Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 9:30–10:30 am / Islandview Room
1. War & Peace

Noah Richler & Michael Riordon
In Conversation
In
What We Talk About When We
Talk About War,
Noah Richler explores how Canada’s view of itself has
changed from a nation of peacekeepers to a country at war. In
Our Way to Fight,
Michael Riordon tells stories of non–violent peace activists on both sides of
the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. How is war portrayed by governments and the media? What is it that stirs
citizens to stop fighting and work for peace? Moderated by
Jamie Swift.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 9:30–10:30 am / Bellevue South
2. Words Out Loud

Lara Bozabalian
Workshop
Spoken word poet and slam artist
Lara Bozabalian
leads this dynamic hands–on writing workshop in new forms of poetic expression. Working individually and in small
groups, students learn the basic concepts and strategies of spoken word and performance poetry through writing exercises,
demonstrations, conversation, critique—and readings! An English teacher with the York Region District School Board,
Lara expertly guides young writers from the page to the stage.
Note: For high–school students and teachers only.
No limit to the number of participants.

High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 10:45–11:45 am / Islandview Room
3. Life Lessons

Adwoa Badoe & Y.S. Lee
Readings & Conversation
African storyteller
Adwoa Badoe
introduces her first young–adult novel,
Between Sisters.
Local author
Y.S. Lee presents
the second in her YA mystery series, The Agency:
The Body
at the Tower. In these two spellbinding novels, teenage protagonists—an orphan in
Victorian England sentenced to be hanged and a high–school dropout moving through
the wilds of the urban jungle in Ghana—are saved from desperate circumstances, then
bend the rules to rise above their fates and fashion lives of their own. Moderated by
Susan Olding.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 10:45–11:45 am / Bellevue South
4. Technology & Wonder

Wayne Grady & Robert J. Sawyer
In Conversation
Robert J. Sawyer, who submitted his first story to a sci–fi magazine
when he was in grade ten, is now one of the most influential sci–fi writers
in the English language, the only Canadian to win the world’s three top science–fiction
awards. In
Wonder, the third in Sawyer’s
WWW trilogy, a 16–year–old–girl
guides the evolution of the Web into consciousness. Sawyer talks about technology, artificial
intelligence, and the future of ideas with
Wayne Grady, Canada’s pre–eminent
science writer and author of
Technology, a thought–provoking discourse on the human reliance on machines.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 1:00–2:00 pm / Islandview Room
5. Native Sons and Daughters

James Bartleman with Daniel David Moses
Readings & Conversation
James Bartleman, former lieutenant–governor of Ontario, diplomat, and author explores the
longlasting effects of residential schools in his debut novel,
As Long as the Rivers Flow.
Raised a Chippewa, Bartleman eloquently traces the impact of prejudice and racism through
generations on and off First Nations reserves with poet, playwright, and essayist,
Daniel David Moses, co–editor
of the Oxford
Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
High–school students: $5.00/$8.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 1:00–2:30 pm / Martello Room
6. Writing Another’s Life

Merrily Weisbord
Writers Studio
New Yorker writer and author Janet Malcolm says writing another’s
life is like being a confidence man, “preying on people’s vanity, ignorance, or loneliness,
gaining their trust and betraying them without remorse.” Is this true? In this master class,
Merrily Weisbord, author of the
acclaimed biography/memoir,
The Love Queen of Malabar: Memoir of a
Friendship with Kamala Das, discusses strategies for getting close to a subject, the dilemma of
conflicting loyalties to the subject and the book, and the legal and moral challenges in choosing what—and what not—to
make public about someone else’s life.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 2:30–4:00 pm / Bellevue South
7. Barclay & Blunt
Linwood Barclay & Giles Blunt
Readings & Conversation
Stephen King called one of
Linwood Barclay’s
novels “the best thriller I’ve read in five years.” The thrills, chills, and praise continue
for
The Accident, in which a
get–rich–quick scheme goes horribly wrong. In
Giles Blunt’s
Crime Machine, the fifth in the riveting
John Cardinal series, the action revolves around the death of Russian tourists in Algonquin Park, the northern
Ontario landscape Blunt has made his own. At summer homes and in quiet suburbs, mysterious deaths lead into
twisted mazes of secret lawlessness, corruption, and heart–stopping suspense, both domestic and
political. Moderated by
Eric Friesen.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 2:30-4:00 pm / Martello Room
8. Writing the Future

