITING MAster Class trevor cole, nino Ricci & John VaIllant Mount Royal University @ 11am, FREE wORKSHOP: the social art of self-publishing mIKE mORRISON Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 11am, $20
Reading and Q&A André Alexis, Trevor Cole & Patrick Gale Pages on Kensington @ 5pm, FREE Graphic Novel Master Class Patti Laboucane-Benson & Walter Scott Alberta College of Art + Design – Stanford Perrot Lecture Hall @ 3pm, FREE
Tuesday Night Showcase Don Gillmor, Nino Ricci & jOHN vAILLANT Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 7pm, $20
For the Love of Animals André Alexis, Bradley Somer, Sherwin Tjia & Arlene Weintraub Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 7pm, $20
Wordfest presents cHRISTIAN bÖK & Lawrence hill Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9pm, $20
Wordfest Youth presents Kenneth Oppel Owl’s Nest @ 7pm, FREE This Really Happened: Secrets & Lies Festival & Local Artists Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 9pm, $20 The Canadian Edge Zsuzsi Gartner, Michael Hingston, Neil Smith & Janine VanGool Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9pm, $20
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Thursday Night Showcase Indigenous Voices Drew Hayden Taylor, Patti Laboucane-Benson, Tracey Lindberg, David Alexander Robertson & Sheila WattCloutier Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 7pm, $20. *Pre-event reception @ 6pm, add $40. Limited number of tickets available Poetry Cabaret Derek Beaulieu, Lorna Crozier, Ulrikka S. Gernes, MONICA Kidd, Patrick Lane, Peter Midgley, Damian Rogers & Nick Thran Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) Main Floor @ 8:30pm, $20 White Noise Talks Kenna Burima, Raziel Reid, Adam Shoalts & Damien Wilkins Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 7pm, $20 Literary Death Match FESTIVAL ARTISTS, All-star judges & HOST ADRIAN TODD ZUNIGA Royal Canadian Legion #1 @ 9pm, $20
Friday OCTober 16
saturday OCTober 17
Sunday OCTober 18
Wordfest Youth presents DAViD Alexander Robertson & Richard Van Camp Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10
Gals and Good Times Sara BlÆdel, Marina Endicott, Elizabeth Hay & Sarah Winman Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 9:30am, $20
Italian Voices Giuseppe Catozzella University of Calgary @ 11am, FREE
Workshop: Graphic Novel Writing Richard Van Camp Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 10am, $20
Mystery Showcase Sara BlÆdel, Cecilia Ekbäck, Hannah Kent & Yrsa Sigurdardottir Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 10am, $20
Workshop: Poetry Damian Rogers Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 11am, $20 Hispanic Voices JUAN PABLO VILLALOBOS University of Calgary @ 12pm, FREE Wordfest & The Writers’ Guild of Alberta present Bradley Somer in conversation with Samantha WarWick Motel Theatre - Arts Commons @ 5pm, FREE Canadian Short Fiction ZSUZSI GARTNER, GREG HOLLINGSHEAD, Irina Kovalyova, & Tom Wayman Pages on Kensignton @ 5pm, FREE Friday Night Showcase David Constantine, Hannah Kent, Richard Van Camp & Ronald Wright Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 7pm, $20 Late Night Friday Nick Cutter, IRINA KOVALYOVA, NEIL SMITH & JEFF VANDERMEER Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 9pm, $20 Christian Bök’s Eunoia FuJiwara Dance Inventions (In partnership with Fluid Festival) Theatre Junction Grand Flanagan Threatre @ 8pm, $44 Second performance on Saturday, Oct. 17 @ 8pm *Note: For both perfomances of Eunoia, tickets are available only through the Theatre Junction Grand Box Office. Call 403-205-2992 x 1, or order online at theatrejunction.com
Black Comedy Clifford Jackman, Steve Toltz & Juan Pablo Villalobos Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 12pm, $20 Being Artsy Drew Hayden Taylor, Walter Scott, Richard Van Camp & Cybèle Young Shelf Life Books @ 12pm, FREE Oh, Canada Tim Cook, Douglas Gibson & ADAM SHOALTS Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 1pm, $20 Wordfest presents Patrick DeWitt Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 2pm, $20 Roadtrip Rwanda Will Ferguson & Jean-Claude Munyezamu Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 4pm, $20 International Hot Reads HaNNAH KEnt, YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, Ulrikka S. Gernes, DAMIEN Wilkins & Sarah Winman Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 4pm $20
