Eoin Colfer provides star attraction at the IFOA XXX
The International Festival of Authors has just announced its preliminary lineup for this year’s gala, which will mark the festival’s 30th anniversary. The festival runs from October 21 – October 31 2009 and will be held in Toronto, The confirmed list of authors is as follows:
- Margaret Atwood
- Barry Callaghan
- Anne Michaels
- Lisa Moore
- Miriam Toews
- Daniel Poliquin
- Leon Rooke
- Jane Urquhart
- John Irving
- Nicholson Baker
- Debra Adelaide
- Denise Mina
- Tash Aw
- Paul Theroux
- Sarah Waters
- Audrey Niffenegger
- Kyle Buckley
- Paul Durcan
- Jacob McArthur Mooney
- Linwood Barclay
- John Brady
- Hal Niedzviecki
- Tim Cook
- Anne Murray
- Eoin Colfer
- Sherman Alexie
- John Bemrose
- Diana Fitzgerald Bryden
- Bonnie Burnard
- Dani Couture
- Michael Crummey
- Anne DeGrace
- Margaret Elphinstone
- Robert Girardi
- Jason Guriel
- Jennica Harper
- Jim Lynch
- Linden MacIntyre
- Jean McNeil
- James W. Nichol
- Kate Pullinger
- Boualem Sansal
- Ingo Schulze
- Olive Senior
- Meaghan Strimas
- Adam Thorpe
- Michael Turner
- Alexis Wright
This year’s festival promises more opportunities than ever to join the party and interact with their favourite authors. There will also be readings from the nominees of three of the country’s most prestigious awards: the Governor General’s Literary Award (Oct. 26), the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize (Oct. 28), and the Scotiabank Giller Prize (Oct. 31).
For more information, visit http://www.readings.org/?q=ifoa
Posted: June 23rd, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Eoin Colfer
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