Events - Ottawa International Writers Festival

Ottawa's Festival of Ideas Since 1997

Your cart: 0 items ($0.00)

Tue May 17 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Captiveswith Mellissa Fung and James Loney

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen's Kate Heartfield

Thu Jan 26 • 7:00pm • Azrieli Theatre, Carleton University

Munro Beattie Lecturewith André Alexis

Presented by Carleton University

Tue Mar 14 • 7:00pm • Pressed Café

Spring Extravaganza of Literary and Dramatic Arts

Tue Mar 28 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Ingenious with David Johnstonand Tom Jenkins

Hosted by Catherine Clark

Wed Apr 5 • 7:00pm • MacOdrum Library

The Harper Factor, Panel Discussion and Book Signing

Presented by Carleton University

Sat Apr 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Earth Day 2017 with David Suzuki, Ian Haningtonand Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Thu Apr 27 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Thu Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Woman’s Work:Advocate. Soldier. Revolutionary.with Raiyah Patel, Sandra Perron and Monia Mazigh

Hosted by Rachel Vincent from the Nobel Women’s Initiative

Thu Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One Day This Will Matter with Scaachi Koul

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Children’s Literature from Ireland with Deirdre Sullivan, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick and Oisin McGann

Fri Apr 28 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Bond Between Us with Claire Cameron and Barbara Gowdy

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

At Home In the World with Mary Walsh and Heather O’Neill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Sat Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Written in the Body: A performance by Jan Andrews

Sat Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

150 YEARS OF GREAT CANADIAN STORYTELLERS A new stage performance by Douglas Gibson

Sat Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry with Kevin Connolly, Aisha Sasha John and Cassidy McFadzean

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sat Apr 29 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself with Sean Carroll

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Event Cancelled: This Is an Uprisingwith Mark Engler

Hosted by J.F. Martel

Sun Apr 30 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Science of Why with Jay Ingram

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Apr 30 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bridging the Diaspora Divide with Stephen Orlov and Samah Sabawi

Hosted by Arthur Milner

Sun Apr 30 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Book Launch:The Muslimah who Fell to Earth

Hosted by Shahla Khan Salter

Sun Apr 30 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Prose with Ray Robertson, Jesse Ruddock and Carys Davies

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sun Apr 30 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Vimy: The Battle and the Legend with Tim Cook

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sun Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Illegalwith Lawrence Hill

Hosted by CBC’s Joanne Chianello

Mon May 1 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Anita Desai

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

What You Want with Elise Levine, Lori McNulty and Karen Connelly

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Tue May 2 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue May 2 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Rise of the Radical Right with Tom McMillan

Hosted by Maclean’s Magazine’s John Geddes

Tue May 2 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Only Journey with Andrew Westoll, Susan Perly and Steven Heighton

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Wed May 17 • 6:30pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Running on Empty

Presented in partnership with Library and Archives Canada and the Asian Heritage Month Society

Thu May 18 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Marketing Lessons fromUnder the Influencewith Terry O’Reilly

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Thu May 25 • 7:00pm • Meadowview Barn: Canada Agriculture and Food Museum

à la carte: The Food on Your Plate with Sarah Elton and David Waltner-Toews

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Tue May 30 • 7:00pm • The Avant-Garde Bar

MICHAEL DENNIS & FRIENDS: LAUNCH OF BAD ENGINE

Fri Jun 16 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

A Great Reckoning with Louise Penny

Presented with the NAC's Canada Scene. Hosted by Patricia Filteau

Wed Jun 28 • 7:30pm • NAC THEATRE

26 lettres: An ABC of words that are losing their meaning

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 6:30pm • Lieutenant’s Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

NewfoundlandLiterary Dinner with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 6:30pm • The Lieutenant's Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

Newfoundland Literary Dinner Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Thu Jul 13 • 9:30pm • NAC BACK STAGE

Ivan Coyote Tomboy Survival Guide

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Tue Sep 12 • 8:00pm • NAC City Room

Book Launch: First Snow, Last Light with Wayne Johnston

Thu Sep 14 • 7:00pm • Pellan Room, 2nd Floor Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch:That's My Baby by Frances Itani

Tue Sep 19 • 7:00pm • The Savoy Brasserie

Book Launch: The Wind in His Heart with Charles de Lint

Mon Sep 25 • 7:00pm • Wabano Centre

Inuit, Injusticeand the Canadian Arcticwith Kenn Harper

Hosted by Elizabeth Hay

Thu Sep 28 • 6:30pm • Dominion Chalmers Church

à la carte: Healthy Eating for the Whole Family with Laura Keogh

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Thu Sep 28 • 8:30pm • Dominion Chalmers Church

