Barbara Bell looks back on her time with Kingston WritersFest

Kingston WritersFest announces new Artistic Director

One Page offers free events for readers and writers across Canada

Kingston WritersFest 12th annual festival begins Sept 23

Kingston WritersFest releases virtual line-up

Kingston WritersFest to go virtual for 2020

A look at the Kingston WritersFest

Kingston WritersFest presents Charles Frazier in Conversation

Former PM Jean Chretien to spend an evening with Kingston WritersFest

Kingston’s Literary History: When Hemingway came to town

#ygkChallenge: Read Your Heart Out at Kingston WritersFest

Guide to Kingston WritersFest 2017

Name: KCFF. Music in the movies: Film scoring panel
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End: 2021-03-06T17:30:00-05:00
Location: Online

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November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Artistic Director of Kingston WritersFest, Barbara Bell, books and literature, interview, Kingston, Kingston Dinner Club, Kingston WritersFest, outgoing Artistic Director

Kingston WritersFest is an annual highlight for the vibrant literary culture here in Kingston. Since 2009, their vision is to

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November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Aara Macauley, announcement, Artistic Director, Artistic Director of Kingston WritersFest, Barbara Bell, Board of Directors, Kingston WritersFest

The Board of Directors of Kingston WritersFest announced yesterday, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, that Barbara Bell would complete her service

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October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments Barbara Bell, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston WritersFest, library systems, literary festivals, One Page, virtual events

During the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries and literary festivals, like countless businesses and organizations across Canada, have created innovative strategies to

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September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments author events, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston WritersFest, lectures, online events, special events, virtual event, Writers Studio Master Classes, Zoom events

Kingston WritersFest is presenting their week-long festival online this year. From September 23-27, 2020, authors Desmond Cole, Shani Mootoo, Joan

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July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Jessica Foley 0 Comments authors, Barbara Bell, Desmond Cole, Helen Humphreys, Jane Urquhart, Joan Thomas, John Stackhouse, Kingston, Kingston WritersFest, local authors, online event, Robyn Doolittle, Shani Mootoo, Thomas Homer-Dixon, virtual event, virtual line up

The virtual line up for the 12th annual WritersFest has been announced. Twenty three events will be held on the

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May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Barbara Bell, coronavirus, COVID-19, festival to take place online, Kingston WritersFest, literature, Lulie Leclerc, master classes, online, pandemic, Stay-at-home orders, virtual festival

Kingston WritersFest will not be taking place physically this September due to the COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, according to an announcement

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September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Tommy Vallier 0 Comments Abena Beloved Green, Allison Chicholm, authors, book reading, books, community writers, Cyrena Fiel, Damian Tarnopolsky, Dave Meslin, Eric Friesen, Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront, kingston events, Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston WritersFest, Lee Airton, Lee Maracle, literature, Luna Ferguson, M.G. Vassanji, Robert Lewis, Viva Voce

It’s a good weekend to be a book lover (or a book writer) in Kingston, as the annual Kingston WritersFest

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November 6, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Charles Frazier, civil unrest, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate White House, Eric Friesen, historical novel, history, Jefferson Davis, Kingston, Kingston WritersFest, Kingstonist, novel, racial tension, racism, slavery, the US, Trump, Varina, Varina Davis

Twenty years after he released the best-selling historical novel Cold Mountain, writer Charles Frazier released Varina earlier this year –

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October 24, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments An Evening with Jean Chretien, Jean Chretien, Jim Munson, Kingston, Kingston WritersFest, Kingstonist, My Stories My Times

It’s been 25 years since Jean Chrétien became prime minister of Canada, and 15 years since he resigned. A lot

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October 10, 2018October 10, 2018 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments 1923 prison escape, Bill Gowsell, Ernest Hemingway, history, Kingston, Kingston Penitentiary, Kingston WritersFest, literature, reporting, Toronto Star

For ten years, Kingston WritersFest has brought noted authors to town to discuss their work and read from their latest

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September 28, 2017February 9, 2018 Harvey Kirkpatrick 0 Comments Kingston WritersFest, ygkChallenge

The #ygkchallenge is an ongoing series where we dare you to be different, resolve to be better, and or do

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September 26, 2017 Danielle Lennon 0 Comments downtown Kingston, Kingston WritersFest

Kingston Writersfest is back this weekend in its 11th year of celebrating the power of the written word. This year’s

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