The 2024 Knowlton Literary Festival event planning is well underway.

Our three-day program is all about encouraging the love of reading, through sharing and learning. And this year's Festival is our most diverse ever!

Events will begin on Thursday evening, October 17, at Brome Lake Books, in downtown Knowlton, with an informal evening showcasing some of our Local Authors from around the Eastern Townships. 

Friday evening, October 18, we will kick things off with the Festival’s Opening Reception at the Brome Lake Community Centre with John H. Vaillant, American-Canadian writer and journalist (2023, Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World).

Saturday, October 19, the Festival’s program includes:

• Tawhida Tanya Everson, Canadian poet, novelist, artist and Ashiq known for her innovative work blending poetry, orality, music and multimedia (Mother Tongue Media & 2023, Marchand de feuilles); 
• Sarah Yi-Mei Tsiang, Canadian poet, author and teacher (2023, Grappling Hook);
• Amanda Peters, Professor and Canadian author Falmouth, Nova Scotia (2023, The Berry Pickers);
• Ann Cleeves, in conversation with Louise Penny; two renowned crime fiction authors talk about their craft! (Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez meet Armand Gamache);
• Wrapping up the 2024 Festival will be Ronald J. Deibert, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto (2020, Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society).

And do not forget, tickets go on sale HERE on September 6, 2024!