2025 FESTIVAL

The seventh annual AfterWords Literary Festival happened November 1 to 9 2025 at venues around Halifax.

See the full schedule below!

Kids’ Day/Journée jeunesse

Saturday, November 1

Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library

$0.00

Why Fish Piss Matters: In Conversation

With Andy Brown and Laurie Brown

Saturday, November 1

Room 301, Halifax Central Library

$0.00

Book Appétit Brunch

With David A. Robertson and Jesse Wente

Sunday, November 2

The Carleton

$50.00

Minor Black Figures: In Conversation

With Brandon Taylor and Stewart Legere

SOLD OUT

Sunday, November 2

The Carleton

$15.00

Double feature: Healing Through Poetry/Lost Chapters

Monday, November 3

Carbon Arc at the Museum of Natural History

$15.00

Tuesday Night in Cherry Brook

With Claudette Bouman, Ryad Assani-Razaki, and David A. Robertson

Tuesday, November 4

Black Cultural Centre (10 Cherry Brook Rd, Cherry Brook)

$0.00

Seven Up

With Christine Wu, Eric Schmaltz, Ryad Assani-Razaki, Halina St. James, David Bergen, Shani Mootoo, and Sarah Mian

SOLD OUT

Wednesday, November 5

Cafe Lara (2347 Agricola Street, Halifax)

$10.00

Writing Resistance: In Conversation

With francesca ekwuyasi and Cooper Lee Bombardier

Thursday, November 6

The Carleton

$8.00

Open Workshop, Open House

With Peter Counter and the University of King’s College

Thursday, November 6

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax)

$0.00

Who Goes There: In Conversation

With Matthew J. Trafford, Peter Counter, David Bergen, and Shani Mootoo

Thursday, November 6

The Bus Stop Theatre

$15.00

It Pains Me to Say: Panel Discussion

With Gabrielle Drolet, Claire Cameron, and Stephanie Domet

SOLD OUT

Friday, November 7

The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street, Halifax)

$0.00

Picture It: Readings and Conversation

With Matthew J. Trafford, katherena vermette, Mollie Cronin, Eleanor Hannon, Veronica Post, and Gabrielle Drolet

SOLD OUT (Join the Livestream Here)

Some tickets available at the door.

Friday, November 7

The Bus Stop Theatre

$15.00

Saturday Afternoon at The Carleton

With Madhur Anand, David Huebert, Danica Roache, and Elamin Abdelmahmoud

SOLD OUT

Some tickets available at the door.

Saturday, November 8

The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street, Halifax)

$10.00

Reframing Narratives For The Post-Traumatic Experience

With Peter Counter

Saturday, November 8

Cafe Lara

$0.00

Poetic License: Readings and Conversation

With Lisa Martin, André Alexis, katherena vermette, Billy-Ray Belcourt, and Sue Goyette

SOLD OUT (Join the Livestream Here)

Saturday, November 8

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax)

$15.00

Worlds Within Worlds: Readings and Conversation

With Sue Goyette, André Alexis, and Elamin Abdelmahmoud

SOLD OUT

Sunday, November 9

The Carleton (1685 Argyle Street, Halifax)

$10.00

Sunday Afternoon at Millbrook

With Billy-Ray Belcourt and Trina Roache

Sunday, November 9

Millbrook Cultural Centre (65 Treaty Trail, Millbrook)

$0.00

Ink Collective: Readings

With Andre Fenton, Paula Russell, Nikita Morris, Joel Adisenu-Doe, and Asiah Sparks

Sunday, November 9

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St, Halifax)

$0.00

Against the Grain: In Conversation

With Terry O’Reilly and Stephanie Domet

SOLD OUT (Join the Livestream Here)

Sunday, November 9

Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen Street, Halifax)

$15.00

WORKSHOPS

Our workshops have limited seats and sell out fast. Please bring your own writing materials. We reserve limited free equity seats in our workshops for writers who face financial barriers. Use the code EQUITY25 at checkout to access a free equity seat.