Nova Scotia Literary Festivals


Information in this database was initially gathered in 2021. Please consult individual websites for festival dates and schedules.
To submit or update a listing, please contact communications@writers.ns.ca with all required information and the subject line “Nova Scotia Literary Festivals.”
Festival Name | Location | Website | Audience | Typical Dates |
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AfterWords Literary Festival | Halifax | afterwordsliterary festival.com | General | late September / early October |
Cabot Trail Writers Festival | St. Ann’s | cabottrail writersfestival.com | General | late September / early October |
East Bound: Talking Atlantic Books | Halifax | atlanticpublishers.ca/ eastbound | General | mid May |
Lunenburg Lit Festival | Lunenburg | lunenburglit festival.ca | General | late September |
Port Medway Readers' Festival | Port Medway | portmedwayreaders festival.com | General | summer |
Read by the Sea | River John | readbythesea.ca | General | early July |
Word On The Street | Halifax | thewordonthestreet.ca/ halifax/festival | General | mid September |
Funny Pages | Halifax | funnypages.ca | Children's books | late April |
Hackmatack Festival of Reading | Halifax | hackmatack.ca/ 2021-festival-of-reading | Children's books | late May |
Read by the Sea – WordPlay | River John | readbythesea.ca/ wordplay | Children's books | early July |
Hal-Con | Halifax | hal-con.com | Science fiction & fantasy | late October |