Jan 20 2020 Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2020: FAQs What do you do with a manuscript when you think it might be done? You PITCH IT. If you have a draft of a novel or creative nonfiction manuscript, and you're not sure whether it's ready to go or what to do next, this year's Pitch Perfect at FOLD 2020 is an opportunity made just for you.…
Jan 17 2020 Submit to the 2020 FOLD Program! Submissions to the 2020 FOLD Festival Program are now open! Every year, the FOLD publishes a unique Festival Program which includes the festival schedule and information and articles and essays from Canadian writers. Articles in the Program showcase a wide variety of styles, approaches, and diverse lived experience. In 2020, we are pleased to announce…
Jan 13 2020 2020 FOLD CHALLENGE #1: AN AUDIOBOOK BY AN INDIGENOUS AUTHOR By Jael Richardson When we discover books for the first time, it’s often as a children – being read to by a teacher or parent or another adult. And while school often progresses young readers towards the written word, one of my favourite recent developments in the book world has been the growing popularity and…
Jan 06 2020 NEW YEAR. NEW FOLD CHALLENGE. The FOLD is pleased to present the FOLD 2020 Challenge, sponsored by Audible Canada. Each year, the FOLD selects 12 challenges to encourage book lovers to broaden and diversify their reading. In 2020, we're challenging bibliophiles to look for books that move beyond--beyond paper, beyond Canada's borders, beyond genre. We've come up with twelve challenges…
Dec 11 2019 READING CHALLENGE #12: A book featuring an author published after the age of 50. By Karen Mason Authors over the age of 50 are harnessing their experience and savvy to add their voices to the Canadian writing landscape. We are here for it! Some of the books we know and love premiered when their authors had already sprouted a few greys. Think Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose first title in…
Nov 27 2019 Join the FOLD Planning Team! Are you passionate about books? Want to be a part of one of Canada's most exciting literary festivals? Join the FOLD Planning Team! The FOLD Planning Team is a group of volunteers who meet monthly throughout the year to make programming decisions about the May festival, the FOLD Kids Bookfest in the fall, and other…
