It’s Friday, September 23 and that means that it is officially the first day of THIN AIR 2016! And the first day of our 20th festival! We’re all extremely excited about the phenomenal writers coming to perform, to read, and to share wisdom with us this year. We kick everything off this evening with Opening […]
THIN AIR 2016
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October 1, 20167:30 pm
After Words: Club Jazz Archived
THIN AIR 2016EnglishfrançaisDerrick GardnerSteve KirbyCentre culturel franco-manitobain (CCFM) -
3:00 pm
The Poisoned Chalice Archived
THIN AIR 2016The Poisoned ChaliceEnglishLiam CardNick CutterThe Good Will Social Club -
2:00 pm
Voices, Ink. Youth Poetry Open Mic Archived
THIN AIR 2016EnglishSam's Place -
10:00 am
The Writing Craft 2 Archived
THIN AIR 2016The Writing CraftEnglishLiam CardMillennium Library -
September 30, 20168:30 pm
La plume et le pinceau Archived
THIN AIR 2016Livres en fête 2016françaisAlain LabontéBenj FunkGemma Fiset-CookshawLouise DandeneauRhéa DufresneRich JeansonFoyer de la Maison des Artistes -
7:30 pm
The Mainstage – Strange FamiliesArchived
THIN AIR 2016The MainstageEnglishCatherine LerouxCordelia StrubeCraig DavidsonDavid BergenManitoba Theatre for Young People (MTYP) -
6:30 pm
De l’oreille à la bouche Archived
THIN AIR 2016Livres en fête 2016françaisAlain LabontéLouise DandeneauRhéa DufresneMaison Gabrielle-Roy -
4:30 pm
Big Ideas – Ian Gill: No News Is Bad NewsArchived
THIN AIR 2016Big IdeasEnglishIan GillMillennium Library -
2:30 pm
Afternoon Book Chat – Liam Card & Cordelia Strube Archived
THIN AIR 2016Afternoon Book ChatsEnglishCordelia StrubeLiam CardMcNally Robinson - Grant Park -
1:00 pm
Boot Camp For Writers – Guy Vanderhaeghe: Writing Characters with Punch Archived
THIN AIR 2016Boot Camp For WritersEnglishGuy VanderhaegheMcNally Robinson - Grant Park
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Jonathan Ball
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Deni Ellis Béchard
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Peter Behrens
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David Bergen
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Edward D. Blodgett
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Liam Card
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Lori Cayer
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Raphaël Confiant
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Dennis Cooley
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Joan Crate
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Nick Cutter
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Louise Dandeneau
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Craig Davidson
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Rosanna Deerchild
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Rhéa Dufresne
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Liam Durcan
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Paul Dutton
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Robin Esrock
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Endre Farkas
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Gemma Fiset-Cookshaw
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Leonard Flett
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Ginette Fournier
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Benj Funk
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Derrick Gardner
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François Gilbert
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Ian Gill
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Chadwick Ginther
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Laurie D. Graham
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Carolyn Gray
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Christian Guay-Poliquin
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Michael Helm
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Susan Holbrook
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Sally Ito
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Rich Jeanson
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Steve Kirby
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Debra Komar
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Myrna Kostash
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Alain Labonté
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James Laxer
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Charles Leblanc
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Sylvia Legris
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Mark Leiren-Young
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Catherine Leroux
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Allan Levine
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Jim Lynch
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Duncan Mercredi
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Lisa Moore
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Pamela Mordecai
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Bertrand Nayet
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Robert Nicolas
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Ruth Ohi
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Kenneth Oppel
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Daria Patrie
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Kevin Patterson
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Craig Francis Power
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David A. Robertson
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Shelagh Rogers
