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Four titles chosen for the 2021 FOLD Reading Challenge. For full list, please visit thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge2021

FOLD Challenge 2021 | 1. A short story collection by an author from a marginalized community

Jan 5, 2021

By Kristen Johnston From personal experience, I find that short story collections are often overlooked when compared to lengthier works of fiction. People have told me that they believe short stories are for people with shorter attention spans, or people who don’t care to get to really know a character. But, I would highly disagree....

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The 2021 FOLD Challenge

Jan 1, 2021

What are you reading? Who’s missing? The FOLD’s Reading Challenge encourages booklovers to diversify their reading and their listening by asking one important question: Who’s missing? Each year, the FOLD releases a twelve-challenge list in January, focusing on one challenge per month for the duration of the year. Every month, the FOLD releases a blog...

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Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2021: FAQs

Dec 21, 2020

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 2021 is the perfect opportunity...

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Submit to the 2021 FOLD Program!

Dec 21, 2020

Submissions to the 2021 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 2021, we are pleased to announce...

FOLD Kids’ 2020 Gift Guide

Dec 3, 2020

It’s the season of giving, and we’ve put together a young readers gift guide! Listed below are picture books, middle grade and young adult titles to gift the small human and/or emerging adult in your life. Get them, read them, love them today! Violet Shrink is written by Christine Baldacchino and illustrated by...

Four titles for the December FOLD Challenge: Nonfiction by a disabled author

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 12. Nonfiction by a Disabed Author

Dec 1, 2020

By Toni Duval How many books have you read this year by a disabled author? You may not even know if an author you read has an invisible disability due to the stigma associated with all disabilities. And yet, disabled writers are out there, part of the “one in five (22%) of the Canadian population...

Four book covers for titles chosen for the FOLD November Reading Challenge: In memorian -- Fiction by a Writer of Colour. For full challenge and recommendations, please visit thefoldcanada.org/readingchallenge2020

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 11. In Memoriam: Fiction By a Writer of Colour

Nov 1, 2020

By C.J. Zvanitajs Canada has lost many literary luminaries over the years, including authors, playwrights, and poets. Some of the authors featured in this blog challenge were trailblazers in Canadian publishing, while others were champions who wanted to provide a voice for those in our society who were marginalized or forgotten. What better way to...

Four book covers for titles that correspond to the 2020 FOLD Challenge for October: Nonfiction that explores mental heatlh. For full list, please visit thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 10. Nonfiction that explores mental health

Oct 1, 2020

By Emmy Nordstrom Higdon 2020 has been a particularly tumultuous year, and many readers have experienced challenges to their mental health, some for the first time. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 50% of people will experience some kind of mental illness by the time they reach age 40. Mental illness may be an...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD September Challenge: A Book banned or challenged in the country where you were born. FOr full reading list, please visit thefoldcanada.org

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 9. A Book Banned (or challenged) in the country where you were born

Sep 1, 2020

By Monika Trzeciakowski While book banning is not a common practice in Canada, where I was born, books are constantly being challenged for various reasons – offensive language, sensitive or graphic content, mature content. These are attempts to censor certain voices and experiences that people disagree with. Often these challenges come from adults who believe...

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