SPECIAL EVENTs 20th Anniversary Celebration YOur Favourite wordfest authors tell all Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 7pm, $45 (includes 8:30pm party)
Workshop: Weasel Brain Writing stories Greg Hollingshead Westin - Eau Claire Room @ 10am, $20 Stephen Harper REVEALED JOHN IBBITSON Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – Main Floor @ 10am, $20 Sunday Morning Showcase David Constantine, Elizabeth Hay, DAMIEN Wilkins & Ronald Wright Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 11am, $20 TALES OF SURVIVAL Giuseppe Catozzella, Michel Chikwanine, Peter Midgley & Tracey Lindberg Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 1:30pm, $20 Wordfest Presents Wab Kinew & Rich Terfry Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre @ 1:30pm, $20
MONDAY OCTober 19 Wordfest Youth presents Michel Chikwanine Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 10am, $10 Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) – John Dutton Theatre @ 12:30pm, $10
2015 ANNE GREEN AWARD WINNER Dave Bidini, FEATURING Special MUSICAL LITERARY Guests Glenbow Museum Theatre @ 9:30pm, $45 (includes 8:30pm party) *Attend both events and party for $80! Great reads • Live authors • Pure fun
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Thursday Oct. 15 Wordfest Youth presents Linda Bailey & Mélanie Watt Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) — John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Tr SE, 10-11:30am, $10
In Linda Bailey and Mélanie Watt’s newest books, two very different protagonists look to fulfill their destiny. In Bailey’s When Santa was a Baby, an odd ball baby boy embraces the need to give gifts of love at a young age. Another destiny is fulfilled in Watt’s Bug in a Vacuum, as a courageous insect goes on a hilarious journey to escape his current predicament.
Wordfest Youth & Festival des mots presents Diya Lim et Edith Bourget Glenbow Museum Theatre 130 9th Ave SE, 10-11:30am, $10
Poésie et humour sont à l’ordre du jour avec ces deux écrivains passionnés qui présentent leurs derniers titres. Diya Lim est auteure de nombreux livres pour enfant où la poésie se mêle à l’imagerie pour donner vie à des albums splendides. Edith Bourget est l’auteure derrière de nombreux albums illustrés destinés aux très jeunes lecteurs.
Wordfest Youth presents Kevin Sands & Kevin Sylvester Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) — John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Tr SE, 12:30pm-2:15pm $10
Kevin Sands and Kevin Sylvester are fiction writers who can’t wait to present their newest novels at Wordfest. Sylvester presents his latest mystery, MiNRS. Sand presents his first novel, The Blackthorn Key, which follows two teens on a mystery adventure through 17th century London. Sponsored by Repsol.
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Wordfest Youth presents édith Bourget & Maxim Cyr Glenbow Museum Theatre 130 9th Ave SE, 12:30pm-2:15pm, $10
Une rencontre de choc! Édith Bourget et Maxim Cyr nous ouvrent un monde d’aventures illustrées. Avec Édith Bourget, découvrez Tom, l’attachant personnage de la nouvelle série Rouge Tomate. Maxim Cyr est un des créateurs des fameuses Dragouilles, ces créatures cornues et espiègles qui se promènent dans nos villes. Il est aussi l’auteur de la nouvelle bande dessinée Victor et Igor.
Wordfest presents Sheila Watt-Cloutier Mount Royal University, 825 Mt. Royal Gate SW, 1-2:30pm, FREE
The Right to Be Cold is a human story of resilience, commitment and survival told from the unique vantage point of an Inuk woman. In spite of many obstacles, WattClouitier rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential and decorated environmental, cultural and human rights advocates in the world.
Drink, Discover & Dash Clifford Jackman, Anakana Schofield & Steve Toltz Arts Commons — Motel Theatre (Mezzanine), 205 8th Ave SE 5:30-7pm, $30
You supply an open mind and Wordfest supplies the happy hour libations at this laid-back event with novelists writing about audacious anti-heroes who play by different rules. Admission includes drink ticket. Cash bar available.
