Booktoberfest
Schedule
Sat Oct 11 2025 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-03:00Location
Halifax Central Library | Halifax, NS
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🎉Halifax's biggest book fair is back! 🎉Join us on October 11 at the Halifax Central Library as we celebrate local authors, publishers, and their recently-published titles at this free, public event. The book fair (in Paul O’Regan Hall) will feature 67 Nova Scotian authors and 6 Nova Scotian publishers!
We're also offering free creative writing workshops (in the BMO Community Room):
đź“ť Both Sides Now: Getting Your Book Published, with Lesley Choyce
đź“ť Genre Flash Fiction in a Flash! with Corinne Lewandowski
đź“ť Memoir: A Journey of Healing and Discovery, with Marjorie Simmins
📝 Let’s Get Organized: How to Create a Simple Visual Book Outline, with Gina N. Brown
WFNS members can pre-register for workshops and there will be spots for walk-in attendees on the day.
And that's not all! You can also check out our free public readings throughout the day (in room 302):
đź“– Nicole Northwood reads from Beneath the Starlit Sea
📖 Renée Hartleib reads from Solo Camino
📖 Robert de la Chevotière reads from We Were Not Kings
đź“– Bryn Pottie reads from The Great Lunenburglary
đź”— Visit https://writers.ns.ca/programs/booktoberfest/ for all the details!
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Where is it happening?
Halifax Central Library, Historic Schmidtville, 1463 Queen St, Halifax, NS B3J 2H7, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
