The Canadian Association of Literary Festivals (CALF) was founded in 2022 to provide member festivals with resources and advocacy support as they promote and deliver curated annual events that facilitate the growth and well-being of key stakeholders in the national literary ecology.

Nominations for the Board of Directors and its associated committees take place at the annual conference.

Board of Directors

Chair: Rebecca Silver Slayter
Cabot Trail Writers Festival (Cape Breton Island, NS)

Vice-Chair: Leslie Hurtig
Vancouver Writers Fest (Vancouver, BC)

Treasurer: Ryan Turner
AfterWords Literary Festival (Halifax, NS)

Secretary: Heather Campbell
WordStock Sudbury Literary Festival (Sudbury, ON)

Director: Marisa Alps
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts (Sechelt, BC)

Director: Noel Bourque
Frye Festival (Moncton, NB)

Director: Shawn Hogan
Wild Threads Literary Festival (Charlottetown, PEI)

Director: Pamela Mulloy
Wild Writers Literary Festival (Waterloo, ON)