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The FOLD Launches Limited Edition FOLD Apparel Fundraiser to Celebrate the Release of KATABASIS by R.F. Kuang

Aug 6, 2025

BRAMPTON, ON | August 6, 2025 Jael Richardson, founder and Executive Director of the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD), is thrilled to announce a brand-new, limited-time-only fundraising initiative in partnership with award-winning author R.F. Kuang. Timed to celebrate the highly anticipated release of her upcoming novel, Katabasis, this exclusive FOLD x R.F. Kuang campaign will...

The FOLD Reading Challenge image for August spotlights fantasy novels by queer authors. Covers shown are Iron Widow, Jamaica Ginger and Other Concoctions, The River Has Roots, and A Broken Blade. The FOLD 10th anniversary logo appears at the bottom left.

August FOLD 2025 Challenge: Fantasy by a Queer Author

Aug 1, 2025

By Monika Trzeciakowski This month we’re featuring fantasy by queer authors. Fantasy novels are doorways into magical worlds. These worlds give us the opportunity to explore the prejudices against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in a different setting or to remove these prejudices altogether. While it’s important to hear a wide variety of stories from the queer...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the August FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Friends by Geraldo Valério, Leon Levels Up by Paul Coccia; and Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

August FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A fantastical book by a queer Canadian author

Aug 1, 2025

By Ardo Omer This month we’re reading a fantastical book by a queer Canadian author. These titles will transport you to other worlds whether it’s saving a friend from inside a video game, being transformed into a mermaid in an aquatic adventure or fighting monsters in a giant robot suit in historical China. Written by...

The FOLD Reading Challenge image for July spotlights graphic novels by marginalized authors. Covers shown are Denison Avenue, Gleem, Something, Not Nothing, and A Witch’s Guide to Burning. The FOLD 10th anniversary logo appears at the bottom left.

July FOLD 2025 Challenge: Graphic Novel by an Author from a Marginalized Community

Jul 1, 2025

By Monica Tang This month’s reading challenge is to read a graphic novel by an author from a marginalized community. Graphic novels demonstrate the power of visual storytelling by combining words and pictures, often in the form of comics, to share stories of fiction, non-fiction, memoirs and more. The book that has shaped the way...

Rectangular graphic with green border showcasing the book covers for the titles chosen for the July FOLD Kids Challenge. The titles are: Wallpaper by Thao Lam, Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas and Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa. Below the text is the website: thefoldcanada.org/kidschallenge25.

July FOLD Kids 2025 Challenge: A comic by an author from a Marginalized Community

Jul 1, 2025

By Monika Trzeciakowski This month we’re reading a comic by an author from a marginalized community! Comics are one of my favourite formats for reading books and they have great benefits. Comics are a great format for reluctant readers, but they’re also great for any reader who wants to improve their visual literacy. Looking at...

We’re Hiring: Outreach and Communications Coordinator

Jun 16, 2025

We’re Hiring: Outreach and Communications Coordinator Deadline to Apply: June 27, 2025 at 12PM ET The FOLD Foundation is excited to announce a new full-time opportunity! We’re currently accepting applications for the role of Outreach and Communications Coordinator. Based in Brampton, Ontario, with flexible remote work options, this role is ideal for someone who’s passionate...

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FOLD Celebrates OTF Grant

Jun 13, 2025

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

Jun 6, 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)...

White graphic with four book covers across the middle. Text reads: The FOLD Reading Challenge, Celebrating a Decade of Change. Dystopian Novel by an Indigenous Author. June. For monthly reading suggestions visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2025

June FOLD 2025 Challenge: Dystopian Novel by an Indigenous Author

Jun 1, 2025

By Calyssa Erb June is National Indigenous History Month and on June 21 we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples’ Day. With over 2 million Indigenous people living within what is now called Canada, Indigenous people are a diverse group made up of many different cultures, thirteen different language groups, and more than sixty-five distinct dialects. These...

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