à la carte: You Are What You Eat with Brent Preston and Nick Saul

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Fri Oct 6 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Something Is Always On Fire with Measha Brueggergosman

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Oct 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Scene of the Crime with Barbara Fradkin and Ann Cleeves

hosted by Brenda Chapman

Thu Oct 12 • 5:00pm • Ottawa City Hall Art Gallery

From Trudeau to Trudeau with AISLIN (Terry Mosher)

Fri Oct 13 • 7:00pm • Wabano Centre

a la carte: Indigenous Fusion with Chef David Wolfman

à la carte: Free food literacy events presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library with support from the government of Ontario.

Sun Oct 15 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

At the Strangers' Gate: Arrivals in New York with Adam Gopnik

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Wed Oct 18 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Place

City of Ottawa Book Awards

Thu Oct 19 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Thu Oct 19 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth and History with Chelsea Vowel, Lee Maracle and Bev Sellars

Hosted by Louise Profeit-LeBlanc

Thu Oct 19 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Newfoundlander in Canada with Alan Doyle

Hosted by CBC’s Alan NealSponsored by Thom Fountain of the RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Group

Fri Oct 20 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Oct 20 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In Search of a Better World with Payam Akhavan

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Fri Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bywords 2017 John Newlove Poetry Award Reading and Ceremony

Hosted by Charles Earl

Sat Oct 21 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Risks and Rewards of Self-Publishing with Mark Curfoot-Mollington and Patricia Filteau

Sat Oct 21 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Vikas Swarup

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Oct 21 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Living in a Mindful Universewith Karen Newell and Eben Alexander MD

Hosted by Tony Lofaro

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: Poetry and Prose with Barbara Sibbald, Christine McNair and Michael Blouin

Sat Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past Imperfect with Frances Itani, Ed O'Loughlin and Linda Spalding

Hosted by artsfile.ca’s Peter Robb

Sat Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In This Together with Martha Baillie, Ahmad Danny Ramadan and Catherine Hernandez

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Sun Oct 22 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

On Sickness, Health and What it Means to be Alive with James Maskalyk

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Sun Oct 22 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Why 35 Million Canadians Are Not Enough with Doug Saunders

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sun Oct 22 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Reporter's Journey into the Lives of Others with Carol Off

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Sun Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Poetry with Jeramy Dodds,Suzannah Showler and Sina Queyras

Sun Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Present Tense with Angie Abdou, Carleigh Baker and Eden Robinson

Hosted by JF Martel

Sun Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ARC Poetry Event with Joshua Whitehead, David Groulx, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Shannon Webb-Campbell

Mon Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past and Present with David Chariandy, Alison Pick and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Just Between Us with Terry Fallis, Eliza Robertson and Michael Redhill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Tue Oct 24 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Tue Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Stolen Lives with Lorri Neilsen Glenn and Tanya Talaga

Hosted by: Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

Tue Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Event postponed:Reimagining Canada with John Ralston Saul

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Fri Oct 27 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Jody Mitic Event Cancelled

Fri Nov 3 • 10:00am • NRC Auditorium Building M-50

NRC Presents: The Ethics of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-centric Science

Presented by: National Research Council of Canada

Wed Nov 8 • 7:30pm • Centretown United Church

One Day Closer with Lorinda Stewart and Amanda Lindhout

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Nov 10 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Event PostponedDeer Life with Ron Sexsmith

Hosted by Maclean's Magazine's John Geddes

Thu Nov 16 • 7:30pm • Centretown United Church

Song and Story: An evening with Tomson Highway

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women - Ottawa chapter Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Mon Nov 20 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

OPL and Glashan Showcase with Charles de Lint and Amal El-Mohtar

A Republic of Childhood Event

Mon Nov 20 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Putting Children First: Childhood Under Siege With Joel Bakan, Jo Becker and Mary Branley

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 21 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Fisher/Summit School Showcase with Jamaal Jackson Rogers, S.K. Ali and Kevin Sands

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 21 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Education For All: Inclusion and Diversity with Jael Richardson, Cherie Dimaline, Amal El-Mohtar and S.K. Ali

A Republic of Childhood Event

Wed Nov 22 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Connaught Public School Showcase with Alan Cumyn, Mary Branley and Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

A Republic of Childhood Event

Wed Nov 22 • 7:30pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Learning from the Future with Alan Cumyn, Mary Branley and JonArno Lawson

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 28 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Game Change with Ken Dryden

Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood