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We Read Canadian (KidLit)

Feb 17, 2021

It’s I Read Canadian Day! This initiative began as a way to encourage Canadians to read books by Canadian authors. Folks–especially young people–are encouraged to spend at least 15 mins reading a book by a Canadian author which could be a picture book, chapter book, young adult novel, nonfiction, audiobook, a comic and so on!...

Four titles chosen for the 2021 FOLD February Challenge: a book that explores racism by a Black Canadian author. For full list of challenges and recommendations, please visit thefoldcanada.org/ReadingChallenge2021

2021 FOLD February Challenge: A Book that explores racism by a Black Canadian author(s)

Feb 1, 2021

By C.J. Zvanitajs Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are living in a time of uncertainty, but also one of heightened divisiveness. With global protests against systemic racism by police and race-related confrontations being posted to social media on a daily basis, issues related to intolerance and inequality are top of mind, and deeply troubling....

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...

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