BOOK EVENTS:
Oct. 16 to 21, 2024
WORDFEST Presents Imaginairium Festival
Canada’s Liveliest Literary FestivalGET TICKETS HERE
I will be partaking in the following events:
The Kris Demeanor & Deborah Willis Variety Show
WEDNESDAY, OCT 16 @ 7:30PM Calgary creative duo Kris Demeanor (YYC’s first Poet Laureate and singer/songwriter, whose latest recording is Songs for My Father to Fall Asleep To) and Deborah Willis (her novel Girlfriend on Mars was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Award and shortlisted for the Leacock Medal for Humour) host this brand-new variety show and—we’re calling it now—instant Wordfest classic. You can expect the unexpected in this extravaganza hybrid, starring short-story specialist Carleigh Baker (Last Woman), comic artist Sig Burwash (Vera Bushwack), photographer Leah Hennel (Alone Together), and award-winning playwright Clem Martini (Cantata & The Extinction Therapist).The O’Neill Reads Talk Show with Arizona & Heather O’Neill
THURSDAY, OCT 17 @ 7:30PMOur favourite mother-daughter duo, Arizona and Heather O’Neill, return for Season 3 of their talk show: a live-from-Calgary version of their popular IG account @oneillreads, uncensored, with no 7-second delay! This year’s eclectic guest line-up includes fellow Montreal écrivaine Fanny Britt (Sugaring Off), graphic novelist Sig Burwash (Vera Bushwack), novelist Anne Fleming (Curiosities), and the most prolific YA author we know (and love—he’s returning to the festival for the eighth straight year), David A. Robertson (The Sleeping Giant, God Flare).︎
October 4 to 6, 2024
Cabot Trail Writers Festival
An annual celebration of reading and writing in the heart of Cape Breton IslandGET TICKETS HERE
I will be partaking in the following events:
FRIDAY NIGHT READING SERIES
7:30 p.m.Our ever-lively opening event features readings by Dominique Bernier-Cormier, Sig Burwash, Charlene Carr, David Chariandy, Andrea Currie, Anne Koval, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Jesse Thistle (hosted by Alexander MacLeod). This event will be held in the beautiful Great Hall of the Clans, alongside a blazing hearth, at the Gaelic College in St. Ann's.WRITERS’ SALON
Lunch, Panel, Q&A 11:15 a.m.Authors Sig Burwash, Charlene Carr and Andrea Currie will join a panel conversation and audience Q&A with moderator Alexander MacLeod, exploring the writing process and where they find inspiration, sharing stories about their publishing experiences, and offering wisdom and advice for aspiring writers about what they've learned along the way... (Meal is included in ticket price.)
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September 14 to15, 2024
Small Press Expo 2024
The Premiere Event for Graphic Novels, the Comic Arts, and CartooningGET TICKETS HERE
I will be partaking in the following panel event:
Queer In All Universes
09/14/2024 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm | White Oak RoomEpic space opera, where empires rise and fall. Ancient conflicts between clashing ruling forces and a faction of cosmic, shamanic midwives. Goddesses spinning threads that determine the fate of mortals. Reality and gender identity blurring back and forth. These sweeping and expansive fantasy and science-fiction ideas are just a few examples of the cutting-edge narratives written by queer artists. Moderator Andy Hartzell will discuss these works with Sig Burwash (Vera Bushwack), buttercup (UM), Ashanti Fortson (Leaf Lace), and Hannah Templer. (Cosmoknights).
Panelists: Sig Burwash, buttercup, Ashanti Fortson, Hannah Templer
Special Guests: Sig Burwash
EXHIBITIONS:
June 29 to September 7, 2024
The Blue Building Gallery
If Not Now, Then When
Sig BurwashLucie Chan
Kayza DeGraff-Ford
Silas Wamsley