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Victoria Festival of Authors October 15–19

Victoria Festival of Authors returns to Langham Court Theatre

The Victoria Festival of Authors celebrates its 10th anniversary with 40 luminary guests including 2025 Booker Prize nominee Maria Reva, Booker Prize nominee Madeleine Thien, Emma Donoghue, Brian Thomas Issac, Conor Kerr (all Scotiabank Giller Prize nominees), and a wide range of talented and award-winning Canadian and local authors including Joseph Dandurand, Katherena Vermette, Sheri-D Wilson and more.

This year’s festival continues its hybrid format with in-person programming, livestream viewing for some events, and virtual readings and panels with authors from around Canada. Join us and celebrate 10 years of literary arts from Oct. 15 to 19, 2025.

To see the line-up of presentations and purchase tickets through Event Brite, please visit 2025 Events

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