Amy D

Arts marketer, fundraiser, spatula wielder, sun warrior & runner. Head of Marketing @festofauthors

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

You're officially invited to #FestofAuthors23! Join us September 21 – October 1 & let your imagination take flight through 200+ events & activities. From conversations to performances, and #TIFAkids to workshops, the lineup has it all. Browse: https://t.co/9MbMMVTLvH #CanLit

[Amy D @Dennamy]

@CityNewsTO Photo is incorrect, please fix! This photo represents the best-organized race in the city - an entirely different entity - who has nothing to do with the Toronto Marathon fiasco.

[Amy D @Dennamy]

Congratulations Indigenous Toronto (@coachhousebooks ) on your 2022 @heritagetoronto Book Award!!!

[Amy D @Dennamy]

12 months in the making!

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

We are thrilled to announce MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival, presented by @Kobo! Taking place June 3–5, #MotiveTO features nearly 100 authors, with 40+ ticketed events, 13 free digital events & free outdoor events all weekend. Join us: https://t.co/9MA8EoDAj5 #CanLit #Toronto

[Brian Whitmore @PowerVertical]

We all owe a great debt to the Ukrainians. They are reminding us why democracy matters. They are reminding us that it is worth fighting for. And they are reminding us that in this era of fake news and alternative facts, the truth still matters.

[Amy D @Dennamy]

We are live!!!

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Welcome to day one of #FestofAuthors21! Our first event of the day starts at 12pm ET, and with over a dozen interviews, panel discussions, performances & #TIFAkids events taking place today, we hope you tune in for all the fun. Browse the schedule: https://t.co/B4EEW46iTe #CanLit

[Amy D @Dennamy]

As a big fan of The Good Wife, I can't wait to hear all about Alan Cumming's "baggage" at #festofauthors21!

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Big News! @AlanCumming has joined #FestofAuthors21 for a live virtual event on October 19! The award-winning actor & writer will talk about his new memoir, Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life, with TIFA Director @RolandGulliver. Register: https://t.co/AkQMydAO92 #CultureDays

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Congratulations to the #ScotiabankGillerPrize shortlisted authors! 📚🎉

We are excited to have @omarelakkad, @Cheluchi_O and @cruising_utopia joining us for #FestofAuthors21 in a few weeks! https://t.co/SRNYjMITXV #CanLit

[Amy D @Dennamy]

So thrilled to be a part of buffing up the #TIFAkids programme for #festofauthors21. It's bigger than ever now with 40+ virtual events for young book lovers! Plus - my fave - Halloween events!

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

The #TIFAkids programme is bigger and better than ever before! Running from Oct 21–31, there will be daily readings, draw-alongs, Q&As and interviews with award-winning authors for teens and kids aged three and up. See what’s on: https://t.co/BZZva6UO9J #FestofAuthors21 #KidLit

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Are you ready for #FestofAuthors21? We're thrilled to announce the lineup of 300+ authors & artists from across Canada & the world who will join us for the 42nd Festival Oct 21–31! There are 200+ virtual events to discover, so sign up for all-access here: https://t.co/7QA1B4Z9hf

[Amy D @Dennamy]

Congratulations to the 2021 #ScotiabankGillerPrize longlisters! I'm currently in the middle of @omarelakkad's What Strange Paradise (and loving it), and can't wait to tackle the others soon!

[Giller Prize @GillerPrize]

We are pleased to introduce the 2021 #ScotiabankGillerPrize longlist. Congratulations to all of the authors! https://t.co/RdAK7FtLlG #GillerPrize #CravingCanLit

[Now Toronto @nowtoronto]

Margaret Atwood, Omar El Akkad, Colson Whitehead and Randy Boyagoda are among the authors set to appear at this year’s Toronto International Festival of Authors. https://t.co/GVa1uxDpSp

[Fatimah Hossaini @HossainiFatimah]

_The last days in Kabul while we, four friends, Afghan women journalists were hiding ourselves in d house. we were deleting our posts & profiles & whatever we achieved over past two decades. Taliban fighters were outside & patrolling d area.
Feeling broken & traumatized.
Aug 18-

[Margaret E Atwood @MargaretAtwood]

If we truly believe that women’s rights are human rights, this is the moment. Help protect Afghan women and human rights leaders who fought for a democratic Afghanistan. Donate. Call your representatives. Stand with Afghan Women. https://t.co/iPp09X4cRv
@ProtectAfghan

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Honouring Graeme Gibson’s legacy, #FestofAuthors21 co-presents dystopian novelists @omarelakkad and @MargaretAtwood in conversation with host @nahlahayed, in partnership with @CBCideas.

To read the full announcement and register for this FREE event visit: https://t.co/MFR5B7LU4t

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

We are pleased to announce the authors and books selected for the Summer/Fall 2021 Season of #TorontoLitUp! These 12 books will be celebrated with free book launch events between July and December. You can check them out here: https://t.co/EPg6HlElue @TorontoArts #PoweredbyTAC

[Toronto Star Culture @TorontoStarLife]

The Toronto International Festival of Authors will be digital again this fall, but artistic director Roland Gulliver has a surprise for crime lit fans https://t.co/yW5Pit3t0n

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Today we shared exciting news about our upcoming festivals in 2021 and 2022, including a new crime and mystery festival. Mark your calendars and read more here: https://t.co/YUcfksDr3Y #FestofAuthors21 #FestofAuthors22

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

We're #hiring! @festofauthors is seeking a detail-oriented, emerging arts professional for the contract role of Festival Assistant, Events. It's an opportunity to learn the world of event coordination! Apply by June 20. https://t.co/AU9yfG1FNK #TOarts #workinculture #artsjobs

[Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) @festofauthors]

Author and lawyer @Creeborn tells @waub why she chose to write about residential schools in her book Five Little Indians, and why Indigenous communities “can’t just get over it”, in this #FestofAuthors20 clip. You can view the entire video on our website: https://t.co/sUD1au2tBd