Robert J. Sawyer
Writers Studio
Science fiction is often called “the literature of ideas,” and with good reason:
a fresh central idea is often the defining characteristic of a good science–fiction novel.
Join bestselling author
Robert J. Sawyer
for an interactive master class on how to devise and develop a high concept for your own
science–fiction novel by finding the theme that will give rise to your plot and characters
and enthrall your readers. Sawyer’s Aurora Award–winning novel
FlashForward had
its theme summarized in the opening narration of every episode of the ABC TV series based
on it: “On October 6, the planet blacked out for 2 minutes and 17 seconds. The
whole world saw the future.” Come prepared to distil your own ideas to something
equally succinct and exciting, so that you can focus on what your story is really about.
For adults and youth aged 15 and older. Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
High–school students $10.00/$14.00 at the door
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 6:30-7:30 pm / Grand Theatre, Davies Lounge
9. Opening Night Reception

Join Festival authors, sponsors, book lovers, and publishing dignitaries for this gala kick–off
to Kingston WritersFest, celebrated in a poem written for the occasion by Kingston’s Poet Laureate,
Eric Folsom. Meet the
writers you love to read. Refreshments served. Cash bar.
Price includes Opening Night Reception and International Marquee.
Tickets to Reception NOT sold separately; must be purchased by September 15, 2011.

General Admission: $50.00
Thursday, September 22, 2011 / 8:00-9:30 pm / Grand Theatre, Regina Rosen Auditorium
10. International Marquee

J.M. Coetzee & Paul Auster
Readings & Conversation
J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Prize winner, two–time Booker winner, and author of, among others,
Disgrace,
Elizabeth Costello,
Diary of a Bad Year, and the
fictional autobiography
Summertime,
will read from recent work and engage in an onstage conversation with eminent American writer
Paul Auster, author of critically acclaimed novels, screenplays, memoirs, and
poetry collections. Among his many works are
The New
York Trilogy,
The Invention
of Solitude, and most recently,
Sunset
Park. Join these two profoundly engaging writers as they explore “the miraculous
strangeness of being alive.” Presentation of student writing awards.
Reserved seating.

General Admission: $25.00
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 10:00–11:00 am / Bellevue South
11. Daughters of the Revolution
Laurie Lewis & Merrily Weisbord
In Conversation
In her fascinating debut memoir,
Little Comrades,
Laurie Lewis tells the story of
growing up in a devotedly left–wing, dysfunctional family in the Canadian West during the Depression,
then moving to New York on the cusp of the McCarthy era. She’ll talk memory, family, and politics with
Merrily Weisbord, also the daughter of fervent Communists and author of
The Strangest Dream: Canadian Communism,
the Spy Trials, and the Cold War.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 10:00–11:30 am / Martello Room
12. What Do Publishers Want?

Sarah MacLachlan
Writers Studio
Who gets published and why?
Sarah MacLachlan,
publisher at House of Anansi Press, which recently released such award–winners as
Kathleen Winter’s novel
Annabel,
Eric Siblin’s memoir
The Cello Suites,
Ken Babstock’s collection of poems
Methodist Hatchet,
Wade Davis’s nonfiction classic,
The Wayfinders,
and Ian Hamilton’s debut mystery
The Water Rat of Wanchai,
gives the straight goods on what a publishing house looks for in a manuscript. What happens to your precious tome
when it lands at a publisher’s office? How is the decision made to offer a contract to a writer? Does it
matter if you don’t have an agent? Get the answers to all your questions from the head of one of Canada’
most respected and honoured publishing houses.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 11:30 am–1:00 pm / Islandview Room
13. Book Lovers Lunch

Ben McNally
A Food Event
Ben McNally, owner of
Toronto’s Ben McNally Books and a bookseller for more than 40 years, offers Kingston book
lovers his famous “Preview Picks”–personal tips on the best new books of the
season from publishing houses big and small. Bring your book club and choose the writers you
most want to read this year. Ticket price includes lunch. Cash bar.
Taxes & 15% gratuity
included. Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2011.

