Headliners Archive
2025
The High Level Magpie.
Jayme Poitras, Ryan Fitzpatrick, David C. Brydges, The League of Canadian Poets, New Standards Music, The Carrot, Bolo Tie Collective, Sneha Madhavan-Reese, Susan Evans, Kayleigh Cline, and more.
All from 20252024
Voices Flow
Jason Lee Norman, Matthew Stepanic, Catherine Owen, Bolo Tie Collective, Thea Bowering, Jannie Edwards, University of Alberta Press, Trisia Eddy, Pierrette Requier, Matthew James Weigel, and more.
All from 20242023
Ignite Unite
Omar Ramadan, Spirit Tongues, Chasidy, Meghan Eaker, Bänoo Zan, Yeon Soo Ha, Tololwa Mollel, Medgine Mathurin, Ryan James Summers (Some-Sum), Joe Bishop, and more.
All from 20232022
We're Back!
Marilyn Dumont, Rayanne Haines, Alexis Kienlen, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Hannah Gelderman, Ryan James Summers (Some-Sum), Theresa Kishkan, Marco Melfi, Jason Purcell, Peter Midgley, and more.
All from 20222021
LitFest 2021
Dwennimmen (Shima Robinson), Jason Purcell, Rayanne Haines, Timiro Mohamed, Jillian Christmas, Nisha Patel, and more.
All from 20212020
LitFest Goes Virtual
Luciana Erregue-Sacchi, Anya Zoledziowski, Marco Melfi, Lauren McKeon, Antoine Mountain, Ann Friedman, David A. Robertson, Randy Morin, K’alii, Tazeen Hasan, and more.
All from 20202019
HomeWord
Nermeen Youssef, MelAfrique, Karen Unland, Rebecca Pickard, Marita Dachsel, Canisia Lubrin, Cristian De La Luna, Chelsea Dingman, Jason Purcell, Buddy Wakefield, and more.
All from 20192018
Your Voice Here/Nêhiyawêtân/Toi.Ta Voix. Ici.
Evelyne Gagnon, Rayanne Haines, Brandon Wint, Grayson Thate, Nisha Patel, Randy Kohan, Ahmed “Knowmadic” Ali, Nicholas Bradley, Michael Gravel, Sharon McCartney, and more.
All from 20182017
Horizons/Eskonahkwahk
Tim Bowling, Richard Harrison, Claire Kelly, Gregory Scofield, Liam Coady, Medgine Mathurin, Kaz Mega, Richard Van Camp, Alison Clarke, Jane Munro, and more.
All from 20172016
Poetry Becomes
Raphaël Freynet, Megan Paranich, Sarah-Jeanne Bélec, Alison Grant-Préville, Megan Dart, Liam Coady, Manijeh Mannani, Dwennimmen (Shima Robinson), Walter Hildebrandt, Laurie MacFayden, and more.
All from 20162015
Poetry Moves
Michel Pleau, Lorrie Simunovic, Josée Thibeault, Marilyn Dumont, Danielle Lavoie, Rebecca Lappa, Patrick Connors, Jérôme Melançon, Kathy Figueroa, Jocelyne Verret, and more.
All from 20152014
Word Bridges
Chris Gilpin, Stephen Scobie, Joe Gurba, Erika Luckert, Medgine Mathurin, Anna Marie Sewell, Jeanette Lynes, Dennis Cooley, Val Brandt, Giselle Lemire, and more.
All from 20142013
Word Nation
Sam Bukambu, Richard Harrison, Giselle Lemire, Titilope Sonuga, Jannie Edwards, Heather Simeney MacLeod, Douglas Barbour, Lorien Maheu, Jenna Butler, Jason Lee Norman, and more.
All from 20132012
Words on the Line
Ifeoma Chiwetelu, Shelley Leedahl, Peter Midgley, Bob Holman, The Raving Poets Band, Shawna Lemay, Alice Major, Michael Bartholomew-Biggs, Sally Ito, Jérôme Melançon, and more.
All from 20122011
Get Caught Up
Dumi Senda, Mark Edwards, Tanya Davis, David Seymour, Regie Cabico, Cathy Hodgson, Valerie Mason-John, Tanya Evanson, Mary Pinkoski, Jannie Edwards, and more.
All from 20112010
Found in Translation
Robert Heidbreder, Titilope Sonuga, Kwazii (Dakwon), Don McKay, Kimmy Beach, Valerie Mason-John, Peter Midgley, Tonguebath, Nancy Mackenzie, George Bowering, and more.
All from 2010