Category: FOLD in the News

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FOLD Launches First-Ever Community Read with Indigenous Horror Anthology: Zegaajimo in Partner with Kegedonce Press

BRAMPTON, ON | September 15, 2026  FOLD is excited to launch its first-ever FOLD Reads Community Read, featuring Zegaajimo: Indigenous Horror Fiction. Presented in partnership with Kegedonce Press, the fall reading challenge invites readers to explore the anthology at their own pace while celebrating Indigenous authors, short fiction, and a shared reading experience. Participants will hear from contributors through social media and […]

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FOLD in the News: April 2026

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. 82 of the best things to do in Toronto in April 2026 (Streets of Toronto) April 1, 2026 Join Canada Reads author Loghan Paylor for a free webinar hosted by the FOLD Academy. It’s April, […]

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FOLD in the News: March 2026

Welcome to FOLD in the News – the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. Celebrate Canada Reads 2026 with a community event near you (CBC Books) March 5, 2026 Join Canada Reads author Loghan Paylor for a free webinar hosted by the FOLD Academy. Watch Canada Reads authors Billy-Ray Belcourt, Tyler […]

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FOLD in the News: January 2026

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. The FOLD Reading challenge returns for its 11th year (CBC North by Northwest) January 11, 2026 The Festival of Literacy Diversity returns for its 11th annual reading challenge. FOLD founder and executive director Jael Richardson […]

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FOLD Celebrates OTF Grant

Festival of Literary Diversity Celebrates $133,600 OTF grant from Ontario Government   June 13, 2025 Brampton, ON – The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) today hosted a special virtual event to mark the 10th anniversary FOLD, and to celebrate a $133,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant they received from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). […]

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FOLD in the News: June 2025

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. Novelist R.F. Kuang visits The FOLD to talk about her exciting new novel Katabasis. (Young W) June 5, 2025 For one night only, on Monday, September 15, 2025 – The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) […]

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FOLD in the News: May 2025

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. David A. Robertson on new books All the Little Monsters & 52 Ways to Reconcile – and the power of kindness and hope (Sesaya Arts Magazine) May 11, 2025 It was a rainy Sunday afternoon […]

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FOLD in the News: April 2025

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. Literary festival celebrates ‘Decade of Change’ after 10 years in Brampton (inBrampton) April 3, 2025 The highly-anticipated FOLD festival is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and a new chapter with over 50 authors and […]

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FOLD in the News: March 2025

Welcome to FOLD in the News! This is the monthly round up of the Festival of Literary Diversity’s media coverage. ‘Dedicated to supporting emerging writers’: Kevin heronJones named Brampton’s first writer in residence (Brampton Guardian) March 18, 2025 Author and poet Kevin heronJones, who has published three novels and three books of poetry, has been […]

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FOLD 2025 Registration Now Open

The Festival of Literary Diversity 2025 – Celebrating a Decade of Change – Featuring David Chariandy, Kate Gies, Uzma Jalaluddin, R. F. Kuang, David A. Robertson, Mattea Roach, Ozoz Sokoh, Tanya Talaga, katherena vermette and many more   BRAMPTON, ON | March 19, 2025 – Jael Richardson, founder and Executive Director of the Festival of […]

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