Sept 29 to Oct 6

Meet the 2024 Imaginairists:
Explore the Festival’s 50+ Star Authors

Wordfest’s fall Imaginairium festival is back Oct. 15-21, showcasing this year’s most exceptional authors and artists. We’ve gathered the best of the best so that you can think bigger, dig deeper, and connect even more meaningfully with each other. Check out their author pages below, which include links to the shows they will be appearing at during the festival. You can also learn more about their books, which can be pre-ordered now through Owl’s Nest Books or onsite at our pop-up bookstores. You will also find direct links to place holds at the Calgary Public Library, Wordfest’s founding partner, or get the audio version from Libro.fm, our new independent audio partner.

2024 Imaginairists

Madeline Ashby
Carleigh Baker
Jeanne Beker
Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Shashi Bhat
Fanny Britt
Ali Bryan
Sig Burwash
Anne Collins
Susanne Craig
Kris Demeanor
JD Derbyshire
Roddy Doyle
Marina Endicott
Anne Enright
Sarah Everett
Anne Fleming
Holly Gramazio
Lev Grossman
Robyn Harding
Kate Harris
Leah Hennel
Catherine Hernandez
Benjamin Hertwig
Tessa Hulls
Stephen Graham Jones
Richard Kelly Kemick
Conor Kerr
Jeremy Klaszus
Alice Kuipers
Rachel Kushner
Patti LaBoucane-Benson
Sarah Leavitt
Michael Lista
Canisia Lubrin
Clem Martini
Beverley McLachlin
Kate Neville
Heather O’Neill
Susan Ouriou
Nita Prose
Tegan and Sara Quin
Danny Ramadan
David Robertson
Shelagh Rogers
Murray Sinclair (not in attendance)
Niigaan Sinclair
Marissa Stapley
Tanya Talaga
Ann VanderMeer
Jeff VanderMeer
Deborah Willis
Jenny Heijun Wills
Alice Winn
Teresa Wong
Timothonius & Jane Madeleine
Adrian Todd Zuniga

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