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Four titles chosen for the FOLD July challenge: A Quarantine Read by an author from a marginalized community. For full reading list, please visit https://thefoldcanada.org/webinars-activities/the-reading-challenge/

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 7. Quarantine Reads

Jul 1, 2020

By Jael Richardson We select our FOLD Reading Challenge categories at the beginning of the year. Actually, we usually have most of them finalized in the fall, so they’re ready for January 1. Since there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that things have changed a lot since Fall 2019 and January 2020, we wanted to...

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Pitch Perfect at FOLD Kids Book Fest 2020: FAQs

Jun 16, 2020

What do you do with a kid lit manuscript when you think it might be done? You PITCH IT. Pitch Perfect is back! If you have a draft of a picture book or a book for preteens or teens, and you’re not sure what to do next, Pitch Perfect: Kid Lit Edition is the...

The covers of four books chosen for the FOLD's June Challenge: A book by an author from Asia

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 6. A Book by an author from Asia

Jun 1, 2020

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...

Four book cover images for titles chosen for the FOLD May Challenge: a Book by an author from a prairie province

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 5. A Book by a Prairie Canadian

May 11, 2020

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...

A graphic advertising the FOLD Kids Book Fest FOLD KIDS COORDINATOR job posting. Graphic is red white and orange and has a cheerful blue monster reading a blue book.

FOLD KIDS COORDINATOR

Apr 28, 2020

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 Book Fest, which takes place every October in Brampton....

Four titles chosen for the FOLD April challenge: Poetry by someone from a marginalized community

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 4. Poetry by someone from a marginalized community

Apr 6, 2020

Poetry has a very specific power—the power of being able to convey an entire world in a sentence, a fragment of a sentence, or even two or three words. This April, we’re excited to highlight and feature four books from Canadian poets writing at the top of their game. The worlds in these books are...

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FOLD 2020 Update

Mar 18, 2020

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...

Four book covers showcasing the titles chosen for the FOLD March Challenge: a FOLD 2020 author

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 3. FOLD 2020 Author

Mar 2, 2020

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...

Four titles chosen for the FOLD February Challenge

FOLD Challenge 2020 | 2. Book by an Author from the Caribbean

Feb 3, 2020

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...

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