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Welcome to KWF 2023
In 2023, we celebrate the development and evolution of KWF, and explore new opportunities to inspire and engage our audience with the spontaneous, energising, and surprising nature of live events. “Unbound” shines a spotlight on written work that challenges the reader and the literary art form with trail-blazing ideas, creative presentations, and playful structures. In addition to the great fiction, nonfiction, culinary, and poetry events you know and love, we’ve curated a series on graphic novels, spoken word, storytelling, hybrid forms and experimental work.
This is a year to acknowledge the milestones and the authors that helped get us to 15 and explore what more we can be doing as a literary organization to serve our community and artists.
Aara Macauley, Artistic Director
Welcome to KWF 2023
In 2023, we celebrate the development and evolution of KWF, and explore new opportunities to inspire and engage our audience with the spontaneous, energising, and surprising nature of live events. “Unbound” shines a spotlight on written work that challenges the reader and the literary art form with trail-blazing ideas, creative presentations, and playful structures. In addition to the great fiction, nonfiction, culinary, and poetry events you know and love, we’ve curated a series on graphic novels, spoken word, storytelling, hybrid forms and experimental work.
This is a year to acknowledge the milestones and the authors that helped get us to 15 and explore what more we can be doing as a literary organization to serve our community and artists.
Aara Macauley, Artistic Director
Events
Discover the entire exciting lineup for our 15th Annual Festival. Whether you love fiction, social issues, food writing, or spoken word, we have events in a wide variety of genres to inspire and engage. Also, visit our 2023 Author page, download the Digital Program Guide and Schedule at a Glance to learn more.
Program Guide
Schedule at a Glance
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What’s Happening at KWF
Stay in the know year-round. Visit this page for highlights and tips on can’t-miss festival and offseason programming and opportunities.

The KWF Podcast
We have a podcast! Join Artistic Director Aara Macauley and Tricia Knowles for a weekly 20 -...

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Saturday Stories
This year, Kingston WritersFest is honoured to partner with Terri-Lynn Brennan and LodgePole Arts...

Youth Events
Events for Kids, K-8 Authors@School | Wednesday, September 27 Kingston WritersFest is proud to...

Visitor Guide
Our Favourite Places in Kingston Part of the fun of coming to Kingston WritersFest is exploring...
Donate Today
Your donation helps us bring KWF to Kingston each September and contributes to our many outreach programs to readers of all ages and stages.


Donate Today
Your donation helps us bring KWF to Kingston each September and contributes to our many outreach programs to readers of all ages and stages.