General Admission: $37.00
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 1:00–2:30 pm / Bellevue South
14. Family Ties
Peter Behrens & Frances Itani
Readings & Conversation
Amazon hailed
Peter Behrens’s
GG–winning
The Law of Dreams
as one of the best books of the decade. He returns with
The O’Briens, which
follows the same family, two generations later, as they spread across the continent throughout the
twentieth century. In
Requiem,
acclaimed novelist
Frances Itani
tells the story of visual artist Bin Okuma as he travels the country in search of the father whose
fateful decision almost destroyed his family. Evocative and compelling, these family sagas explore
how the past carries forward and the ways in which love, loss, and redemption shape ordinary lives.
Moderated by
Eric Friesen.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 1:00–2:30 pm / Martello Room
15. Writing Suspense

Andrew Pyper
Writers Studio
Perhaps no element in writing effective fiction is more overlooked than plot, and no tool to construct
a gripping story more dismissed than the outline. Why? Too often, plot is wrongly seen as a rudimentary
matter of this–happens–then–this. Outlines are spurned as tedious, anti–creative
fussing. The truth is that plotting, through the use of a graphic outline, can be not only useful and
save writers from taking wrong turns, but can also be the most purely creative aspect of the novel–writing
project. In this master class,
Andrew Pyper
will show you how outlines can help build stories that grab readers and refuse to let go, and how
they are the single most effective way of preventing a potentially great idea from being abandoned
somewhere between pages 10 and 110.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 1:30–2:30 pm / St. Lawrence College, Davies Hall
16. The New Consumer Republic

Bruce Philp
Illustrated Talk
**Sorry! This event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled in October.**
Branding works for consumers as much as for corporations, says
Bruce Philp, the marketer
behind the ING Direct (“Save Your Money!”) branding triumph and author of
Consumer Republic: Using Brands
to Get What You Want, Make Corporations Behave, and Maybe Even Save the World. Philp’s
eye–opening, counterintuitive, and pragmatic lessons, delivered with humour and backed by
real–world experience, are essential for innovative thinkers everywhere, in the boardroom
and on the street. Consumers are changing—they’re choosing socially conscious products
and telling the world through social media when they’re happy and when they’re not.
In this inspiring presentation, Philp challenges shoppers to vote with their wallets and marketers
to strengthen their character so they can face their customers eye to eye.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 3:00–4:30 pm / Islandview Room
17. In Praise of Older Women
Lorna Crozier, Molly Peacock, Merrily Weisbord
Readings & Conversations
Lorna Crozier’s new collection of poems,
Small Mechanics,
explores the failing mechanics of the body as it ages, the fine–tuning of what a life
becomes when parents and old friends pass.
Molly Peacock’s
The Paper Garden
is a superbly personal biography of Mrs. Delany, who began her life’s work—the invention of
collage—at the age of 72. Merrily Weisbord’s
The Love Queen of Malabar
traces the bloom of friendship through the final decade in the life of India’s great
poet, Kamala Das. These three thoughtful (and youthful) writers discuss women, aging, and
the creative impulse. Moderated by
Merilyn Simonds.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 3:00–4:30 pm / Martello Room
18. Writing Collage

