Authors & Speakers

Patrick de Belen is a poet, filmmaker, educator and storyteller of many other mediums.

Ruth Ohi is an illustrator of over 60 children’s books, 23 of which she is also the author. She is the 2026 Illustrator-in-Residence at FOLD Kids Book Fest.

Olivia Pillai Quinney is a writer, speaker, elementary school teacher, and advocate dedicated to supporting people affected by eating disorders. Catch, Drive, Release, Recover is her debut middle grade novel.

Danny Neville is an educator and children’s author from Ottawa, ON. Little Bee: The Storytime Extravaganza is his new chapter book.

Sam Wilket is the author of A Good Daughter’s Ghost, a YA paranormal horror story about a babysitter who longs for a life that might destroy her.

Nafiza Azad is an Edmonton-based author who writes books about girls, magic, and the world. She is the co-editor of the young adult anthology, A Thousand Nights.