Join us at Mississauga's annual literary festival for a perfect blend of author talks, panels, local exhibitors, industry-led workshops, community-focused activities, and so much more! There's something for every reader and writer, no matter your age. Programming is supported by The Ampersand Review at Sheridan College . Schedule of Events and Exhibitors Level 0 Maker Studio 10:00 am – 11:30 am | Ages 13+ Bookish Buttons & Genre Stickers 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Ages 13+ Cricut Bookmarks & Laser Engraved Bookquotes The Stage 11:30 am – 1:00 pm | All Ages Take the Mic! Workshop by Paul Edward Costa Exhibitors (Tables 001–006) Alene Sen, Anna Yin, Israel L. Monzon Gonzalez, Lisa Shen, Malabika Ray Choudhury, Meena Chopra, Paul Edward Costa, Pratap Reddy, Qurat Dar, Serina D'Cruz Lewis, and Tahira Rajwani Level 1 Atrium 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | All Ages Welcome Desk Breezeway 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | All Ages Friends of the Library Book Sale Storytime Stage 10:00 am – 10:30 am | All Ages Author Spotlights: Children's Authors 10:30 am – 11:00 am | All Ages Family Storytime 11:00 am – 11:30 am | All Ages Author Spotlights: Children's Authors Noel Ryan Auditorium 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Agest 13+ Mystery Mix-Up: Who Dunnit and Why? Hannah Mary McKinnon, Uzma Jalaluddin 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Ages 13+ Story Slam: Writing Contest Awards Ceremony 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Ages 13+ Special Author Talk: Bee Quammie Exhibitors (Tables 101–110) Djily Lo, Betty Robinson, Gachery L, Jill Macdonald, Jillian Dobson, Michelle Jursa, Kathleen Gauer, Water Lily Voices, L.C. Baker, Laura Wheaton, Nadia Sliz, Natalia Writes Books, Payal Burnham, Primrose Mary Lewis, Reena Devani, Seerat Kaur Gill, Dr. Susan Schwartz, Valene Campbell, and Vassi Rombis Level 2 Gaming Room 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | Ages 13+ Play the Story: Drop-In Gaming Program Room 2A 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Ages 13+ So, You Want to Self-Publish? by Patricia Westerhof 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Ages 13+ Publishing in Canada by Nathan Whitlock 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Ages 13+ Global Voices, Canadian Pages by Sabyasachi Nag and Reem Gaafari Program Room 2B 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Ages 18+ Writing Together by Writers Collective of Canada 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Ages 18+ Leave Them Hanging: Creating Suspense in Crime and Mystery by Howard Shrier Community Connections 11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Ages 13+ Author Spotlights Exhibitors (Tables 201–214) Alyssa Ross, Catherine Fitzsimmons, Farhana Uddin, Frank Beghin, Glennys Katiusca Alchoufi, J.J. Thorn (Joshua Thornton), Kevin Heron-Jones, Sarena and Sasha Nanua, Wanda Taylor, Ashiq Alibhai, Asha Ponnachan, Belynda Wilson Thomas, Carolyne Topdjian, Catalina Margulis, Cynthia Young, DL Croisette / Willa Drew, Hugh A.D. Spencer, Howard Shrier, A Different Drummer, Jaclyn Q. Martinez, John Calabro, Kim Cayer, and Linda Walsh Level 3 Program Room 3A 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Ages 13+ How to Read Poetry by Paul Vermeersch 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | All Ages Writing for Rights by Amnesty International 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Ages 18+ Writing Together by Writers Collective of Canada Program Room 3B 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | All Ages The Ampersand Review Issue No. 8 Launch Exhibitors (Tables 301–316) Lisa Tasca Oatway, Marianne K. Miller, Mustahid Husain, Olive Rose Steele, Peta-Gaye Nash, Priya Ramsingh, Mawenzi House, ECW Press, Writers Collective, Amnesty International, Reem Gaafar, Robert J. Sawyer, S. N. Rao, Samreen Ahsan, Tao Wong, Angie Littlefield, @studentAsim, Bee Quammie, Brad Hutchinson, Gopalan Srinivasan, Miranda Newman, Natasha Adiyana Morris, Patricia Westerhof, Roberto Machado, Sarah Kinlin, Reham Teama, Ozoz Sokoh and Dr. Al Tamimi Level 4 Event Space 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 12:30 - 2:30 pm | Ages 13+ Book Friending Find us on social media
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