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FOLD Kids Bookfest 2020

Registration

An overview of the festival schedule and speakers.

Description

The 2020 FOLD Kids Book Fest includes sixteen literary events held online October 3 & 4. Three preview events will take place in the week before the festival: one on September 26, one on October 1, and one on October 2.

Click on the individual events of interest to register for each session of interest via Eventbrite.

Schedule

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1. Fantastic Fiction for Young Readers [10+]

Online

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

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2. What’s the Buzz? [For Adults]

Online

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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3. Cherishing Indigenous Languages in Picture Books [For Adults]

Online

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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4. Doodle With Me [6+]

Online

10:00 am - 11:00 am

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5. Not So Different [6+]

Online

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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6. Writing Workshop for Young Writers [12-18 yo]

Online

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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7. Writing KidLit Workshop [For Adults]

Online

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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8. The Big Birthday Bash [4+]

Online

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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9. This Really Happened: True-to-Life Stories for Young Readers [12+]

Online

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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10. One Earth: Youth Rally for the Planet [All Ages]

Online

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

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11. Power Poems for Small Humans [6+]

Online

10:00 am - 11:00 am

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12. Our Little Kitchen [All Ages]

Online

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

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13. Learn to Illustrate Workshop [14+]

Online

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

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14. Young Readers Book Club with Nafiza Azad [12+]

Online

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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15. Buffy Sainte Marie presents Hey Little Rockabye [0+]

Online

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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16. After Hours: Getting Reel with Adam Garnet Jones [15+]

Online

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Featured Speaker(s)

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The FOLD is a remarkable and wonderful event for authors and attendees alike. What an amazing community, dedicated to the vital need for inclusive stories and the critical role they play in building a better world.

Soraya Chemaly, author of Rage Becomes Her

Field Guide to the North American Teenager is my first novel and FOLD was my first Canadian literary festival. While American and Canadian culture overlap quite a bit, especially when it comes to bookshelves, Canadian literature is unique and I was very heartened by to be embraced by that community I consider home despite residing in the US. It was a homecoming I didn’t know I needed!

Ben Philippe, author of Field Guide to the North American Teenager

The Festival of Literary Diversity was an absolute joy–the organizers thought of *everything* and by anticipating authors’ needs, they freed us to focus on connecting with the audience and each other. There was no pretension, no posturing–just very genuine conversations with invested writers and engaged readers.

Zetta Elliott, author of Dragons in a Bag

I have been to a lot of writers festivals and the FOLD is definitely near the top of the list of those I want to be invited back to.

Harold Johnson, author of the memoirs Clifford and Firewater

Being part of such a clearly diverse, inclusive and mutually respectful group was thrilling and inspiring: a glimpse of a better world.

Kathy Page, author of Dear Evelyn, winner of the 2018 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize

Wherever I go in Canada and find another writer of colour, we eventually end up gushing about how great the FOLD is, how by normalizing diversity it liberates us to talk to audiences about craft. It’s hard to imagine the literary landscape returning to a prehistoric pre-FOLD era.

Ian Williams, Author of the Giller Prize-winning novel Reproduction

FOLD is a festival experience unlike any other I’ve had. The FOLD team strive to create a space that’s welcoming and engaging, while allowing for curiosity, ingenuity and the fostering of real community – and they succeed, every year.

Alicia Elliott, author of A Mind Spread Out On The Ground

The FOLD is one of the most important literary events on this continent. By focusing on diverse voices and giving authors space to share their stories and speak their truths, it is revolutionizing the writing and storytelling realm as we know it.

Waubgeshig Rice, author of Moon Of The Crusted Snow

Being part of the FOLD community has provided me with a strong sense of belonging. Sharing diverse stories and listening to different voices that broaden my understanding of the world has impacted me as a person and motivated me as a writer.

Ann Y.K. Choi, author of Kay’s Lucky Coin Variety

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