Eden Mills Festival September 20th 2026
The Clearing

The Spotlight on Guelph
Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Hosted by: Jeremy Luke Hill
Authors: Tamara Jong, J. Lorito, K.A. Mielke

For a relatively small city, Guelph has a big literary footprint and a history of fostering incredible talent. From J. Lorito’s exploration of losing one’s parents (Laugh Track for Dying), to Tamara Jong’s stirring memoir about escaping the confines of a religious community and finding oneself (Worldly Girls), to a Nebula-award nominated take on growing up as a queer goblin by K.A. Mielke (Goblin Girl), discover what some of the city’s up-and-coming writers have put into the world this year.