Festival Authors
2026 Author Lineup
Every year Kingston WritersFest brings our audiences an exciting selection of authors, representing some of the year’s best writing in all genres. From big names to debut authors, major award winners and ones-to-watch, and of course a special focus on local talent, you’re sure to find your next favourite read at the festival.
Mark Abley
Jamaluddin Aram
Anita Rau Badami
Maude Barlow
Dennis Bock
Leslie Bradford-Scott
Thatcher Carter, Susan Young, and Beth ten Hove
Roshan Danesh
Sadiqa de Meijer
Glenn Dixon
Kim Echlin
Patricia Finn
Eric Friesen
Rebecca Hirsch Garcia
Tara Gereaux
Camilla Gibb
Jess Gibson
Kate Gies
Don Gillmor
Michelle Good
Wayne Grady
Sophia Hannan
Ali Hassan
Charles Hayter
Kate Heartfield
Tara Henley
Jason Heroux
Helen Humphreys
Wayne Johnston
Adrian Michael Kelly
Richard Kelly Kemick
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
Kimberly Lemaire
Nadja Lubiw-Hazard
David Macfarlane
Colin McAdam
Duncan McCue
Mark Medley
Robert Moor
Marina Nemat
Alex Pugsley
Jamal Saeed
Leslie Shimotakahara
Merilyn Simonds
Richard Stursberg
Chanel Sutherland
Damian Tarnopolsky
Kai Thomas
Judith Thompson
Dan Wells
Dan Werb
Andrew Westoll
