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Submit to the 2021 FOLD Kids Book Fest Program!

Jun 25, 2021

Submissions to the 2021 FOLD Kids Book Fest Program are now open! Every year, the FOLD Kids Book Fest publishes a unique Festival Program which includes the festival schedule and writing from young authors across Canada. In 2021, we are pleased to accept submissions of poetry (any length) and short stories (up to 500 words)...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD June Challenge: Nonfiction by a Trans or Non-Binary Author. Titles selected are Care Of by Ivan Coyote, Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi, The Conscious Creative by Kelly Small, and Like A Boy But Not A Boy, by andrea bennett. For full list of titles and descriptions, please visit www.thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2021

June FOLD Challenge: Non-fiction by a Trans or Non-Binary author

Jun 1, 2021

By Calyssa Erb What I love most about reading nonfiction are those moments of connection. When you read about a specific experience the author has had and the feelings around that experience, and you realize oh, I’ve felt that too. It feels like getting to reach across an infinite distance and shake someone else’s hand...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: A Work of historical fiction by a writer of colour. For full list of titles and suggestions, please visit www.thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2021

May FOLD Challenge: A work of historical fiction by a writer of colour

May 1, 2021

By Fiona Ross My first memory of loving historical fiction was when I was a child in Scotland, a book written by a Canadian author. I LOVED L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables with a passion. I read the whole series in weeks and was furious when my parents announced that we were moving to...

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JOB POSTING: VIRTUAL EVENT TECH HOST FOR THE 2021 FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY

Mar 12, 2021

The FOLD is hiring for the position of Virtual Event Tech Host at the 2021 Festival of Literary Diversity. This is a seasonal, part-time contract position that reports to the FOLD Executive Director. The Virtual Event Tech Host will provide supervision and technical direction for all FOLD 2021 events. Part-time hours of approximately 2-6 hours...

The covers for four books chosen for the 2021 FOLD March Challenge: An Audiobook by a FOLD 2021 author. For full titles and descriptions, please visit www.thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge2021

March FOLD Challenge: An audiobook by a FOLD 2021 author

Mar 1, 2021

By Amanda Leduc Reading books in audio brings a whole new level of immersion to the reading experience. For myself, the opportunity to be read to, and to let someone’s voice and storytelling take you away, brings back memories of being read to when younger—bright and happy memories that I’m all too eager to cling...

Four titles chosen for the 2021 FOLD February Challenge: a book that explores racism by a Black Canadian author. For full list of challenges and recommendations, please visit thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge2021

2021 FOLD February Challenge: A Book that explores racism by a Black Canadian author(s)

Feb 1, 2021

By C.J. Zvanitajs Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living in a time of uncertainty, but also one of heightened divisiveness. With global protests against systemic racism by police and race-related confrontations being posted to social media on a daily basis, issues related to intolerance and inequality are top of mind, and deeply troubling....

Four titles chosen for the 2021 FOLD Reading Challenge. For full list, please visit thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge2021

FOLD Challenge 2021 | 1. A short story collection by an author from a marginalized community

Jan 5, 2021

By Kristen Johnston From personal experience, I find that short story collections are often overlooked when compared to lengthier works of fiction. People have told me that they believe short stories are for people with shorter attention spans, or people who don’t care to get to really know a character. But, I would highly disagree....

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The 2021 FOLD Challenge

Jan 1, 2021

What are you reading? Who’s missing? The FOLD’s Reading Challenge encourages booklovers to diversify their reading and their listening by asking one important question: Who’s missing? Each year, the FOLD releases a twelve-challenge list in January, focusing on one challenge per month for the duration of the year. Every month, the FOLD releases a blog...

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Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2021: FAQs

Dec 21, 2020

What do you do with a manuscript when you think it might be done? You PITCH IT. Pitch Perfect is back! If you have a draft of a novel or creative nonfiction manuscript, and you’re not sure whether it’s ready to go or what to do next, Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2021 is the perfect opportunity...

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