Diane Schoemperlen
Writers Studio
If a single picture is worth a thousand words, then how many pictures is one word worth?
Flexing your literary and visual imaginations at the same time can open avenues of creativity
you didn’t know you had, while adding multiple new dimensions to your work. Collage is
the perfect art form for anyone who loves language and for anyone who thinks they can’t
draw a straight line. In this master class, award–winning experimental fiction writer
Diane Schoemperlen
will share her inspiration and techniques for combining text and collage in a variety of ways.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 5:00–6:30 pm / Bellevue South
19. With Brush and Pen
Anita Rau Badami, Lorna Goodison, Diane Schoemperlen
Readings & Conversation
Lorna Goodison
began her creative life in Jamaica as a painter, but while she was studying at the School of
the Art Students League in New York, poetry “took her over like a tyrant.”
Anita Rau Badami,
who has just released her fourth novel,
Tell It to the Trees,
has a parallel life as a visual artist.
Diane Schoemperlen
won the Governor General’s Award for her collection of stories,
Forms of Devotion,
illustrated with her own collages. How is the visual imagination different from the literary muse?
When aren’t words enough? Moderated by Jan Allen.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 7:00–8:30 pm / Islandview Room
20. Shame, Truth, and Reconciliation
Roméo Dallaire & Antjie Krog
In Conversation
Roméo Dallaire,
decorated general, senator and author of
They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children and
Shake Hands with the Devil, speaks with renowned South African poet/journalist
Antjie Krog, author of
Country of My Skull and
Begging to Be Black, about racial
genocide in the wake of African colonialism and reconciliation in the face of violence and unthinkable
human–rights violations. These two authors take up the question: how can we work our way back to
a society in which all are equally human? Moderated by
Noah Richler, author of
What We Talk About When We Talk About War.
General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Friday, September 23, 2011 / 9:00–10:30 pm / Bellevue South
21. Nightcap: Big Ideas
Kenneth J. Harvey, David Adams Richards, Robert J. Sawyer, Timothy Taylor
Readings
In his new novel,
Reinventing the Rose,
Kenneth J. Harvey considers the “property”
claims on an unborn embryo;
David Adams Richards’ protagonist in
Incidents in the Life of Markus Paul wrestles
with racism on both sides of the colour bar;
Robert J. Sawyer hypothesizes the
evolution of a new form of intelligence in
Wonder, the third in his sci–fi trilogy;
and
Timothy Taylor tackles
the cult of celebrity, our insatiable thirst for image, and the role of sacrifice in our culture in
The Blue Light Project. Join
these provocative novelists as they explore pressing, contemporary ideas through unforgettable
narrative. Moderated by
Lorna Crozier.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 9:30–10:30 pm / Islandview Room
22. Literary Gardens
Molly Peacock & Merilyn Simonds
In Conversation
So many fine writers have also been avid gardeners—Elizabeth Smart, Colette, Germaine Greer,
Vita Sackville–West—that it’s tempting to look for the fertile link that
unites the pen and the spade, the soul with the soil. Does controlling nature lead to a
riot of words? Poet and memoirist
Molly Peacock,
author of
The Paper Garden:
Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, discusses culture and horticulture and
writers inspired by their gardens with novelist and essayist
Merilyn Simonds, author
of
The Holding and
A New Leaf: Growing With My Garden.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 11:00 am–12:30 pm / Bellevue South
23. Literary Debuts
Laurie Lewis, Martha Schabas, Alexi Zentner
Readings & Conversation
Martha Schabas’
first novel,
Various Positions,
was published while she was still an MA student at Queen’s University.
Alexi Zentner, the debut author of
Touch, became a Knopf Canada “New Face of Fiction”
when he was already the father of two young girls.
Laurie Lewis published
her first book, a memoir, at the age of 80. These three first–timers read from their debut books
and discuss what it means to be a new name on the CanLit scene. Moderated by
Barbara Bell.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 11:00 am–12:30 pm / Martello Room
24. Creative Writing for Teens

Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang
Writers Studio
You’re a teenager and you love to write, but how do you know if you’re
any good? How does a young writer get published? Can writing be a career? In this master
class,
Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang
covers the essentials of process and technique in both poetry and fiction for youth
aged 15 and older. She’ll help you learn to read like writer, find mentors within
your community, navigate the intimidating world of publishing and give you tips on what
to expect from a career in creative writing.
For youth aged 15 to 19. Limited enrolment.

High–school students: $10.00/$14.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 1:00 – 2:00 pm / Bellevue South
25. Author! Author!
Anita Rau Badami with Bill Richardson
In Conversation
Anita Rau Badami’s first novel,
Tamarind Mem, brought
her immediate acclaim and thousands of readers. Her second,
The Hero’s Walk, won the
Regional Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin
Literary Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her third,
Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?,
was also longlisted for the IMPAC Prize. This fall she releases
Tell It to the Trees, a
mysterious, heart–rending story set in an Indian household in a small town in northern BC.
Join Anita, winner of the Marian Engel Award, for a fascinating conversation with CBC’s incomparable
Bill Richardson.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 1:00 – 2:30 pm / Martello Room
26. Writing History

Ken McGoogan
Writers Studio
Historical narrative includes both the personal (autobiography, memoir, travel) and the
impersonal (biography, history, true crime). It draws on techniques and approaches associated
with fiction, journalism, and academic writing. In this master class,
Ken McGoogan,
who has worked as a journalist and published 10 books in a variety of genres, contends
that nothing is more fun than writing history. Author of
Fatal Passage,
Lady Franklin’s Revenge, and
How the Scots Invented Canada,
McGoogan draws on a lifetime of experience to provide information and tips on choosing a
subject, getting into archives, pursuing leads, visiting relevant sites, researching online,
and organizing material. He’ll answer your questions and get you writing briefly, too,
so bring the tools of your trade.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 2:30 – 3:30 pm / Islandview Room
27. La Belle (Province) and Whistles
Trevor Ferguson & David Gossage
Performance
In
River City, his
third crime thriller following
City of Ice and
Ice Lake,
Trevor Ferguson
(writing as John Farrow) bounds through 450 years of Montreal history with a masterful plot
driven by the illusive and bloody Jacques Cartier dagger. A playwright as well as novelist,
with plays opening in Montreal and Off Broadway, Trevor presents this dramatic reading
in concert with
David Gossage,
a renowned flute and whistle virtuoso who performs throughout Canada and Europe with the Celtic
Mindwarp. In a unique performance, author and musician work together to move the story forward
through beauty and tragedy, folklore and terror, humour and adventure. Not to be missed!

