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By Cat Belshaw Has Covid-19 got you tired of looking at the same four walls? Weary of walking the same old streets in your same old neighbourhood? Or, and it’s ok to admit it — maybe a little bit bored with the people in your COVID-19 family? A suggestion. How about a good book? One...

By Meg Wheeler The FOLD is all about pushing us to expand our horizons and read more broadly. This country has a tendency to focus on its big cities, so for this month’s reading challenge we’re focusing on Prairie authors. Coast coast, Canada is teeming with brilliant writers, so let’s focus on some found between...

Do you have a passion for children’s literature? Want to be part of the team behind Canada’s first festival prioritizing diverse authors and storytellers? The FOLD is hiring! We are looking for a full-time FOLD Kids Coordinator to oversee, plan, and execute the annual FOLD Kids Bookfest, which takes place every October in Brampton. The...

18 March 2020 THE 2020 FESTIVAL OF LITERARY DIVERSITY (FOLD) ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL FESTIVAL, CANCELLATION OF IN-PERSON EVENTS The Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) will be cancelling its in-person festival events, previously scheduled for April 30 – May 3, 2020. In its place, the FOLD is thrilled to debut its first virtual festival, which will take...

By David Burga This is my second year tackling a reading challenge for The FOLD’s blog, and the organization continues to be a wonderful source of new authors, perspectives, and stories. Every year the festival grows in scope and attendance and I’m looking forward to the 5th year anniversary. We’ve got another stellar lineup coming...

By Nadia L. Hohn This February 2020, we travel to the Caribbean to read books from Canadian authors with roots in this region. With wide influences from oral traditions, tropical landscapes and migration through to diasporas and mixed identities, I present to you a Caribbean literature reading list.   1) Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta...

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 2020 is the perfect opportunity...

Submissions to the 2020 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 2020, we are pleased to announce...