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Angeline Schellenberg
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Murray Sinclair
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Steven Ross Smith
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Kevin Spenst
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Jason Stefanik
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Cordelia Strube
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Kevin Sylvester
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Stephen Thomas
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Orysia Tracz
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Richard Van Camp
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Guy Vanderhaeghe
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Katherena Vermette
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Larry Verstraete
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Frank Viva
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Teri Vlassopoulos
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Dave Williamson
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Winnipeg Poetry Slam Team
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Patrick Woodcock
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7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga
David A. Robertson -
After James
Michael Helm -
Before the Wind
Jim Lynch -
Black Apple
Joan Crate -
Black River Road
Debra Komar -
calling down the sky
Rosanna Deerchild -
Carry Me
Peter Behrens -
Daddy Lenin and Other Stories
Guy Vanderhaeghe -
de Book of Mary
Pamela Mordecai -
Dean Gunnarson: The Making of an Escape Artist
Carolyn Gray -
departures
Dennis Cooley -
Dopamine Blunder
Lori Cayer -
Emanations: fluttertongue 6
Steven Ross Smith -
Escape Plans
Teri Vlassopoulos -
Every Hidden Thing
Kenneth Oppel -
Flannery
Lisa Moore -
Ignite
Kevin Spenst -
In This Together
Sen. Murray SinclairShelagh Rogers -
Into the Sun
Deni Ellis Béchard -
La maison d'une autre
François Gilbert -
La nuit
Rhéa Dufresne -
Le méli-mélo du père Noël
Estelle Vendrame -
Les lieux de l'amour
Bertrand NayetCharles Leblanc -
Les quatre commères de la rue des Ormes
Louise Dandeneau -
MiNRS
Kevin Sylvester -
Never Again
Endre Farkas -
News From the Red Desert
Kevin Patterson -
On the Shores of Darkness There is Light
Cordelia Strube -
Precious Cargo
Craig Davidson -
Red Jacket
Pamela Mordecai -
Running on Fumes
Christian Guay-Poliquin -
Sea Change
Frank Viva -
Settler Education
Laurie D. Graham -
Shadow Over Portage and Main
Daria PatrieJoanna GrahamJonathan BallKeith Cadieux -
Sonosyntactics
Paul Dutton -
Staking Claims to a Continent
James Laxer -
Stopgap
Liam Card -
Stranger
David Bergen -
Tell Them It Was Mozart
Angeline Schellenberg -
The Bootlegger's Confession
Allan Levine -
The Break
Katherena Vermette -
The Deep
Nick Cutter -
The Great Canadian Prairies Bucket List
Robin Esrock -
The Hideous Hidden
Sylvia Legris -
The Jokes
Stephen Thomas -
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World
Mark Leiren-Young -
The Lesser Blessed
Richard Van Camp -
The Measure of Darkness
Liam Durcan -
The Party Wall
Catherine Leroux -
The Seven Oaks Reader
Myrna Kostash -
The.Hope.
Craig Francis Power -
Throaty Wipes
Susan Holbrook -
Too Far Gone
Chadwick Ginther -
Une âme et sa quincaillerie
Alain Labonté -
Visiting Fellow
Dave Williamson -
You Can't Bury Them All
Patrick Woodcock
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It’s finally time for THIN AIR 2016!!
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THIN AIR Used Book Sale at the Forks
This weekend, we return to The Forks Market to hold another fundraiser book sale. We’ve been gathering and sorting gently used books donated by our generous supporters, and we’ve set up shop in the sunny South Atrium to bring them all to you. All funds from the sale directly contribute to costs associated with running […]
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THIN AIR 2016 Tickets & Passes
The start of the festival is fast approaching. As well as our fundraising booksale, tickets and passes for this year’s event will be available this weekend. Beginning Saturday, September 10, 2016 our THIN AIR MainStage Pass ($35) and the brand new THIN AIR SuperPass ($70) will be available at McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant ave. […]
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La nuit de l’art dansant
Par Amber O’Reilly À l’approche de la Maison Gabrielle-Roy, les sens s’éveillent. Discrète, cet éloge d’un autre temps est bien dissimulé dans sa rue tranquille. Un soir d’automne, elle aussi arrive à se repérer dans le présent, habitée par la chaleur des voix et des pas qui font chanter ses planchers de bois. Lorsque tout […]
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Willing to Travel: Willing to Learn
by Jason Cheung “Learning to travel: Traveling to learn” may be Robin Esrock’s greatest motto in life. Disclaimer: Coming from a highly biased fan who watched pretty much every single episode of Word Travels – Esrock’s signature travelogue series that catapulted him as a travel writer/producer and superstar seen and well known around the globe. […]
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The Experience of Listening
by Kelsey James THIN AIR’s main stage was packed on Saturday afternoon as eager Winnipeggers gathered to talk reconciliation with three great thinkers. The event showcased Rosanna Deerchild, Shelagh Rogers, and Senator Murray Sinclair as they invited the audience members to listen, learn and share stories left untold. Charlene Diehl, director of the festival, greeted […]