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 2:30 – 4:00 pm / Martello Room
28. Pop–Culture Poetry (& Prose)

Jeanette Lynes
Writers Studio
What
is pop
culture? Can pop culture enhance a piece of writing without detracting from the “timelessness”
of art? Do pop culture elements lock a work within a frame that is too “time specific” or “event
specific” to be universal? In this master class, poet and novelist
Jeanette Lynes
(
It’s Hard Being Queen,
The Factory Voice) will explore
the writerly challenges related to drawing on popular culture for inspiration. Participants should
come prepared to consider the following question: If you were a pop–culture icon, who would you
be, what would you want to tell the world, and what literary form would best convey this “message”?
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 4:00 – 5:00 pm / Bellevue South
29. Thrillers!
Andrew Pyper & Timothy Taylor
In Conversation
Set in the near future,
Timothy Taylor’s
The Blue Light Project follows a four–day
hostage–taking in a television studio full of kids. Packed with bombs, bloodthirsty mobs, ballistic
knives, and a superhero protagonist named Rabbit, the novel explores big ideas in the guise of a
gripping thriller.
Andrew Pyper’s
The Guardians is a classic
haunted–house story with a twist of secrets at its foundation. Pyper and Taylor read from their
novels and discuss the current appetite for a literary adrenalin rush.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 4:00 – 5:30 pm / Martello Room
30. How to Start a Writing Group

Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang
Writers Studio
There’s a myth of the genius, lone–wolf writer who discovers everything
on his or her own. In reality, writing within a supportive and intelligent community
helps to keep the creative energy flowing and sharpen your eye for technique. In this
master class,
Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang,
founder of several writing groups, will guide you in starting and building a strong
writing group, managing group dynamics, developing a technical vocabulary to provide
critical feedback, and effectively applying the critiques you receive. By the end of the
class, you’ll know how to create and maintain your own writing group, and come
away more confident of your place within the writing community.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 5:30 – 6:30 pm / Bellevue North
31. Uncommon Magic
Book Launch
Come join the current members of the Ban Righ Writers Group for readings to celebrate the launch of
Uncommon Magic: Thirty Years
of Writing from the Ban Righ Writers Group, published by UpStart Press in honour of Kingston’s
longest–running writing group, started by Bronwen Wallace in 1981. Light refreshments.
FREE event. No ticket required.
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 7:00 – 8:30 pm / Bellevue South
32. Great Scots!
Richard Gwyn, Vincent Lam, Ken McGoogan
In Conversation
According to
Ken McGoogan,
author of
How the Scots Invented Canada,
no matter how you approach the history of Canada—through exploration, politics, business,
education or literature—you’ll find a Scot in a leading role.
Richard Gwyn, whose
highly praised chronicle of the life of Sir John A. Macdonald continues with
Nation Maker, and
Vincent Lam, biographer
of “the father of medicare,”
Tommy Douglas,
exuberantly advance the case. Break
out your kilt and join our piper for this lively exchange between three outstanding biographers.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Saturday, September 24, 2011 / 9:00 – 11:00 pm / Islandview Room
33. Saturday Night SpeakEasy
Performance
Join host
Bill Richardson
for a night of stories told within the original musical landscape of our house band, the jazz combo
Trio Without Words,
led by local saxophone virtuoso Jonathan Stewart. Literary performances by
Dave Bidini,
Lorna Crozier,
Amanda Jernigan,
Jeanette Lynes,
Andrew Pyper,
Madeleine Thien,
Merrily Weisbord, and
Alexi Zentner. Cash bar.
Doors open at 8:30 pm.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 10:00 – 10:45 am / Islandview Room
34. Chicken, Pig, Cow

Ruth Ohi
Reading with Illustration
Author and illustrator
Ruth Ohi,
creator of the internationally award–winning
Chicken, Pig, Cow series, introduces a new adventure for her barnyard buddies in
Chicken, Pig, Cow and the Class Pet.
In a delightful session designed for young children, she combines storytelling and drawing to show how
stories are built from words and pictures. And she’ll get the kids drawing, too! Ruth is
Writer–in–Residence for the Toronto District School Board. Suitable for ages 4 to 6.
Children admitted free when
accompanied by an adult. No limit to the number of children per adult.

