Thank you so much for your interest in the FOLD.
The festival roster is curated by the FOLD staff and FOLD planning team roughly six months before a given festival.
The April Festival of Literary Diversity
If you are interested in appearing at the Festival of Literary Diversity, pitches for this festival are taken and reviewed from September to October of the prior year. Upon reviewing your submission, we may also request a copy of your book.
Please note that programming for FOLD 2025 has been completed.
Pitches can be sent through our Submissions Form on our website. Due to the volume of pitches we receive, we will only respond to submissions if we are interested in featuring the author/book.
The November FOLD Kids Book Fest
If you are interested in appearing at the FOLD Kids Book Fest, our November children’s literary festival, pitches for this festival are taken and reviewed from March to June of the same year. Upon reviewing your submission, we may also request a copy of your book.
These items can be sent to us through our Submissions Form or to our Kids Coordinator at kids@thefoldcanada.org.
Please note that we receive many more pitches than we can accommodate. We receive over 500 pitches a year and typically only have space for roughly 10% of those pitches across both festivals. If you have not heard from us in regards to your book, please try to pitch us for another festival in the future.
We wish you the best success with your writing!