Thursday Night Showcase: Indigenous Voices Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Patti Laboucane-Benson, Drew Hayden Taylor, Tracey Lindberg & David Alexander Robertson Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) — John Dutton Theatre 616 Macleod Tr SE, 7-9pm, $20
A hopeful conversation about Truth, Trauma and Transformation, featuring Indigenous authors from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines whose work both challenges and inspires. Sponsored by The Calgary Foundation. *Pre-event celebration @ 6pm, add $40. Limited number of reception tickets available.
“I’m loving Jeff Vandermeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy. Creepy and fascinating.” —Stephen king
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Poetry Cabaret Derek Beaulieu, Lorna Crozier, Ulrikka S. Gernes, MONICA Kidd, Patrick Lane, Peter Midgley, Damian Rogers & Nick Thran Calgary Public Library (Main Branch) — Main Floor 616 Macleod Tr SE, 8:30-10pm, $20
Anything can happen when awardwinning poets and master storytellers use the stage as the page, cabaret-style, and push the limits of the spoken and written word. Sponsored by CKUA.
White Noise Talks: The ______ Future of the Bad luck Generation
future of a generation that thought it had it all mapped out. The salon-style discussion is organized by the Festival’s volunteer White Noise Talks organizing committee. See wordfest.com for more details. Sponsored by CJSW.
Literary Death Match Jeff Vandermeer, Sara Tilley, Sherwin Tija, Anakana Schofield & all-star judges Royal Canadian Legion #1 116 7th Ave SE, 9-10:45pm, $20
A thrilling mix of famous and emerging authors from the Wordfest 2015 lineup perform their most electric writing in seven minutes before a lively audience and a panel of all-star judges. Dubbed “the most entertaining reading series ever” by the Los Angeles Times, the event is co-created and hosted by Adrian Todd Zuniga. For the full lineup, check wordfest.com. Sponsored by 95.3 The PEAK.
Kenna Burima, Raziel Reid, Adam Shoalts & Damien Wilkins Royal Canadian Legion #1 116 7th Ave SE, 7-8:30pm, $20
NEW USED BARGAIN FICTION NON FICTION CHILDREN’S
Authors from the Wordfest lineup sit down with local experts, movers and shakers to filter through the “white noise” surrounding the precarious 1135 Kensington Rd. NW Calgary, Alberta T2N 3P4 403 283 6655
Great reads • Live authors • Pure fun
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SATURDAY Oct. 17 Gals and Good Times Sara Blædel, Elizabeth Hay, Marina Endicott & Sarah Winman Arts Commons — Big Secret Theatre, 205 8th Ave SE 9:30-11am, $20
Start off your Saturday morning with an all-gal lineup of writers who reveal the love and laughter that infuses their lives, careers and passion for writing—regardless of the genre or subject matter. Admission includes coffee reception from 9:3010am. Sponsored by Calgary Herald.
Workshop: Graphic Novel Writing Richard Van Camp
Westin — Eau Claire Room 320 4 Ave SW, 10-11:30am $20
Richard Van Camp frequently works with artists and illustrators to transform his writing into visually stunning children’s books, comics and graphic novels. In this workshop, he shares insight into the collaborative process of working with an illustrator to take a story to the next level.
Black Comedy Clifford Jackman, Steve Toltz & Juan Pablo Villalobos Arts Commons — Big Secret Theatre, 205 8th Ave SE, 12-1:15pm, $20
Writers on this panel inject a modern sense of humour into otherwise grave scenarios and dark themes— whether it’s the neo-noir bloodlust in Clifford Jackman’s The Winter Family, the probing of failure in Steve Toltz’s Quicksand or the backdrop of political upheaval in Juan Pablo Villalobos’ Quesadillas.
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Being Artsy Drew Hayden Taylor, Walter Scott, Richard Van Camp & Cybèle Young Shelf Life Books 1302 4 St SW, 12-1:30pm, FREE
What is the creative process like when visual artists become writers and writers become visual artists? We’ve brought together four versatile creative types whose visually arresting and often challenging narratives use art to appeal to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
Oh, Canada Tim Cook, Douglas Gibson & ADAM SHOALTS Glenbow Museum Theatre, 130 9th Ave SE, 1-3pm, $20
Canadian history at its liveliest. Charles Taylor Prize-winning historian Tim Cook presents Fight to the Finish, a masterful account of Canadians in Word War II. Legendary publisher Douglas Gibson presents Across Canada by Story, sharing intimate tales by many of Wordfest’s most famous alumni. “Canada’s Indiana Jones” Adam Shoalts, reveals what happened when he ventured into the Hudson Bay Lowlands, the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet.
