FFWD Weekly covers Wordfest 2014!
The October 9 issue of FFWD Weekly is chock full of reviews of Festival books and previews of what to expect at the 19th annual Wordfest in Calgary and Banff from October 14 to 19. The Festival brings readers and writers together at more than 70 events throughout the week.
Grab a free copy of FFWD Weekly at news stands around town or check out these online articles, and don’t forget to buy tickets at to the events mentioned below.
Ann-Marie MacDonald
Readers will be forgiven for mistaking Mary Rose, the hero of Ann-Marie MacDonald’s new novel, Adult Onset, with the author herself.— review by Bryn Evans
Ann-Marie MacDonald appears in Literary Death Match, Gals and Good Times, Banff Distinguished Author Series and Ryeberg Live at Wordfest 2014.
Women in Clothes
Take stock. What are you wearing right now? Why are you wearing it? What does it say about you, your background, your choices, your motivations?— review by Cadence Mandybura
Leanne Shapton and Sheila Heti appear in Women in Clothes at Wordfest 2014, featuring an optional clothing swap experience.
Tim Winton
When asked what inspired his new novel, Eyrie, author Tim Winton says he’s still trying to figure that out.— review by Byrn Evans.
Tim Winton closes the Festival week on Sunday, October 19, in Calgary, appearing in conversation with Rosemary Allenbach as part of Wordfest’s One-on-one series.
Michael Cho
Michael Cho is excited about the future of comics.— review by Kevin Jun-Long Lee
Michael Cho appears in White Noise Talks: Technocreep and Drawing Them In. He is also offering a Master Class at Loft 112 during Wordfest.
Johanna Skibsrud
Johanna Skibsrud says she first heard composer Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time accidentally, at a free concert series in Toronto.— review by Bryn Evans
Johanna Skibsrud appears in Writing About War and Literary Death Match.
