Wordfest is turning 25 this year and we were planning an ambitious live festival in September to celebrate our anniversary, featuring 25 authors in 25 events. But everything is different now. So we’ve decided to try something different. Something that could ONLY happen online. Online access to 25@25 is on sale now, with two ticket packages available. READ MORE

On Oct. 20, Seth passed the daisy to Cherie Dimaline, who invited Maria Campbell to be her virtual stage-mate. "This is the pairing I most hoped would happen during our 25@25 celebration," says Wordfest's Shelley Youngblut. "Part of the inspiration for this series came during the 2019 Imaginairium, when Shelagh Rogers asked Cherie Dimaline about her mentors. Cherie brought up Maria with such authentic love that all I wanted was for more people to learn about this remarkable artist and the influence she has had on generations of Indigenous writers." The 60-minute conversation, hosted by Anne Collins, the publisher of Knopf Random Canada, will start at 7:00 PM MT. (The pre-show will begin at 6:50 PM MT.) As we do every Tuesday, we'll be revealing the names of the next two authors in the 25@25 Daisy Chain at the end of the show, making you the first to know! READ MORE

Tune in to Wordfest’s Imagine on Air as we welcome the pride of Calgary, Tegan & Sara, to our virtual stage to celebrate the launch of the paperback edition of High School, their New York Times bestseller. The conversation will be hosted by the equally multi-talented Vivek Shraya, whose first book, God Loves Hair, is also being re-released in a special 10th Anniversary edition. READ MORE