Words returns to the Forest City for its sixth annual Festival, 1-3 November 2019. Taking up the theme, “Reimagining Souwesto Identities,” London’s literary and creative arts festival will bring the community together for a celebration of creative ideas, artistic expression, and cultural diversity.

During the three-day event, visitors will experience a range of artistic forms including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, film, drama, children’s literature, new media, spoken word performance, graphic novels, zines, storytelling, and much more. Words will also feature a jam-packed schedule of events with between 25 and 30 artists and writers, including Nino Ricci, Kathy Page, Adam Foulds, Gary Barwin, Terry Fallis, Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Sally Armstrong, Lynn Coady, Seth, Drew Hayden Taylor, Kevin Sylvester, and many more!