Winnipeg International Writers Festival
624 - 100 Arthur Street R3B 1H3 Winnipeg, MB, Canada

Two fantastic One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series events tomorrow! Watch rescheduled Tommy Orange talking about There There this Thursday, 8pm CST at the Crowdcast link below.

Head over to One Page: Canada's Virtual Literary Series Crowdcast channel this Thursday at 11am CST to catch Jo Nesbo talking about The Kingdom live, or watch the replay after!

Got a Manitoba writer on your holiday gift list?

THIN AIR 2020 #GIVEAWAY To celebrate #THINAIR2020, the Winnipeg International Writers Festival is giving away books featured at this year’s festival to say thank you for coming to our grand book party! HOW TO ENTER:... 1. Follow our account 2. Like this post BONUS ENTRIES: 1. Tag your friends in the comments below! (one entry per friend tagged, unlimited tags) 2. Share this post (5 extra entries, don’t forget to tag us!) What you will win: A book from our featured genre. We are giving away a book on each of our platforms, so be sure to check our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to get as many entries as possible! Giveaway ends in five days, so hurry and get your entries in! This contest runs from Friday, October 16 at 5pm CDT - to WednesdaY October 21 at 5pm CDT. Winners will be announced on Wednesday evening,October 21. Good luck! (This giveaway is not sponsored or associated with Instagram or Facebook - winner must be able to provide mailing address in order to receive the book) #Giveaway #Contest #FreeBook

A little book love here...

BIG SHOUTOUT to Gil Adamson, this year's winner of the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize for Ridgerunner! We were so proud to have this exquisite novel as part of THIN AIR 2020--and its precursor, The Outlander, several years ago. This quiet writer is one of Canada's treasures. You're gonna want to track down both these novels!

We’ve extended THIN AIR 2020! We wanted more time to check out all the amazing books and content submitted from over 80 writers this year, and decided 3 weeks wasn’t enough! This is the last weekend to explore thinairfestival.ca, so make sure to head over and catch those videos you had in your list. Thank you for being a part of our virtual audience and making this year one for the books

Waubgeshig Rice, on the dance between oral stories & written stories. Voices in the Circle

Surprise! In case you didn’t catch our newsletter, we’ve extended the closing date of THIN AIR 2020 website until this Sunday, which means you have an extra 5 days to explore all of the wonderful content submitted from over 80 writers! We’d like to thank each and every one of you for reading, watching, listening, and engaging with us this year! It’s been like nothing we’d ever imagined, but we’re grateful to be able to share the magic of reading and writing with you https://thinairfestival.ca

We've extended THIN AIR 2020! - https://mailchi.mp/thinairwinnipeg/thin-air-2020-extended

We're proud to be part of a venture that is bringing high-profile writers into homes across the country! Tune into One Page on Crowdcast tomorrow at 11am CDT to catch Anne Enright in conversation with Emily Donaldson about her new novel Actress, a moving and intense exploration of celebrity and its effects on a family.

Tonight at 7pm CDT is our final #AMA in our Ask Me Anything series, featuring author Alan Reed! Head over to the lounge on his writer profile to have all your questions asked an answered https://thinairfestival.ca/lounges/topic/ama-with-alan-reed/

THIN AIR/LIVRE EN FÊTE 2020 #CADEAU Pour célébrer #THINAIR2020, le Festival international des écrivains de Winnipeg offre les livres présentés au cours du festival pour vous remercier d'être venus à notre grande fête du livre ! COMMENT PARTICIPER : 1. Suivez notre compte... 2. ce poste PARTICIPATION SUPPLÉMENTAIRE : 1. Taguez vos amis dans les commentaires ci-dessous ! (une entrée par ami tagué, tags illimités) 2. Partagez cet article (n'oubliez pas de nous taguer) ! Ce que vous allez gagner : Un livre de notre genre en vedette. Nous offrons un livre sur chacune de nos plateformes, alors n'oubliez pas de consulter nos sites Facebook, Instagram et Twitter pour obtenir le plus grand nombre d'entrées possibles ! Le tirage se termine dans cinq jours, alors faites vite pour votre chance de gagner ! Ce concours se déroule du vendredi 9 octobre à 17h CDT au mercredi 14 octobre à 17h CDT. Les gagnants seront annoncés le mercredi 14 octobre en soir. Bonne chance ! (Ce tirage n'est l'objet d'aucune commandite et n’est pas une association avec Instagram ou Facebook - le gagnant doit être en mesure de fournir une adresse postale afin de recevoir le livre)

Join us tonight at 7pm CDT for an evening at our Multilingual Slam hosted by Amber O'Reilly! Rejoignez-nous vendredi à 19 h CDT pour un soirée animée par la poète et autrice de théâtre Amber O'Reilly! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/donne-ton-slam-thin-air-multili

Wow! Big congratulations to the finalists for the Writers' Trust of Canada Fiction prize. Find content from Gil Adamson, Michelle Good, and Thomas King at our THIN AIR 2020 virtual festival site! https://thinairfestival.ca/

Join author Marlowe Granados this Friday evening at 5pm CDT on her writer profile to ask her anything! We love seeing the wonderful questions that come out at our #AMA series. Looking forward to your questions! https://thinairfestival.ca//top/ama-with-marlowe-granados/

This weekend at THIN AIR 2020! - https://mailchi.mp/thin/thin-air-2020-weekend-three-3907986

Have you been trying to write your memoir but can't seem to get started? Join author @PremjiMunira this Friday afternoon at 1:30pm CDT at her Writing Craft on How to Write a Compelling Memoir! Get tickets to this writing workshop on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thin-air-2020-writing-craft-12-