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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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