Writers Festival Radio S08E01

with Emily Austin and Jennifer Chevalier

Hosted by Lucy van Oldenbarneveld and Sean Wilson

Podcast Fiction History Free

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Thursday

Apr

7:00pm

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Emily Austin Jennifer Chevalier

“Jennifer Chevalier has given us not only a gripping story, but also fascinating glimpses of seventeenth century New France with all its terrors, hardships and demonic beliefs. The past is a different country, yet its characters are disturbingly familiar. The Winter Witch is historical fiction at its well-researched best.”

Charlotte Gray

Writers Festival Radio Returns with hosts Lucy van Oldenbarneveld and Sean Wilson.

Thia Episode features Emily Austin, author of Is This a Cry for Help? and Jennifer Chevalier, author of The Winter Witch.

Both authors will be participating in the Spring Edition of the Festival, April 30 to May 3, 2026.

The Authors

Emily Austin

Emily Austin was born in Ontario, Canada, and received a writing grant from the Canadian Council for the Arts in 2020. She studied English literature and library science at Western University. She currently lives in Ottawa. Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead, her first novel, was nominated for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Interesting Facts About Space is her second novel.

Jennifer Chevalier

Jennifer Chevalier worked for several years at the BBC in London before moving home to Ottawa where she is currently the showrunner for CBC Radio’s long-running weekly political affairs program, The House. The journalism and documentaries she’s led have won a Gracie, several RTDNAs, and a CAJ Award for investigative journalism. She lives in Ottawa with her husband and two children.