Headliners Archive

2023

Ignite Unite

Carley Lizotte, Bree Taylor, Medgine Mathurin, Paige Cardinal, Ryan James Summers (aka) Some-Sum, Lauren Seal, Dwennimmen, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Jessica Coles, Joe Bishop, and more.

All from 2023 

2022

We're Back!

Alexis Kienlen, Jason Purcell, Grayson Thate, Hannah Gelderman, Nancy Holmes, Emily Riddle, Anna Marie Sewell, Roylin Picou, V. Guzman, Kelly Shepherd, and more.

All from 2022 

2021

LitFest 2021

Jillian Christmas, Dwennimmen, Jason Purcell, Timiro Mohamed, Nisha Patel, Rayanne Haines, and more.

All from 2021 

2020

LitFest Goes Virtual

Ann Friedman, Juliana Neufeld, Vivek Shraya, Jennifer Reeser, Brandon Wint, Jade Roberts, Mary Berg, Torbjørn Ekelund, Daniel Poitras, Namitha Rathinappillai, and more.

All from 2020 

2019

HomeWord

Maria Barbu, Jenna Butler, Kelly Shepherd, Nasra Adem, Natalie Wee, Doyali Islam, Astrid Blodgett, Peter Midgley, Pierrette Requier, Barra Ó Scannláin, and more.

All from 2019 

2018

Your Voice Here/Nêhiyawêtân/Toi.Ta Voix. Ici.

Alessandra Naccarato, Austen Lee, Medgine Mathurin, Penn Kemp, Kai Cheng Thom, Josée Thibeault, Angela Kublik, Jan Zwicky, E.D. Blodgett, Brandon Wint, and more.

All from 2018 

2017

Horizons/Eskonahkwahk

Liz Howard, David Oberholtzer, Rebecca Thomas, Nanise, Nora Gould, Pierrette Requier, Curtis LeBlanc, Medgine Mathurin, Richard Harrison, Jane Munro, and more.

All from 2017 

2016

Poetry Becomes

Claire Kelly, Gavin Doyle, Antony Di Nardo, Alice Major, Wendy McGrath, Giselle Lemire, Gerald St. Maur, Pierrette Requier, Kayla Czaga, Shawna Lemay, and more.

All from 2016 

2015

Poetry Moves

Lori Anne Youngman, Marina Reid Hale, Roylin Picou, Blaine Marchand, Joanna Lilley, Giselle Lemire, Carole Saint-Cyr, Michel Pleau, Don Perkins, Mary Pinkoski, and more.

All from 2015 

2014

Word Bridges

Deborah Ramkhelawan, Rhea Tregebov, Christine S. Frederick, Jannie Edwards, Megan Keirstead, Tim Bowling, Rita Espeschit, Marita Dachsel, Hugh McMillan, Josée Thibeault, and more.

All from 2014 

2013

Word Nation

Anna Marie Sewell, Glenn Robson, Liz Withey, Paul Zits, Thea Bowering, Kevan Anthony Cameron, Janet Rogers, Andy Northrup, Jenna Butler, George Elliott Clarke, and more.

All from 2013 

2012

Words on the Line

Anna Marie Sewell, Gisèle Villeneuve, Brendan McLeod, Pierrette Requier, Alice Major, Greg Debicki, Jannie Edwards, Shelley Leedahl, Trisia Eddy, Jenna Butler, and more.

All from 2012 

2011

Get Caught Up

Kelly Shepherd, Laurie MacFayden, Thom Golub, Douglas Barbour, Peter Midgley, Tanya Evanson, Tololwa Mollel, Dumi Senda, Michael Gravel, Sandi Somers, and more.

All from 2011 

2010

Found in Translation

Peter Midgley, Don McKay, Robert Heidbreder, Mitch Holtby, Laurie MacFayden, George Bowering, Su Croll, Tracy Hamon, Lisa Martin, Joe Gurba, and more.

All from 2010