Wakefield Writers Festival des ecrivains La Peche
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    • New Works >
      • Spencer Hanna Haworth
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    • Viral Songs
    • Home is a Beautiful Word
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    • Des mots à l’apéro
    • Tête-à-Tête
    • In Conversation
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      • Viral Songs
      • Home is a Beautiful Word
      • Des mots à l'apéro
      • Tête-à-Tête
      • In Conversation
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      • Des mots à l'apéro
      • Literary Pub sCrawl / Tournée littéraire des cafés
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      • Tête-à-Tête
      • In/En Conversation
      • Powerful Voices / Des voix puissantes
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    • Thanks a million!
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    • New Works >
      • Spencer Hanna Haworth
      • Albert Dumont
    • Dialogue municipal sur le climat
    • Viral Songs
    • Home is a Beautiful Word
    • Artists' Gym
    • Des mots à l’apéro
    • Tête-à-Tête
    • In Conversation
  • À propos de nous
    • Vision et mission
    • Pertinence du festival
    • Éditions antérieures
  • Merci
    • Sponsors et commanditaires
    • Un grand merci !
  • FAQ
  • LIVRES
  • DIRECTIONS
  • Protocoles COVID-19

WELCOME
to the
2021 Writers Fête


​The Power to Transform

We are delighted to be back! The 2021 Writers Fête presents remarkable and diverse Canadian authors and artists who share their compelling stories through books, music, theatre, and of course, conversation. All voice some hard truths about vital contemporary issues, and invite us to learn, reflect and reassess our personal worldviews. 
 
With colossal social and environmental upheaval we are given new opportunities to create meaningful change. We hope to build on the Festival’s reputation for frank talk to push the dialogue to an even more thoughtful level and to act as a springboard for action—to show how the arts can contribute to wider social and environmental movements that are critical to our global future. And maybe to answer the question, “What can I do?”
 
We are grateful to our entire community for your support and generosity, to our inspiring artists for their passion and engagement, and to our volunteers for making it happen.
Enjoy the Festival!
Hèléne Giroux, director

​Click each event title below for: event details,
to buy a ticket​ (for in-person attendance),
or to register (for online attendance).

Please read COVID-19 Protocols

​​TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
7:00 pm

Municipal Climate Dialogue
La Pêche Coalition for a Green New Deal, host 


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​WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27

7:00 pm
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Viral Songs

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​Lynn Miles, Maria Dunn
​Julien Dionne, host

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28
7:00 pm

Home is a Beautiful Word

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Joel Bernbaum, Kaite Burkholder Harris, Leah Cogan, host
A co-production with Theatre Wakefield

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
10:00 am & 1:30 pm

Artists' Gym workshops
Joel Bernbaum, Leah Cogan, Albert Dumont​


VENDREDI, 29 OCTOBRE 
19h00
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Des mots à l'apéro

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Michel Jean, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Mishka Lavigne
​Animé par
 Julie Huard

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 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
7:00 pm


Tête-à-Tête​​​

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Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Seth Klein (live from Vancouver)
Adrian Harewood, host
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 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31
2:00 pm


In Conversation

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Samra Zafar, ​Dr. Lynn Gehl (live from Toronto)
Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, host

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Land Acknowledgement
We welcome guests on the ancient territory of the Algonquin people, who for over 200 years
have received all of us as their guests. Together, we recognize that we gather on land
that is unceded Algonquin territory. We acknowledge this with respectful thanks,
​advocacy and action towards reparation and reconciliation.

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  • HOME
  • EVENTS
    • New Works >
      • Spencer Hanna Haworth
      • Albert Dumont
    • Municipal Climate Dialogue
    • Viral Songs
    • Home is a Beautiful Word
    • Artists' Gym
    • Des mots à l’apéro
    • Tête-à-Tête
    • In Conversation
  • Gallery/Galerie
    • 2021 >
      • Viral Songs
      • Home is a Beautiful Word
      • Des mots à l'apéro
      • Tête-à-Tête
      • In Conversation
    • 2019 >
      • Des mots à l'apéro
      • Literary Pub sCrawl / Tournée littéraire des cafés
      • Authors Brunch / Brunch des auteurs
      • Tête-à-Tête
      • In/En Conversation
      • Powerful Voices / Des voix puissantes
  • About Us
    • Vision & Mandate
    • Relevance of the Festival
    • Past Festivals
  • THANKS
    • Sponsors & Funders
    • Thanks a million!
  • FAQ
  • BOOKS
  • DIRECTIONS
  • COVID-19
  • ACCUEIL
  • ÉVÉNEMENTS
    • New Works >
      • Spencer Hanna Haworth
      • Albert Dumont
    • Dialogue municipal sur le climat
    • Viral Songs
    • Home is a Beautiful Word
    • Artists' Gym
    • Des mots à l’apéro
    • Tête-à-Tête
    • In Conversation
  • À propos de nous
    • Vision et mission
    • Pertinence du festival
    • Éditions antérieures
  • Merci
    • Sponsors et commanditaires
    • Un grand merci !
  • FAQ
  • LIVRES
  • DIRECTIONS
  • Protocoles COVID-19