The Lunenburg Lit Festival is a celebration of storytelling on the South Shore. There’s no better way to get inside a storyteller’s head than have them read to you. We’re very excited to be one of the only live and in person literary events of the season.
Join us this fall to enjoy world-class literary presentations, Q&As, and stories, in historic Lunenburg.
Jesse Thistle is Métis-Cree, from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and an assistant professor in Humanities at York University in Toronto. From the Ashes was Canada’s bestselling book for two years running. Jesse Thistle shares stories from his memoir about Metis identity and the role of resilience in becoming a poet and scholar.
Charlie Angus is the Member of Parliament for Timmins—James Bay and the author of eight books. His most recent is Cobalt: Cradle of the Demon Metals, Birth of a Mining Superpower. Charlie Angus will discuss Cobalt, and Canada’s disturbing role in global mining, and the town where it all started, with scholar and journalist Trina Roache.
Donna Morrissey has written six nationally bestselling novels. She has received awards in Canada, the U.S., and England. Her novel Sylvanus Now was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, and she was nominated for a Gemini for best writing for the film Clothesline Patch. Donna Morrissey reads from her brand new novel, Rage the Night.
Jennifer Robson is the Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, and USA Today number-one bestselling author of six novels, among them The Gown and Somewhere in France. She holds a doctorate in British history from the University of Oxford and lives in Toronto. Jennifer will read from her latest enthralling historical novel Coronation.
Associate Professor in the Department of English and Theatre at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, she’s a traveler, a wine drinker, an admirer of stained glass, a listener of jazz and old country, a reader of books, and a teller of stories. Her novel The Berry Pickers is a stunning debut by a vibrant new voice in fiction!
Shauntay Grant is an award winning Canadian writer, performance artist, Dalhousie University lecturer and Halifax's third poet laureate. She has authored many children's books including Africville, a lyrical picture book exploring Nova Scotia's historic neighbourhood.
Carol Bruneau is the author of nine books, including the novel, Brighten the Corner Where You Are, inspired by the life of Maud Lewis. Her latest book, No Ordinary Magic: The Art of Laurie Swim, is coming from Goose Lane Editions in September.
Ray Cronin is a Nova Scotia based writer, curator, and editor, he is the author of fourteen books on Canadian art, including: Our Maud: The Life, Art and Legacy of Maud Lewis (Art Gallery of Nova Scotia). Ray is the author of numerous catalogue essays for Canadian art galleries, as well as articles for Canadian and American art magazines.
John Risley, co-founder of Clearwater Fine Foods has been collecting Maud Lewis’ work for nearly 20 years. In total, the Collection holds over 200 of Maud’s paintings, including a Paintings For Sale sign which Maud placed in front of her home in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia.
From the Ashes was Canada’s bestselling book for two years running, and Jesse Thistle shares stories from his memoir about Metis identity and the role of resilience in becoming a poet and scholar.
Charlie Angus in discussion with scholar and journalist Trina Roche on his latest book Cobalt, about Canada’s disturbing role in global mining, and the town where it all started.
Donna Morrissey reads from her new novel, Rage the Night, Amanda Peters reads from her extraordinary debut, The Berry Pickers, and Jennifer Robson reads from her bestselling novel, Coronation Year.
