Here are the 50+ luminaries who appeared at the 2025 Imaginairium Festival, October 14-19 in Calgary’s Beltline neighbourhood. It’s was a Supernova Celebration of Wordfest’s 30-year history of creating life-affirming experiences. Click on the literary stars to discover more about them and their books, which are available  at Owl’s Nest Books or Calgary’s other independent bookstores. Find direct links to place holds at the Calgary Public Library, Wordfest’s founding partner, or get the audio versions from Libro.fm, our independent audio partner. 

We’ll begin announcing the authors coming to the 2026 Imaginairium (Oct. 13-18) in June. And if you think we couldn’t top 2025’s stellar lineup, you’re in for such treats!