Téa Mutonji’s conversation with Joshua Whitehead was one of the standouts of our 25@25 online anniversary shows. So we’re thrilled to (finally!) be presenting her in person, with her debut novel, My Person and in conversation with Paula Turcotte.This special show will be preceded at 6PM with an exclusive preview of Wordfest’s 2026 Imaginairium (Oct....
Téa Mutonji’s conversation with Joshua Whitehead was one of the standouts of our 25@25 online anniversary shows in 2020. So we’re thrilled to (finally!) be presenting her in person to celebrate My Person, her debut novel, in conversation with Paula Turcotte. This special show will be preceded at 6PM with an exclusive preview of Wordfest’s...
We had to sneak one more fall show in—and it’s a doozy. Colin James is not only a Canadian blues legend, he’s a heck of a storyteller. Join James, in an intimate conversation with Calgary Herald art writer Eric Volmers, to celebrate the launch of his long-awaited memoir, Playing The Changes: A Musician's Memoir. Tickets...
America. Russia. Iran. Secret plots. Imperialist ambition. Nuclear destruction. This story could be pulled from today’s headlines but it’s actually 1981. Only Ben Macintyre could uncover the secrets behind the Soviet double agent struggling to prevent Cold War Armageddon. Wordfest is thrilled to welcome Macintyre back to Calgary to share the fascinating tale behind Redwood:...