Booktoberfest 2024 was held at Halifax Central Library on October 5, 2024.
The literary fair (in Paul O’Regan Hall) featured 33 vendor tables, including 58 Nova Scotian authors and 9 Nova Scotian publishers.
Four free creative writing workshops (in the BMO Community Room) were offered by authors N.L. Blandford, Lorri Neilsen Glenn, donalee Moulton, and Tricia Snell.
All Booktoberfest participation (attendance, vendor registration, and workshop participation) was free.
Authors:
- Joanne Abrahams
- Oluwatoyin Aguda
- Leslie Allen
- Katie Arthur
- Nino Balistreri
- N.L. Blandford
- Claudette Bouman
- Thomas Bouman
- Brittni Brinn
- Carol Bruneau
- Tina Capalbo
- Laura Churchill Duke
- Carol Ann Cole
- R.F. Cook
- Tim R Covell
- Marie-Eve Dawood
- Jane Doucet
- Barbara Emodi
- Jan Fancy Hull
- Deanna Foster
- Cathryn Fox
- John Graham-Pole
- Sheila Graham-Smith
- Lindsey Harrington
- Michelle Hébert
- Steven Holloway
- Martine Jacquot
- Alan Kemister (Phil Yeats)
- Ketan Kulkarni
- Reeva Kulkarni
- Shawn Lawlor
- Lubov Leonova
- Corinne Lewandowski
- Nancy MacNairn
- Allison Maher
- Vanessa McKiel
- Barbara Ann Miller
- donalee Moulton
- Christopher Murphy
- Lorri Neilsen Glenn
- Nicole Northwood
- Berdene Owen
- Cat Rector
- RC Shaw
- Lana Shupe
- Mark Shupe
- Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
- Tricia Snell
- Heidi Tattrie Rushton
- Brenda J Thompson
- Shelley Thompson
- Andy Tolson
- Jody Trainor
- Catherine Walker
- Yvette Ward MacDonald
- Dawn Web
- Kimberley Williamson
- John Wonnacott
Publishers:
- Askance Publishing
- HARP The People’s Press
- Moose House Publications
- OC Publishing
- Pottersfield Press
- Riddle Fence Publishing
- Somewhat Grumpy Press
- Spot of Poetry
- Visual Arts News
The second annual Booktoberfest was a public reading and book fair celebrating authors who released books from October of 2022 to December of 2023. Readings and signings were held in Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, on December 21, 2023.
The books of 47 local authors and 10 local publishers were featured and available for sale:
Authors:
- Donna Alward
- Marcia E. Barss
- Bruce W. Bishop
- Heather & Nick Blackburn
- Jill Martin Bouteillier
- Geoff Butler
- Ian Colford (featured reader)
- Sarah Jane Conklin
- Jane Doucet
- Rosemary Drisdelle
- John Elliott
- Heather Fegan (featured reader)
- Deanna Foster
- Kathleen Foster-Alfred
- EM Gales
- Darlene Hawes
- Michelle Helliwell
- Andrea Hubley
- Jan Fancy Hull
- Karen Kelloway
- Krista Keough
- Janice Landry
- Anne Launcelott
- Garry Leeson
- Bretton Loney
- Chad Lucas
- Jill MacLean (featured reader)
- Vanessa McKiel
- Noel McLellan
- Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail (featured reader)
- Barbara Ann Miller
- Grant Edward Miller
- Whitney Moran
- Louise Piper
- Anna Quon
- David Ross
- GA Ruck
- Anne M. Smith-Nochasak
- M. E. Strautmanis
- Pat Thomas
- Jane Thornley
- Steve Vernon (featured reader)
- Darryl Whetter (featured reader)
- David A. Wimsett
- DJ Wiseman
- Hui Zhou
Publishers:
- Askance Publishing
- Bradan Press
- Cape Split Press
- Nevermore Press
- Nimbus Publishing
- Nummist Media
- OC Publishing
- Purple Porcupine Publishing
- Somewhat Grumpy Press
- WindyWood Publishing

The first annual Booktoberfest was a public reading and book-signing celebrating authors who released books during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic (from early 2020 to late 2022). Readings and signings were held in Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, on October 24, 2022.
The books of 44 local authors were featured and available for sale by the authors and courtesy of Woozles Children’s Bookstore and Bookmark Halifax:
Authors:
- AJB Johnston
- Alyda Faber
- Andy Tolson
- Ann Whynot
- Anna Quon
- Anne Emery (featured reader)
- Anne Simpson (featured reader)
- Aren Morris
- Becca Babcock
- Brenda MacLennan-Dunphy
- Briana Corr Scott
- Brittni Brinn
- Carol Bruneau (featured reader)
- Caroline Nicholson
- Chad Lucas (featured reader)
- Donna Morrissey (featured reader)
- Jacqueline Halsey
- Jan Fancy Hull
- Jane Doucet
- Jim Morrison
- Jo Treggiari (featured reader)
- Joseph Howse
- Kate Inglis (featured reader)
- Kim Meechan
- Lauren Soloy (featured reader)
- Louise Michalos
- Marcia Barss
- Margo Wheaton
- Martine Jacquot
- Melanie Mosher
- Michelle Wamboldt
- Mike and Kristen Ryan
- Monica Graham
- Nancy Regan
- Nicola Davison
- Ronan O’Driscoll
- Rose Poirier
- Sean Bedell (WFNS President and emcee)
- Stephens Gerard Malone (featured reader)
- Susan MacLeod
- Teigan Bond
- Tyler LeBlanc (featured reader)
- Vivien Gorham
Event photos courtesy of Nicola Davison’s Snickerdoodle Photography.