Festival Passes are one of the best deals going for the weekend festival! A festival pass will get you into all 14 mainstage events at less than half the cost of individual tickets. Mainstage authors this year include: Michael Redhill, Tanya Talaga, Kerri Sakamoto, Kathleen Winter, Ron Sexsmith, Tom Wilson and Kevin Hardcastle.

About gritLIT

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.

The festival includes readings at local schools including French language presentations. And gritLIT ticket prices are among the lowest of any Southwestern Ontario literary festival.