SPARKS Literary Festival

10-10:30: Opening Comments

SPARKS welcome from Dr. Nancy Pedri, English Department Head & Dr. Natasha Hurley, Dean, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. Stan Dragland tribute

10:30 - 11:30: Theatre Panel

Moderated by Meghan Greeley

Santiago Guzmán
Bernice Morgan
Dave Sullivan

11:30 - 12: coffee / book signing

12-1: Visiting Irish Writer Panel

Moderated by Angela Antle

Eimear McBride

1-2: Lunch break

2-3: Comics Panel

Moderated by Andrew Hawthorn

Georgia Webber
Paul Tucker
Kelly Bastow
Kate Beaton

3- 3:15: break / book signing

3:15 - 4:15: Panel 4

Moderated by Mallory Clarke

Jim McEwen
Sally Cunningham
Diane Carley
Delores Mullings

4:15 - 4:30: break / book signing

4:30-5:30: Panel 5

Moderated by Helene Staveley

Kristina Anne Stocks
Julia Laite
Sheila O’Neill / Mi’sel Joe
Morgan Murray

5:30 – 6:00: Awards presentation and Festival closing

Sparks Poetry award presented by Nick Avis from Browne Fitzgerald Morgan Avis & Wadden law firm
Landfall Trust award presented by David Molyneux from Landfall Trust
Closing comments
Book signing

ABOUT SPARKS

The SPARKS Literary Festival was founded in 2009 by poet and professor Mary Dalton, who served as the festival's director for the first 6 years. Now organized by Memorial's Department of English with ongoing support from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, SPARKS continues to celebrate the literary creations of Newfoundland and Labrador and showcase writers at various stages of their creative lives. It is what Dalton has called a "word spree." The festival also makes available displays of books and journals published in Newfoundland and Labrador and a mini-bookstore featuring works by the authors reading at the festival.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU FIND US?

SPARKS Literary Festival is active on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! Visit our pages for the social side of SPARKS!