Adult Admission: $10.00/$14.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 11:00 am – 12 noon / Bellevue South
35. Zorgamazoo

Robert Paul Weston
Reading
In rollicking verse worthy of Dr. Seuss, with a dark wit reminiscent of Roald Dahl,
Zorgamazoo tells the
fantastic story of Katrina Katrell, who flees her home and travels through secret underground
tunnels, hidden cities, and even to the moon in her attempt to save the world from a nefarious
plot to rid it of all whimsy and magic. Join multi–award–winning writer
Robert Paul Weston
as he recreates the distinct voices of his many characters in this brilliant performance of
his work, suitable for ages 7 to 70 and beyond.
Children admitted free when
accompanied by an adult. No limit to the number of children per adult.

Adult Admission: $10.00/$14.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 11:00 – 11:45 am / Bellevue North
36. Dogs Don’t Eat Jam

Book Launch
Bring your kids and join local author
Sarah Yi–Mei
Tsiang for a reading from her hot–off–the–press picture book,
Dogs Don’t Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kids Know,
a story about sisters in which the older girl shares the wisdom and accumulated knowledge of her
four years on earth with her newborn sibling. This event includes a book–making session
in which kids can write their autobiography or an advice book.
Young children welcome!
FREE event. No ticket required.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 12 noon – 1:30 pm / Islandview Room
37. New Voices in Verse
Amanda Jernigan, Michael Lista, Sandra Ridley, Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang
Readings & Conversation
Meet four of Canada’s most important emerging poets—a group unified by their youth and by the accomplishment
of their first books, yet differentiated by voice, language, and content. Years in preparation,
Amanda Jernigan’s
first collection,
Groundwork, has
been described as “epic in ambition and scope.”
Michael Lista’s
Bloom works brilliantly as a kind of
Ulyssean novel–in–verse about ill–fated Manhattan–Project physicist Louis Slotin.
Sandra Ridley’s
Post–Apothecary explores illness
and healing, and the doctor–patient connection, through poems of gorgeously narcotic intensity and strangeness.
Kingston poet
Sarah Yi–Mei Tsiang’s debut collection,
Sweet Devilry,
is a tender yet unsentimental exploration of motherhood and familial love, “a book to treasure,” according
to Helen Humphreys.
This event is moderated by celebrated poet
Lorna Crozier,
so count on probing questions and a lively conversation.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 1:30 – 3:00 pm / Bellevue South
38. Kingston Reads: Battle of the Books
Debate
Local luminaries defend the 10 books nominated for this year’s Ontario Library
Association’s Evergreen Award.
Wayne Grady roars for
The Tiger;
Therese Greenwood spins through
Death Spiral; lawyer
Mary Ann Higgs swoons for
A Man in Uniform;
Joanne Page rings the praises of
Annabel;
Michelle Scott finds the answer in
Still Missing;
Jamie Swift embraces
Amphibian;
Dr. Ellen Tsai is on call for
Night Shift;
Gerald Tulchinsky packs his bags with
Far to Go;
Vikram Varma leads us all the way down
Dahanu Road; and
Martha Whitehead makes space for
Room.
Join the ringside fun in this no–word–play–barred, spine–tingling battle in
which defenders joust to win over the audience to their chosen book. Audience members get first crack
at casting their ballots in the contest that continues throughout the month at all KFPL branches, local
bookstores and online at
www.kfpl.ca.
Sponsored by the Kingston Frontenac Public Library and moderated once again by the unflappable
Eric Friesen.
FREE event. No ticket required.
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 1:30 – 3:00 pm / Martello Room
39. Writing for Young Readers

Robert Paul Weston
Writers Studio
Youth novels are currently the most successful area of publishing. If you want to develop a
career as a writer, there’s no better place to be. This is hardly a new trend. Even
established writers have focused their talents on the young reader:
Oliver Twist,
Brighton Rock,
Catcher in the Rye,
Romeo & Juliet,
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this master class, novelist
Robert Paul Weston, author of
Zorgamazoo (for readers 7+) and
Dust City (12+), will
guide you through the unique challenges of writing for youth, with specific reference to various
elements of fiction: narrative structure, characterization, suspense, and crafting metaphorical language.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 1:30 – 2:30 pm / Agnes Etherington Art Centre
40. Hot Art

