2024 FESTIVAL

The 6th Annual Afterwords Literary Festival will take place at venues across Halifax from November 2-10, 2024. See the full schedule below.

There may be a small number of tickets available at the door for our sold out events. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime, and if there are tickets available, they will be on sale starting when doors open. If you would like to be put on a wait list for tickets, please email us at info@afterwordsliteraryfestival.com. If you have tickets and are not going to be able to make it to your event, please feel free to pass them on to someone who can, or to let us know at info@afterwordsliteraryfestival.com and we will make them available to someone who needs them.

Filter to: Workshops

Writing with Words and Pictures

With Marie-Louise Gay

Workshop

Saturday, November 2

9:15AM – 11:15AM

Halifax Central Library – BMO Room

$25.00

Kids’ Day/Journée jeunesse

With Jack Wong, Marie-Louise Gay, Penelope Jackson, Sarah Everett, Heidi Tattrie Rushton, Lindsay Ruck, Bria Chiome-Miller, Meghan Marentette, Rebecca Thomas, Alan Syliboy, Marie-France Comeau, and Johanna Lezziero

Saturday, November 2

12:30PM – 4:00PM

Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax)

FREE

Walking Trees in Halifax

A parade to celebrate Walking Trees by Marie-Louise Gay

Saturday, November 2

11:30AM

Halifax Central Library, back plaza, 5440 Spring Garden Road

FREE

These Songs I Know By Heart: Words and Music

With Erin Brubacher and Stewart Legere

Saturday, November 2

3:00PM – 4:15PM

Room 301, Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax)

FREE

Five Basic Steps to Turn an Idea into a Story

With B.R. Myers

Workshop

Saturday, November 2

3:30PM – 5:30PM

BMO Room, Halifax Central Library (5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax)

FREE

The Omniscient Mind

With Johanna Skibsrud

Workshop

Sunday, November 3

2:30PM – 4:30PM

Online via Zoom

$25.00

Creating Comics!

With Geneviève Bigué

Workshop

Sunday, November 3

2:00PM – 3:30PM

MacPhee Centre (50 Queen Street, Dartmouth)

FREE

Seriously Thrilled

With B.R. Myers, Sidura Ludwig, Geneviève Bigué

Sunday, November 3

4:00PM – 6:00PM

MacPhee Centre (50 Queen Street, Dartmouth)

FREE

Poet Laureate Pop Up

Poems and casual conversation presented with the help of Halifax Regional Municipality.

Monday November 4 to Thursday November 7, daily

3:30pm to 4pm

AfterWords Little Free Library, corner of Spring Garden Road and Carleton, behind the Glitter Bean Cafe

FREE

With Carol Bruneau, Anne Fleming, Peter Counter, and Tanya Talaga

Saturday, November 9

1:00PM – 2:30PM (Doors Open at 12:30PM)

The Carleton (1685 Argyle St, Halifax)

$8.00

Matinee at the Bus Stop

With Joshua Whitehead and Erin Wunker

Saturday November 9

4:00PM – 5:00PM (Doors Open at 3:30PM)

Bus Stop Theatre

$8.00

Fantastic Ideas

With Elizabeth Renzetti, Charlene Carr, Anne Fleming, Catherine Leroux, and Heather O’Neill

Saturday, November 9

7:00PM – 10:00PM (Doors Open at 6:30PM)

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax)

$15.00

Book Appétit Brunch

With Shashi Bhat and Heather O’Neill

Sunday, November 10

11:00AM – 1:00PM (Doors Open at 10:30AM)

The Carleton (1685 Argyle St, Halifax)

$40.00

Whose Story Is It, Anyway?

With Christina Cooke

Workshop

Sunday, November 10

12:00PM – 2:00PM

Online via Zoom

$25.00

Sunday Afternoon at The Carleton

With Elizabeth Renzetti and Portia Clark

Sunday, November 10

3:00PM – 4:30PM (Doors Open at 2:30PM)

The Carleton (1685 Argyle St, Halifax)

FREE

Sunday Afternoon at Millbrook

With Tanya Talaga and Kiahna Brennan

Sunday, November 10

1:00PM – 2:00PM (Doors Open at 12:30PM)

Millbrook Cultural Centre (65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook)

FREE

Making the Invisible Visible

With Joshua Whitehead, Sue Murtagh, Shashi Bhat, Erin Wunker, Lisa Moore, and Stephanie Domet

Sunday, November 10

7:00PM – 10:00PM (Doors Open at 6:30PM)

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax)

$15.00