Festival du livre des Indépendant.e.s

The Association des auteurs et auteures de l'Outaouais (AAAO) is pleased to invite you to the Festival du livre des Indépendant.e.s taking place October 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 6, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Espace Canevas (425 boulevard St-Joseph, Gatineau, Quebec).

The public will have the chance to meet the authors. s Agathe Léveillée, Aisha Cloutier, Alain Routhier, Amyot Bachand, Annie Coutu, Claire Huneault, Danielle Soucy, Denis Lafond, Diane Tremblay, Dominik McNicoll, Éditions Mondes Imaginaires, Éditions Mine d'art, France Légaré, France Lussier, Francine Payer, Ghislain Larocque, Ghislaine Vermette, Ingrid Recompsat, Jean Chapleau, Jean-Guy Martin, Joanne Guillemette Lécuyer, Joanne Turcotte, Joseph Jean Laurent & Marc Scott, Julie Dufour, Julie-Anne Codaire, La Note Verte, Laurence Flez-Renaudin, Leslie Gorman, Lise Careau, Marie France Potvin, Marie-Sylvie Dionne, Marie-Thérèse Béland, Marthe St-Amour, Micheline Dandurand, Patrick De Lachevrotière, Rachid El Faiz, Rémy Beaulieu, René Leduc, Sarah Suzanne Matamba, Valérie Myriam Manseau, Vicky Blais, Yanick Baudequin and Yseult Ferron.

Activities and lectures will also be presented throughout the weekend. Visitors can look forward to activities for children, including a show by Patrick le Dragon on Sunday, and story readings by authors Danielle Soucy and Julie-Anne Codaire. The Festival will also feature a talk by boxer Gaetan Hart.

Following the success of the very first edition of the Salon des auteurs.e.s indépendants de l'Outaouais in 2023, the AAAO has decided to do it again and give a place once more to independent authors from our region and beyond! This event, dedicated to writers who create and publish books without the support of established publishing houses, will give the general public a chance to meet new talent, some of it unknown in the public sphere. Independent authors and exhibitors will be able to sell their books, talk to readers and benefit from a unique visibility platform.