Joshua Knelman
Illustrated Talk
Joshua Knelman,
author of
Hot Art: Chasing
Thieves and Detectives through the Secret World of Stolen Art, spent four years immersed in the
mysterious and swiftly widening world of international art theft, travelling from Cairo to New York, London,
Montreal, and Los Angeles, befriending thieves and police detectives, trying to unravel who is behind
the heists and why there is such demand for “hot” art.
The Thomas Crown Affair
has nothing on this fast–paced true crime story, complete with compelling portraits of the cops
and criminals who work one of the largest black markets in the world, devoting their lives to fine art.
In this illustrated talk, Knelman reveals who took what and why and where it ended up.

General Admission: $12.50/$16.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 3:00 – 5:00 pm / Islandview Room
41. Afternoon Delight: Tea and Literary Treats

Elizabeth Hay, Cynthia Holz, Helen Humphreys, Madeleine Thien
Readings; A Food Event
Enjoy high tea with four of this year’s most notable authors. Giller winner
Elizabeth Hay reads from
Alone in the Classroom,
a delicately unfolding tale that sends ripples from the past deep into the present.
Helen Humphreys offers
The Reinvention of Love,
a story of literary ambition and betrayal played out in Napoleonic Paris between Victor Hugo,
his wife Adèle, and her lover Charles Sainte–Beuve. In
Dogs at the Perimeter,
Madeleine Thien
reveals the terrors of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge in a powerfully intimate portrait of loss
and reclamation. And
Cynthia Holz brings
Benevolence, a story of altruism—or
is it? Treats and sweets for every taste. Moderated by
Merilyn Simonds.
Taxes & 15% gratuity
included. Tickets must be purchased by September 15, 2011.

General Admission: $27.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 3:00 – 4:30 pm / Martello Room
42. OneTwoThreeFour: Songwriting

Dave Bidini
Writers Studio
Called “the Godfather of IndieRock” by CBC Radio, author/musician
Dave Bidini leads this master
class dedicated to the exploration (and evisceration) of the modern song form. In his presentation, the founder of the
Rheostatics and author of
Writing Gordon Lightfoot will
dissect some of his own more notable compositions as well as discuss what makes a song good or completely
forgettable. Time permitting, he will lead the class in the composition of a piece of music. Topics: chord
structure, melodic choices, varying rhythms, arrangements, and musical honesty.
For adults and youth aged 15 and older.
Limited enrolment.

General Admission: $25.00/$30.00 at the door
High–school students: $10.00/$14.00 at the door
Sunday, September 25, 2011 / 6:00 – 9:00 pm / The Harbour Restaurant, at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour Site, 53 Yonge St, Kingston
43. Readings in Honour of J.M. Coetzee

Readings
Writers from South Africa and Canada come together to read from their work in this tribute to
J.M. Coetzee. A unique opportunity to hear South African poet/novelist
Yvette Christiansë, author of
Unconfessed, shortlisted for the IMPAC Award; poet/journalist
Antjie Krog,
described as the Pablo Neruda of Afrikaans and author of the internationally renowned narrative
of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
Country of My Skull; novelist
Anne Landsman, author of
The Devil’s Chimney and
The Rowing Lesson,
winner of the Sunday Times Fiction Prize; poet/novelist
Rozena Maart, whose novel
The Writing Circle
is being made into a feature film;
Njabulo Ndebele,
former President of the Congress of South African Writers and author of the novel,
The Cry of Winnie Mandela;
the experimental creative nonfiction/fiction writer
Jonny Steinberg, author of
Little Liberia; esteemed South African editor and writer
Ivan Vladislaviċ, author of
Portrait with Keys,
winner of the Alan Paton Award for Nonfiction; Cree and Salish storyteller
Lee Maracle;
and Kingston writers, playwright
Daniel David Moses and novelist/poet
Steven Heighton.
Presented in cooperation with the Queen’s University Department of English and hosted
by Professor
Rosemary Jolly.
Tickets available at the door ONLY. Cash ONLY.
Please note: The venue has changed from an earlier listing.
This event will take place at the Harbour Restaurant, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour.General Admission: $10.00 at the door