The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story has unanimously decided to bring the festival to a close in 2025.
The committee would like to share their sincere appreciation to the community, volunteers, and funders for their many years of support and to the authors who continued to bring exceptional programming to the event. The remaining funds will be donated to community charities supporting women and youth.
The festival website will continue to host the archive of authors and short stories for an undetermined amount of time on this website. The Short Story Contest will continue through
Huron County Library.
Mission & Mandate
Mission
Our mission is to nurture emerging writers and to celebrate short stories in the landscape that inspired Alice Munro.
Featured Image: illustrated map by Randy Jones
Mandate
The Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story stages an annual literary festival that honours Alice Munro and nurtures emerging writers through workshops and onstage presentations that celebrate the short story.
The festival contributes to the cultural and economic communities in Huron County and helps assure their place in the Canadian landscape.
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Featured Image: photograph by Darlene Munro
