Ottowa International Writers Festival

OCTOBER 22—25, 2026

OTTOWA, CANADA

The imagination is our most valuable renewable resource. So twice a year we convene an international celebration of ideas to recharge our imaginations. From politics to poetry, science to music, history to thrillers, we celebrate the full diversity of the word and the gifted writers who guide us in our exploration of the world.

Faculty (previous): Omar El Akkad, Mark Bourrie, Ronald J. Deibert, Clémence Dumas-Côté, Farah Ghafoor, Scaachi Koul, Ben Ladouceur, Ann-Marie MacDonald, A. F. Moritz, Karen Solie

Genres Offered: Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

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