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The Words Alive Literary Festival celebrates a rich literary heritage providing a showcase for local and Canada-wide authors. One day of author readings, public readings, workshops, panel discussions and storytelling including poetry with music and art will allow you to travel with new voices to different lands and have the opportunity to become a part of their human experience.

“An opportunity to… interact in such an intimate and personal way with those who love books.”

— Anthony De Sa, 2008 Giller Prize nominee

You will be a part of an enchanting day on the beautiful grounds of the Sharon Temple sharing your words with authors and other writers at a public forum, and become transformed by the passion of other writers as they read from their own works.

Come and take time to listen, to journey and to explore so that we might hear a voice that is very different from our own. Find out more about the festival »