Thursday, September 10th

  • Chapter 1 - Welcome, Bienvenue, and Biindigeg

    Arts Hub Brockville | 6:30PM

    Opening Ceremonies

    Thank you to our festival sponsor, River West Co.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Chapter 4 – Writing and Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book

    Arts Hub Brockville (Lower Level) | 2:00PM – 3:00PM

    Celia Godkin

    FREE EVENT

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • "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

  • Chapter 15 – The Cat’s Meow Brunch

    Arts Hub Brockville (Lower Level) | 11:00AM – 12:30PM

    Sponsored by Arts Hub Brockville

  • 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

  • Chapter 17 - Synonym Buns for Writers  

    One-on-one manuscript consultation with Randall Perry 

    *Only six manuscripts will be accepted.* 

    Sponsored by Rod Carley