Events Schedule

In collaboration with the Edmonton Poetry Festival, LitFest presents an evening of poetry performance from two major forces of leadership and innovation in Canadian performance poetry, Nisha Patel – author of COCONUT, and Jillian Christmas – author of The Gospel of Breaking.

Authors & Presenters

Jillian Christmas    Nisha Patel

In collaboration with the Edmonton Poetry Festival, LitFest is thrilled to present an evening of poetry readings with leaders in Edmonton’s poetry community, hosted by the Edmonton Poetry Festival’s artistic producer, Shima Robinson aka Dwennimmen.

For the health and safety of our community and staff, LitFest will be following City of Edmonton bylaws and Government of Alberta COVID-19 requirements for all in-person events.

Proof of vaccination, documentation of a medical exemption, or proof of a privately-paid negative PCR or rapid test within 72 hours of the event will be required for every person (aged 12+) attending in-person LitFest events.

Attendees (aged 12+) must be fully vaccinated 14 days prior to attending an in-person event. Venue staff will accept electronic or paper records at entry points, which can include paper and electronic records from your clinic or pharmacy showing your name and date of vaccination. Records can also be printed or accessed through the MyHealth Records website or app.

Please be prepared to show proof of vaccination each time you come to an in-person LitFest event. No health record information will be scanned, stored, or shared. Thank you for your cooperation!

Please note: In the event that an in-person gathering is not possible, the event will be moved to an online format. Registrants will receive email notice and information at the earliest possible opportunity should this occur.

Authors & Presenters

Dwennimmen    Jason Purcell    Rayanne Haines    Timiro Mohamed