Margaret Nowaczyk - Hamilton City Magazine

Shining a spotlight on gritLIT

By Meredith MacLeod Apr 11, 2025

Whether you love to read and talk about books, are a successful author, or are aspiring to publish your first work, Hamilton’s Readers and Writers Festival has something for you. gritLIT is an opportunity to not only celebrate great books and national and local authors, it’s a chance…

Arts + Culture

gritLIT opens a new chapter

By Stephen Near Feb 12, 2025

Launch party at Theatre Aquarius marks an exciting new page for Hamilton's literary festival. It was a chilly evening, but the vibe was warm Tuesday as gritLIT, Hamilton’s premiere literary festival, celebrated the launch of its April 2025 event in the lobby of Theatre Aquarius. Hosted by Lishai…

Arts + Culture

Davy, Ollman, Desforges win at Hamilton Literary Awards

By HCM Dec 6, 2022

Awards for fiction, non-fiction and poetry handed out by the Hamilton Arts Council. Three Hamilton authors have new accolades after winning at the 29th annual Hamilton Literary Awards, handed out Dec. 12. Former Hamilton Spectator reporter Denise Davy won both the non-fiction category and the Kerry Schooley Book…