GritLIT Literary Festival
280 James Street North L8R 2G2 Hamilton, ON, Canada

We're thrilled to share that the 2021 gritLIT Short Story Contest will be judged by Jenny Heijun Wills! Jenny is the author of Older Sister. Not Necessarily Related: A Memoir, which won the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust prize for non-fiction. Details at https://www.gritlit.ca/contest

Don't be afraid of the blank page! The gritLIT 2021 Short Story Contest is open for submissions until Sunday, February 7, 2021. We are looking for original, unpublished, short (3,000 words max) works of fiction or creative nonfiction. There is a $500 cash prize for first place and two $150 prizes for honourable mentions. All three winners will be invited to read their work during the 2021 online festival!... Entry fee is $25 per submission. Visit https://www.gritlit.ca/contest for details!

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In light of our spring festival's cancellation, many of you have generously donated the cost of your tickets to gritLIT and it has touched all of our hearts. This Giving Tuesday, we want to invite you to share this same spirit of generosity with other causes and organizations that have touched your hearts. This holiday season, let's come together to care for and empower one another!

Thank you to everyone who joined us this weekend for our fall series (and our final events of a challenging 2020). On this #SmallBusinessSaturday, we want to remind you that books featured this weekend are available at Epic Books! #ShopLocal #HamOnt

We're so excited to welcome Lynn Coady and Adnan Khan to gritLIT on Thursday, November 26! Reserve your free spot at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T7142EfCQA6HiUsbdkF7kw

We were planning to bring Alison Wearing's one-woman storytelling event, Moments of Glad Grace, to #gritLIT2020, but it wasn't to be. That's why we are so thrilled to bring it to you digitally as part of our fall series! Reserve for free at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fzC4l3AaSDek_fsuTLSn2g

Rescuing the wounded on foot and hunting for scarce supplies were just two of the trials faced by medics during #WWII and outlined in Ted Barris’s latest book, Rush to Danger. Ted is joining us on November 28. Register for free at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P6QGlq-mRzOyvNQl-RVJRA #CanadaRemembers

What gets left behind when we leave a place? Join us for How to Become Whole with Annahid Dashtgard and Jenny Heijun Wills, hosted by Rebecca Fisseha. Space is limited for this FREE event. Register at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vVHcSrUVRYufaD1SDmqvFg #gritLIT2020 #gritLITGoesDigital