The Imaginairium, Canada’s Liveliest Literary Festival, returns Oct. 13 to 18, 2026. Festival Passes on sale now. 

We’re thrilled to begin revealing the authors appearing at the 2026 Imaginairium festival: Superstars who personify the dazzling range of Canadian and international storytelling. And they are the very best humans, which makes the opportunity for you to connect with each of them this fall even more magical.

We’ll be updating this page regularly with author reveals and special festival offers. Check out our FAQ page. Get your Festival Pass now for the best value—and access to our most popular shows, such as The Way We… Wear and Literary Death Match. The full festival schedule will be announced in mid-August, and you can get the inside scoop on all 40 shows at the Festival Preview on Sept. 10 (followed by a bonus show featuring Téa Muntonji).

NOTE: Invitations to appear at Wordfest are sent by publishers to their authors. If you receive any communication from an email account (particularly a gmail account) purporting to be from a Wordfest representative, it is likely a scam. We only work through publishers to avoid this unconscionable exploitation and our official emails are from accountname@wordfest.com.