gritLIT Announces Line-Up for First Hybrid Festival, Featuring more than two dozen Canadian and Hamilton authors
gritLIT: Hamilton’s Festival for Readers and Writers announces its 2022 line-up, featuring readings, panels, interviews, interactive events and writing workshops. gritLIT 2022 will take place between April 21-24.
To see a complete list of events, visit gritlit.ca.
Participants:
Kamal Al-Solaylee Ralph Benmergui Helen Chau Bradley Chidiogo Akunyili-Parr Daniel Scott Tysdal Genevieve Graham Heather O’Neill Jaclyn Desforges John Lawrence Reynolds Jolie Phuong Hoang Lawrence Hill Linda Rui Feng Margaret Nowaczyk Michelle Good Ann Y K Choi Matthew MacFadzean Renata Hall Sarah Raughley Merilyn Simonds Gary Barwin Perry King Rowan McCandless Sabrina Benaim Sanna Wani Sheila Heti Bernie Saunders Silmy Abdullah Sumaiya Matin Christopher DiRaddo Rasiqra Revulva
Highlights include:
- In His Own Words with Ralph Benmergui
- Historical Fiction with Genevieve Graham and Linda Rui Feng
- Montreal Stories-mental health, toxic relationships and sexual politics
- gritLIT book club with Lawrence Hill
- Sports Community and Inclusion
- Authors In Conversation-Michelle Good and Merilyn Simonds
- Not So Happily Ever After-Renata Wall Host
- Voices in Poetry: Mysticism, Magic and Mental Health
- Homegoing Chidiogo Akunyii-Parr,Kamal Al-Solaylee
- Interview with Lawrence Hill
- Interview with Sheila Heti
- Hamilton writes-in-person reading
This year the event will feature a partial return to live programming. While gritLIT 2022 will be primarily online, it will also feature five in-person events at the Homewood Suites by Hilton.
About gritLIT
Now in its 18th year, gritLIT is Hamilton’s annual literary festival, a four-day celebration of Canadian authors. Since its inception in 2004, the festival has built a reputation with readers in the Golden Horseshoe as a place to get “up close and personal” with their favourite authors and to discover new voices.
gritLIT brings together diverse voices – the biggest Canadian authors, up and coming talent, and local Hamilton writers – in a series of readings and themed events. The festival’s mandate is one of accessibility for both authors and audiences. gritLIT puts a focus on local authors, giving them the exposure to readers that they richly deserve.
