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2025 Festival
Aug 8 – 10 2025
The 24th annual celebration of Winterset In Summer will continue the tradition of honouring the written word and arts and culture in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Lisa Moore's Workshop 2025
📅 August 8–10, 2025
Back by popular demand! Acclaimed author Lisa Moore returns to Winterset in Summer to lead a three-day writing workshop. Participants will refine their craft over two days, culminating in a special on-stage presentation during our festival, hosted by Jennifer Guy. Spaces are limited—apply by May 15, 2025.
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Read the Latest Updates about the 2025 Winterset in Summer
2025 Winterset Program at a Glance
Head over to our events page for more information on this year’s program and to get your tickets!
Winterset in Summer 2025: A Sneak Peek into This Year’s Festival.
It’s time for our annual Festival, and we are coming with an exciting list of writers and hosts. This summer
Getting Lost for Words
Newfoundland and Labrador is a place with its own vocabulary, its own dialect, even its own dictionary. It is a place where idiosyncratic stories are told with confidence and conviction. It’s here we’ve created a space for an exchange of words and ideas in a scenic town on the edge of the sea. The bountiful art created in, and about, this wild place was acclaimed across the country throughout the lifetime of Newfoundland-born, award-winning author and journalist Sandra Fraser Gwyn.
In Good Company
The Winterset in Summer Literary Festival has grown in audience and scope through the last two decades and includes not only literature but drama, music, and visual arts. Run by volunteers with contributions from the community, Winterset in Summer is a unique celebration allowing writers and artists to showcase their work, discuss their processes, and reflect on how art relates to the human experience.
To this day, the festival’s style is dictated by Sandra’s conviction: the best way to achieve quality is with good company, good discussion, and a good party.
2021 Events
Winterset In Summer
Aug. 13-15, 2021
The 21sr annual celebration of Winterset In Summer will continue the tradition of honouring the written word and arts and culture in Newfoundland and Labrador.Â
This year’s events will be posted soon, so please watch for more details.
