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MEDIA RELEASE: The FOLD presents The Great Readception: A Literary Cabaret

May 5, 2023

MEDIA RELEASE May 5th 2023 THE FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY presents The Great Readception: A Literary Cabaret $189,000 Ontario Trillium Foundation Grow Grant Supports the Growth of FOLD Kids Brampton, ON – The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) today welcomed attendees and authors to The Rose theatre for a special reception prior to one...

Authors Announced for the 2023 Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD)

Mar 23, 2023

THE FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY (FOLD) 2023 A celebration of diverse authors and storytellers April 30 to May 7 In-person appearances by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Britta Badour, Jesmeen Kaur Deo, Cherie Dimaline, Ali Hassan, Catherine Hernandez, Jen Sookfong Lee, Suzette Mayr, Sheila Murray, Janika Oza, Casey Plett, Liselle Sambury, Dan K. Woo and more. Virtual appearances...

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Submit to the 2023 FOLD Program!

Dec 15, 2022

Submissions to the 2023 FOLD Festival Program are now open! Every year, the FOLD publishes a unique Festival Program which includes the festival schedule and information and articles and essays from Canadian writers. Articles in the Program showcase a wide variety of styles, approaches, and diverse lived experience. In 2023, we are pleased to announce...

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Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2023: FAQs

Dec 15, 2022

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 2023 is the perfect opportunity...

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BIPOC Book Lovers: Applications now open for NEW FOLD Program Advisory Team!

Aug 8, 2022

The Festival of Literary Diversity is accepting applications from Indigenous, Black and racialized applicants for a new FOLD Program Advisory Team (FPAT) — an evolution of our FOLD Planning Team. FPAT members meet virtually 4-5 times per year and will agree to serve for a two-year term that involves contributing to programming decisions including festival...

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Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition at FOLD Kids Book Fest 2022 (FAQs)

Jul 15, 2022

What do you do with a KidLit manuscript when you think it might be done? You PITCH IT. DEADLINE EXTENDED: SEPTEMBER 2 (11:59PM ET) Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition is back! If you have a draft of a picture book or a book for preteens or teens, and you’re not sure what to do next,...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing Four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: A recently released young adult novel by a BIPOC author. Titles are TAHIRA IN BLOOM by Farah Heron, IRON WIDOW by Xiran Jay Zhao, WRONG SIDE OF THE COURT by H.N. Khan, and SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET by Jen Ferguson. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

May FOLD 2022 Challenge: A recently released Young Adult novel by a BIPOC author

May 1, 2022

By Fiona Ross Young Adult novels, affectionately referred to as YA, are aimed at the 12-17 age group and will usually have protagonists of a similar age. They can be any of the genres included adult writing and can offer many similar themes and conflicts, but tend to be explored in a different way. One...

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD April Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50. Titles are CANE | FIRE by Shani Mootoo, BROKEN DAWN BLESSINGS by Adam Sol, NOTHING WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Nancy Jo Cullen, and WALKING IN THE TALL GRASS by Chief R. Stacey Laforme. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

April FOLD 2022 Challenge: A book of poetry by a writer over 50

Apr 1, 2022

It can be easy, in a culture that sometimes seems to give more space to young writers and young accomplishments than not, to forget that writing is a career that lasts a lifetime. There is no age limit to brilliance–writing can sing and reach readers regardless of the age of the person who pens it....

White rectangular graphic with a dark pink border, showcasing four book covers for the titles chosen for the FOLD March Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author. Titles are THE BOI OF FEATHER AND STEEL, by Adan Jerreat-Poole, WHAT WILLOW SAYS, by Lynn Buckle, SORROWLAND, by Rivers Solomon, and PIRANESI, by Susanna Clarke. For full list, visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2022

March FOLD 2022 Challenge: A fabulist novel by a disabled author

Mar 1, 2022

By Alex Platt In many ways, fabulism is a catch-all term for many of the genres readers may be more familiar with: magic realism, fantasy, sci fi, mystery, horror and speculative fiction. But fabulist stories weave between and across genres, blurring categorical attempts to pin them down. This is why they are so often hard to...

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