Opening the autumn line-up, StoryFest is delighted to welcome Nita Prose to the Hudson Village Theatre stage for a discussion of her page-turning, New York Times bestselling novel The Maid. The Toronto Star says that the “gentle tone, compelling narrative and whip smart plotting have added up to a debut novel that seems to fall into the category […]
StoryFest is thrilled to welcome Kaie Kellough who will focus on his short fiction, Dominoes at the Crossroads, at the Hudson Village Theatre. The collection of short stories was long listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize last year. A novelist, poet, and sound performer, Kaie writes at a crossroads of social engagement and formal experiment. Born […]
Hudson’s Community Centre will be where StoryFest will eagerly welcome esteemed scholar Debra Thompson. A McGill associate professor of Political Science, Dr. Thompson is a renowned scholar of the politics of race and holds a Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies. Her earlier book, The Schematic State: Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of […]
StoryFest is proud to welcome a new Hudson resident who is a familiar face to many in the region. Tarah Schwartz spent more than 18 years as a CTV News Montreal reporter/anchor. She has won four Canadian journalism awards and been named a woman of influence by Na’amat Canada. She is currently the director of […]
StoryFest reacquaints with long-time friend/ally Linda Leith at the Hudson Creative Hub to learn more about her in a discussion about her compelling book, The Girl from Dream City: A Literary Life. She claims in the end is not a memoir, but more of an essay… “an attempt at approximating what really happened.” James M. […]
PLEASE NOTE: AS OF NOVEMBER 2, THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! No, Seriously! Comedy Writing. You might laugh, but this five-hour immersion (with breaks) will be a combination of theory and workshopping. The goal is for the participants to deepen their appreciation of humour, learn how better to transfer their own sense of humour to […]
