Archived Festival Websites
Archived Festival Authors
Archived News Releases
June 08, 2009 Atwood Fans Rejoice! WordFest hosts Can-lit superstar on Sept 29, 2009
May 19, 2009 WordFest presents Jeff Rubin
October 09, 2008 WordFest to Host Three of Five Authors Shortlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize
October 03, 2008 WordFest Expands Festival to Include Films Inspired by the Written Word
September 18, 2008 WordFest is Excited to Welcome Nine of the Scotiabank Giller Prize Semi Finalists
September 03, 2008 WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival Announces 2008 Program!
August 12, 2008 Austin Clarke Named the Banff Distinguished Author for WordFest 2008!
June 12, 2008 Word Fest Alumnus Rawi Hage Awarded World's Most Valuable Literary Prize
June 09, 2008 WordFest to Host Artist and Writer Team Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel
April 08, 2008 WordFest brings acclaimed author Barbara Kingsolver to Calgary
February 28, 2008 WordFest Upcoming Events...
September 19, 2007 Oops, We've Done it Again
September 05, 2007 WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival Announces 2007 Program
July 23, 2007 WordFest Announces Jane Urquhart As 2007 Banff Distinguished Author
May 28, 2007 2007 WordFest Writer Scoops Top Prize at Commonwealth Writer�s Award
May 21, 2007 WordFest Cinches Calgary-born Nancy Huston for 2007 Festival
April 02, 2007 WordFest and Pages Host Stephanie Nolen Book Launch May 1st
March 15, 2007 Canadian Children�s Literature Superstar Confirmed for WordFest 2007
March 08, 2007 Three WordFest Alumni Awarded Top Prizes Yesterday
January 24, 2007 Barbary Gowdy
#1 Bestselling Author Brings New Novel to Calgary
October 31, 2006 The Week that Changed the World:
WordFest Presents Margaret Macmillan
September 06, 2006 WordFest Sneak-a-Peak: Who's Who at this Year's WordFest Announced
August 19, 2006 Writing to the Extreme with Michael Collins at WordFest 2006
August 04, 2006 From an Apple Orchard to Fields of Wheat: The book of Ruth Author comes to WordFest 2006
July 19, 2006 Former Governor General Kicks Off WordFest 2006
July 19, 2006 John Ralston Saul to Appear at Banff Distinguished Author
at WordFest 2006
June 16, 2006 Our Big Nation Shrinks When Linda Little Presents At WordFest 2006
June 07, 2006 WordFest Welcomes Return of Official Booksellers Pages Books on Kensington and Banff Book Art Den
May 26, 2006 Alberta Prairies Beef Up WordFest 2006 While A Scottish Highlander Visits the Rockies
February 17, 2006 Australian Novelist To Take WordFest Audience Down The Secret River
December 09, 2005 Wordfest Presents Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Frank McCourt
October 24, 2005 WordFest Presents Vikram Seth
October 13, 2005 Banff Distinguished Author Series moves to Eric Harvie Theatre
September 07, 2005 WordFest Showcases Literary Gems From Around the Globe to Celebrate 10TH Anniversary
August 12, 2005 Fearless Traveller Brings World Adventures Alive in Writers Festival
July 20, 2005 Margaret Atwood to accept The Banff Centre?s National Arts Award at WordFest 2005
July 05, 2005 Joseph Boyden To Appear At WordFest
June 27, 2005 2005 Wordfest Welcomes the Return of Official Booksellers
May 02, 2005 WordFest Presents John Ralston Saul
April 18, 2005 Inspiring Author Brings Uproar to 10th Annual Festival
March 14, 2005 Award-Winning Children's Author Confirmed For 2005 Festival
February 14, 2005 C.C Humphreys Joins WordFest's 2005 Line Up
January 17, 2005 Jane Urquhart To Appear At WordFest 2005
September 08, 2004 Over 60 Writers from Canada and Around the World to Appear at 9th Annual Festival!
September 03, 2004 Pages Books and Banff Book and Art Den Back as
Official Booksellers of 2004 WordFest
August 26, 2004 Sneek-A-Peek at WordFest's 2004 Line-up
August 26, 2004 Ian Rankin Coming to WordFest 2004
August 19, 2004 BidFest 2004 Online Auction
July 05, 2004 WordFest Collaborates with Calgary International Folk Music Festival
April 27, 2004 Festival Producer Anne Green Wins Coveted Rosza Award!
March 18, 2004 WordFest Announces First Calgary Savings Book Rapport Authors for 2004!
February 17, 2004 Get Airborn with Kenneth Oppel!
February 04, 2004 WordFest and ATP Team Up with Sizzling Hot Re: Verb Event!
September 10, 2003 Enjoy Lunch with Margaret Atwood!
September 03, 2003 8th Annual Festival Plays Host to Largest Contingent of Authors Ever
August 29, 2003 WordFest Launches 2nd Annual Online Auction Fundraiser!
June 26, 2003 WordFest Presents Douglas Coupland and Anne-Marie MacDonald
November 30, 1999 WordFest to Host Three of Five Authors Shortlisted for Scotiabank Giller Prize
