Weekend/Day Passes -
Weekend Pass
Includes admission to all events over the weekend except "Nightmare on the Narrows" cruise and "For Writers Sake" with Randall Perry.
Saturday Pass
Includes admission to all events at the Arts Hub on Saturday, September 6th.
Sunday Pass
Includes admission to all events on Sunday, September 7th.
Friday, September 5th - Events
Prologue: The Strangers Come - Opening Ceremony
Prologue: The Strangers Come - Opening Ceremony
Friday, September 5th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
6:30 PM
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Chapter 1) Wayne’s World
Wayne Johnston In Conversation With Rod Carley
Friday, September 5th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
7:00PM - 8:15PM
Saturday, September 6th - Events
Chapter 2) Life Is A Humour Highway
Humour Panel Featuring Rod Carley, Terry Fallis, Ali Hassan, & Drew Hayden Taylor. Moderated By Carolyn Bennett
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
10:00AM - 11:30AM
Chapter 3) A Poem By Any Other Name
Poetry Panel Featuring Gary Barwin, Hollay Ghadery, & Stuart Ross. Moderated By Lois Lorimer
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
12:00PM - 1:15PM
Chapter 4) Barc-ling Up The Write Tree
Linwood Barclay in conversation with Terry Fallis
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Chapter 5) Who Said Life Was Easy?
Contemporary Fiction panel featuring Amy Jones, Heidi Reimer, Anuja Varghese, & Heidi von Palleske. Moderated by Ronald Zajac
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
4:30PM - 5:30PM
Chapter 6) The Last Hanging
A reading of Paul Van Dyck’s new play, The Last Hanging at Redbridge. Featuring Rod Carley, Phina Pipia, and Paul Van Dyck
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
7:30PM - 8:30PM
THIS EVENT IS BY DONATION AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. A TICKET IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. DONATIONS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AT THE DOOR.
Chapter 7) Does This Taste Funny?
A performance by Ali Hassan!
Saturday, September 6th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
9:30PM - 10:30PM
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Sunday, September 7th - Events
Chapter 8) The Kids Are All Write
Young Adult panel featuring Barbara Radecki, Dennis Stein, & Brent van Staalduinen. Moderated by Heidi von Palleske
Sunday, September 7th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
11:00AM
Chapter 9) ‘Cause This Is Thriller
Mystery/Thriller panel featuring Brenda Chapman, John Delacourt, & Katie Tallo. Moderated by Don Butler
Sunday, September 7th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Chapter 10) The Seaway Valley’s Queen Of Crime
Mystery/Thriller event with Maggie Wheeler!
Sunday, September 7th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
2:30PM - 3:30PM
Epilogue: Strangers No More. - Closing Ceremony
Epilogue: Strangers No More. - Closing Ceremony
Sunday, September 7th
Arts Hub: 32 Park St.
3:45PM
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Additional Events -
Nightmare On The Narrows
Board the "General Brock" cruise boat at Blockhouse Island by 8:45PM and set sail on a Horror Fiction Cruise along the St. Lawrence River, complete with hors d'oeuvres and scary surprises! Featuring Drew Hayden Taylor, Andrew Sullivan, Rene F Tyo, and Emily Weedon. Moderated by Rod Carley.
Friday, September 5th
Blockhouse Island: 1000 Islands & Seaway Cruises, 30 Blockhouse Island Parkway
9:00PM - 11:00PM
As Graphic As You Please
Join graphic novelists Colton Fox and Jeff McIntyre, along with a possible surprise guest author, for an exciting 2-hour workshop where creators of all experience levels can explore visual storytelling and create their own comic zine! Whether you're a complete beginner or have some drawing experience, our published authors will guide you through character design, storytelling, and zine creation in a supportive environment. You'll hear about the authors' creative journeys, then dive into hands-on exercises tailored to your skill level. By workshop's end, you'll have an original zine to take home, expanded knowledge of visual storytelling, and personalized advice from professional creators on your next steps in comics and independent publishing.
Saturday, September 6th
Medium Effort: 162 King Street W.
11:00AM - 1:00PM
For Writers Sake
Are you looking to get published? Engage in an exciting one-on-one manuscript consultation with Randall Perry at 65 King St. E! (Randall Perry is a writer and editor. He is currently consulting editor at Latitude 46 Publishing and served as administrative judge and anthology editor for the final three years of the Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Competition. He has moderated publishing industry panels at both Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival and Librissimi Toronto Italian Book Festival. He served as fiction advisor/editor for Exile Literary Quarterly and edited several books published by Exile Editions, Latitude 46 Publishing, and Guernica Editions.
- 65 King St East