There are so many fantastic authors coming to the Canadian writers festivals this year that it’s hard to keep track. Here’s a list of Raincoast authors and the events they’re attending. (Sorted by location and date.)

ALBERTA

Wordfest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival
October 10-15, 2006
http://www.wordfest.com/
Chester Brown
Monique Trottier

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Word On The Street Vancouver
Sunday, September 24, 2006
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/
Dede Crane
Nathan Sellyn
Sherri Magee and Kathy Scalzo
Adam Lewis Schroeder
Monique Trottier

Vancouver International Writers Festival
October 17-22, 2006
http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/
Chester Brown
Dede Crane
Patrick McCabe
Jon McGregor
Nathan Sellyn

MANITOBA

Thin Air: Winnipeg International Writers Festival
September 17 – 24, 2006
http://www.winnipegwords.com/
Gregory Scofield

ONTARIO

Toronto, Ontario

Word On The Street Toronto
Sunday, September 24, 2006
http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/
Katy Hutchison
Joanna Manning

Harbourfront Readings, Toronto (outside of the International Festival of Authors)
http://www.readings.org/
Adam Lewis Schroeder (September 2006)

International Festival of Authors, Toronto
October 18-28, 2006
http://www.readings.org/
Julie Burtinshaw
Phillipe Dupuy and Charles Berberian
Jaime Hernandez
Patrick McCabe
Tom McCarthy
Jon McGregor
Ralph Steadman

Ottawa, Ontario

Ottawa International Writers Festival
http://www.writersfest.com/index_e.htm
October 1-7, 2006
Sunday, October 1 @ 4:00 pm
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Ottawa International Writers Festival (outside of the Festival)
http://www.writersfest.com/index_e.htm
October 26th
Patrick McCabe

Durham, Ontario

Words Aloud 3: Spoken Word and Storytelling Festival, Durham, Ontario
November 2006
http://www.durhamart.on.ca/wordsaloud
Gregory Scofield