Thursday, September 10th
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Chapter 1 - Welcome, Bienvenue, and Biindigeg
Arts Hub Brockville | 6:30PM
Opening Ceremonies
Thank you to our festival sponsor, River West Co.
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Chapter 2 - Moon of the Post-Apocalypse
Arts Hub Brockville | 6:45PM - 7:45PM
Waubgeshig Rice in conversation with Rod Carley
Sponsored By Peter Heggie
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Chapter 3 - Terry and Wayne's Excellent Adventure
Arts Hub Brockville | 8:15 - 9:15PM
Terry Fallis and Wayne Johnston in conversation with Rod Carley
Sponsored by Little Redstone Pottery
Friday, September 11th
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Chapter 4 – Writing and Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book
Arts Hub Brockville (Lower Level) | 2:00PM – 3:00PM
Celia Godkin
FREE EVENT
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Chapter 5 - To Speculate or Familiate
Arts Hub Brockville | 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Daniel Goodwin and Michael Mirolla in conversation with Ron Zajac
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Brockville
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Chapter 6 - Meet The Grin Reaper
Arts Hub Brockville | 5:30PM – 6:15PM
Gary Barwin in conversation with Carolyn Bennett
Sponsored by the Writers’ Union of Canada
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Chapter 7 - Ain’t No Mansplaining Here
Arts Hub Brockville | 6:30PM – 7:30PM
Catherine Bush | Hollay Ghadery | Heidi Reimer | Heidi von Palleske
Moderated by Emily Weedon
Sponsored by KEYS Job Centre Gananoque
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Chapter 8 - Tell It to the Water
Arts Hub Brockville | 8:00PM – 9:00PM
Donna Morrissey in conversation with Ali Bryan
Sponsored by Burnbrae Farms and 1000 Islands Brewing Co
Saturday, September 12th
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Chapter 9 - I Heard the Poet Say…
Arts Hub Brockville | 9:30PM – 10:30PM
Kim Fahner | Margo LaPierre | Armand Garnett Ruffo | Carolyn Van Der Meer
Moderated by Lois Lorimer
Sponsored by Katherine Hobbs
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Chapter 10 - In a Land Called Romantasy
Arts Hub Brockville | 11:00AM – 12:00PM
Kelley Armstrong | Shade Lapite | H. Leighton Dickson
Moderated by Sophie Gartland-Davey
Sponsored by Brickhouse Masonry Inc.
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Chapter 11 - From Manuscript to Marketplace: Getting Published in Canada
Arts Hub Brockville (Lower Level) | 12:30PM – 1:30PM
Patricia Westerhof
Sponsored by Margot Frith
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Chapter 12 - Blast from the Past
Arts Hub Brockville | 2:30PM – 3:30PM
Lucy Black | Giles Blunt | Frances Boyle | Donna Morrissey
Moderated by Randall Perry
Sponsored by Paul Larsen
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Chapter 13 - Word Shakers & Story Makers
Arts Hub Brockville 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Dennis Bock | Darlene Madott | Russell Smith | Judith Thompson
Moderated by Heidi von Palleske
Sponsored by Book Trader
Chapter 14 - It’s the Love Boat
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"Romance on the River"
1000 Islands & Seaway Cruises | Blockhouse Island | 8:00PM - 11:00PM
Ali Bryan | Lily Chu | Kerry Clare | Farah Heron | Maggie North
Hosted by Amy Jones
Sponsored by Vertigo Productions Photography Studio and Angela & Rene Tyo
Sunday, September 13th
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Chapter 15 – The Cat’s Meow Brunch
Arts Hub Brockville (Lower Level) | 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Sponsored by Arts Hub Brockville
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Chapter 16 - BOOK LAUNCH - The Great Catsby by Hilton
Arts Hub Brockville | 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Rod Carley, Juliette Miron (illustrator), Heidi von Palleske (Smart House Books), and Hilton in conversation with Terry Fallis
Sponsored by Sandy and Gerry Foster
FREE EVENT
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Chapter 17 - Synonym Buns for Writers
One-on-one manuscript consultation with Randall Perry
*Only six manuscripts will be accepted.*
Sponsored by Rod Carley