Latest Past Events

Catherine Leroux at AfterWords Festival: Fantastic Ideas

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax

Join Catherine Leroux, author of Canada Reads-winning The Future, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Fantastic Ideas." Catherine will be reuniting with her Canada Reads champion Heather O'Neill in conversation about their their respective dark fairy tales The Future and The Capital of Dreams. The event will also feature readings from Elizabeth Renzetti, Charlene Carr, and […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Open Secrets

The Carleton 1685 Argyle St, Halifax

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) we be joining the AfterWords Festival's event, "Open Secrets." When Andrea Skinner wrote in the Toronto Star about being assaulted by her stepfather when she was a child, and about how her mother chose to stay with the man instead of to stand by her daughter, many survivors […]

Emily Urquhart at Trident Booksellers & Cafe

Trident Booksellers & Cafe 1256 Hollis Street, Halifax

Emily Urquhart will be reading from her Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize-shortlisted essay collection, Ordinary Wonder Tales, at Trident Booksellers & Cafe in Halifax! The reading and conversation is hosted by the Dalhousie Creative Writing Program. There will be an array of treats, and books will be for sale and signing from King's Co-op Bookstore. The […]