Victoria Festival of Authors

An annual celebration of writers and literature

Events at a glance

Sunday Sept 22, 2024

7:00 PMFestival Launch Reading

Sat Sept 21 & Sun Sept 22, 2024

9:30 AMMaking Poems
9:30 AM They have to be able to talk
1:00 PMThe Opening Image: creating cinematic moments in any genre

Weds Oct 16th, 2024

7:30 PMWriting for the Next Generation: the Importance of Indigenous Children’s Books

Thurs Oct 17th, 2024

7:30 PMField Reports

Fri Oct 18th, 2024

2:00 PMIn Conversation: Nahlah Ayed with Ian Williams
7:30 PMEdge Effect: Poetry of Transgression and Transformation

Sat Oct 19th, 2024

10:00 AMForest Poet/Tree Walk
1:00 PMRe-Story Forest Walk
1:00 PMWhat (Short) Stories Can Do
3:30 PMBeyond the Page: Redefining the Modern Writer’s Journey
7:30 PMLet’s Do the Time Warp (or, Time After Time After Time)

Sun Oct 20th, 2024

10:00 AMForest Poet/Tree Walk
1:00 PMRe-Story Forest Walk
1:00 PMMemoirists Unite! A Conversation with Debut Memoir Writers
4:30 PMConnection to Land as a Source of Resiliency
7:30 PMMaking Sense of the World Through Short Fiction