Wordfest presents Patrick DeWitt Arts Commons — Big Secret Theatre, 205 8th Ave SE 2-3pm, $20
Patrick deWitt gave new life to the classic Western in his bestselling and critically acclaimed Sisters Brothers, which won the Governor General’s Literary
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Award for Fiction, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and the Stephen Leacock Medal. At Wordfest he presents Undermajordomo Minor, a love story, an adventure story, a fable without a moral and an ink-black comedy of manners, set in a foreboding castle filled with dark secrets.
International Hot Reads HaNNAH KEnt, YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR, Ulrikka S. Gernes, DAMIEN Wilkins & Sarah Winman Glenbow Museum Theatre 130 9th Ave SE, 4-5:30pm, $20
We scoured the world for the tastiest writers, assembling a global sampler. There’s Australian phenom Hannah Kent, whose first novel Burial Rites has been translated into 20 languages. And then we have Danish sensation Ulrikka
*Tickets for this special event are only available through the Theatre Junction Grand Box Office. Call 403-205-2992 ext. 1, or order online at theatrejunction.com
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20TH Anniversary Celebration S. Gernes whose new poems zoom in and out of places and states of mind. Sportswriter turned novelist Damien Wilkins has been described as possibly the finest New Zealand fiction writer of his generation. Rounding off the sampler is the master of the Icelandic crime chiller, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, and UK sensation Sarah Winman, who presents her much-anticipated followup to When God was a Rabbit.
Roadtrip Rwanda Will Ferguson & Jean-Claude Munyezamu Arts Commons - Big Secret Theatre 205 8th Ave SE, 4-5:30pm, $20
Twenty years after the genocide that left Rwanda in ruins, Calgary’s Giller Prize-winning author Will Ferguson travels deep into the once-mysterious “Land of a Thousand Hills” with his friend and cohort Jean-Claude Munyezamu, a man who escaped Rwanda just months before the killings began. Hear more stories from the harrowing journey that inspired Ferguson’s book.
Christian Bök’s Eunoia FuJiwara Dance Inventions (In partnership with Fluid Festival) Theatre Junction Grand Flanagan Threatre, 608 1st St SW 8pm, $44
Your Favourite wordfest Authors Tell All Glenbow Museum Theatre, 130 9th Ave SE. 7 -8:30pm, $45 (includes party)
“Both an absorbing coming-of-age tale and a medical-suspense drama.” —Kirkus Reviews
If we revealed the full lineup here, we’d be cheating you out of the surprise of seeing so many of Wordfest’s brilliant alumni gracing a Calgary stage once more. But there will be enough laughter, tears, revelation and inspiration to fuel our next 20 years.
2015 Anne Green Award Winner Dave Bidini with Wab Kinew, Tracey Lindberg, Rich Terfry & Richard Van Camp Glenbow Museum Theatre 130 9th Ave SE, 9:30-11 pm, $45 (includes party)
Celebrate the Festival's 20th year with the only Canadian to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie, and Juno, as well as CBC’s Canada Reads. He can now add Wordfest to these accolades, as the recipient of the 2015 Anne Green Award. Stealing a page from his innovative Torn from the Pages project, Dave will be collaborating with the Festival’s most musically inclined authors to spark fresh stories around the concept of “20.”
Great reads • Live authors • Pure fun
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“A powerful, ageappropriate odyssey of self-discovery about what it means to belong, the resiliency of the human spirit, and the unshakable bonds of family.” —Quill & Quire
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"Eunoia” means beautiful thinking. Eunoia is the title of an award-winning conceptual poem, written by Christian Bök, as an univocal lipogram—a text written under a constraint, in which each vowel appears by itself in its own chapter. EUNOIA is also a performance adaptation of this bestselling poem by award-winning choreographer Denise Fujiwara.
Appearing at this year’s Wordfest