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Wordfest launch

Posted by Drew Anderson in Drew's Views

Wordfest announced its lineup on August 25 and, once again, it's a great mix of local and international talent.

Shani Mootoo, Wayson Choy, Wil Ferguson, Roland Pemberton (a.ka. Cadence Weapon), Zoe Whittall, Lorna Crozier, Hal Niedzviecki, graphic artist extraordinaire Seth and manga/Haida mashup master Micheal Nicoll Yahgulanass are among the Canadian highlights.

There's also the big names: John Irving (almost a Canadian) and Douglas Coupland. Appearing before the lauch of the fest, Margaret Atwood will host an evening at Knox United Church and after the festival, Rex Murphy hits town.

Phwew. And those are just some of the Canadians (and Irving).

Rukhshana Khan, Mathew Skelton, Miguel Angel Arenas, Joan London, David Huerty and many more international stars will also be reading.

There will be over 70 authors and performers, with over 60 events.

Mixing it up a little will be local musical man about town, writer and spoken word maven Kris Demeanor, who ended the announcement with this little number called The Perfect Buzz. He admonished those writers in the audience who get the job done without the help of altered states.

Here it is for your enjoyment:


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