Entry into all events and masterclasses apart of the festival.

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

Entry into all events and masterclasses apart of the festival.

For students/fixed income only.

Entry to all events apart of the festival NOT including masterclasses.

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

Entry to all events apart of the festival NOT including masterclasses.

For students/fixed income only.

October 25: 3:00-4:00 PM

Explore the world of memoir with author Kate Gies (It Must be Beautiful to be Finished, 2025).

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

October 25: 3:00-4:00 PM

Explore the world of memoir with author Kate Gies (It Must be Beautiful to be Finished, 2025).

For students/fixed income only.

October 25: 10:30-12:00 PM

Suzy Vadori: 7 Ways to Find Telling in Your Writing

“Show, don't tell” is not just tired writing advice, but a skill writers spend their whole career developing. It is often hard for writers to see the telling in their own work, so after years of working with thousands of writers, Suzy Vadori has developed 7 ways to find sneaky "telling" in your own pages, so you can decide when to tell or when to zoom in and “show” readers around. Conquer this tricky writing technique, once and for all in this masterclass.

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

October 25: 10:30-12:00 PM

Suzy Vadori: 7 Ways to Find Telling in Your Writing

“Show, don't tell” is not just tired writing advice, but a skill writers spend their whole career developing. It is often hard for writers to see the telling in their own work, so after years of working with thousands of writers, Suzy Vadori has developed 7 ways to find sneaky "telling" in your own pages, so you can decide when to tell or when to zoom in and “show” readers around. Conquer this tricky writing technique, once and for all in this masterclass.

For students/fixed income only.

October 25: 1:45-2:45 PM

Explore the ins and outs of getting published with a panel of experienced writers. Featuring Allister Thompson, Noelle Allen (Wolsak and Wynn), Rosanna Battigelli and moderated by Liisa Kovla.

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

October 25: 1:45-2:45 PM

Explore the ins and outs of getting published with a panel of experienced writers. Featuring Allister Thompson, Noelle Allen (Wolsak and Wynn), Rosanna Battigelli and moderated by Liisa Kovla.

For students/fixed income only.

October 25: 4:15-5:15 PM

The world is changing, locally and globally. Uncertainty and fear are being felt by many. What can we learn from these writers who have explored this theme in their books?

Featuring: Waubgeshig Rice (Moon of the Turning Leaves), Allister Thompson (Birch and Jay), Kate Gies (It Must Be Beautiful to be Finished) and moderated by Farzana Doctor.

Offered at a discounted rate for students/fixed income.

October 25: 4:15-5:15 PM

The world is changing, locally and globally. Uncertainty and fear are being felt by many. What can we learn from these writers who have explored this theme in their books?

Featuring: Waubgeshig Rice (Moon of the Turning Leaves), Allister Thompson (Birch and Jay), Kate Gies (It Must Be Beautiful to be Finished) and moderated by Farzana Doctor.

For students/fixed income only.

October 24: 9:00-11:00 PM

The highly anticipated Wordstock Sudbury's Annual Poetry Slam!

Competitors buy a ticket and sign up at the door.

October 24: 5:00-9:00 PM

Join us for our opening night gala and featured reading and Q & A with Farzana Doctor (The Beauty of Us, 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life).

• Open Mic, 5:00 PM-6:30 PM

• Festival Opening, 6:30 PM-7:45 PM

• Farzana Doctor, in conversation with Matthew Heiti, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM

• Poetry Slam, 9:00 PM to late

Memoirist and cultural commentator Dr. Treena Orchard takes on dating in the digital age. Join us for a reading from her most recent book — an investigative memoir on internet dating — and a speed-dating conversation on surviving and thriving in the online world.

Whether you’re looking to add more books to the pile on your nightstand or connect with storytellers rooted in the local soil, this is the session where you’ll hear Northern voices come alive. Meet the talented writers who call this region home—emerging and established voices who reflect the spirit of the North.  Featured authors: Scott Overton, David Wickenden, A-M Mawhiney, Kyla Heyming, and Jeremy John

Join Zilla Jones for a reading from her most recent novel, The World So Wide. Jones’ novel explores the story of Felicity Alexander, who is supposed to be charming audiences at New York's Metropolitan Opera, not placed under house arrest in Grenada in October 1983 when the Americans invade.

This reading will be followed by a Q & A with local journalist Jonathan Pinto, host of CBC Radio's Up North.