Event Speaker: Deborah Kimmett

Deborah Kimmett has been making people laugh on the stage and page for over 45 years. She has been a regular on CBC’s Debaters for 18 years as well as on CBC’s Laugh out Loud and the comedy festivals. She was nominated twice for the National Magazine Award for Humour. As well, she has been shortlisted for the Governor-General Award for her play Miracle Mother. Her lead in the movie, Keep Coming Back debuted at the Palm Springs Film Festival, and Whistler Film Festival which garnered a best actress nomination for ACTRA. She has appeared on Canadian gems like Frankie Drake, Tall Boyz, and Gayle Pyle. As well, she is an accomplished author of four books, Reality is Overrated and That Which Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Funnier, Out Running Crazy and her new book Window-shopping for God was recently published and has been named one of Canada’s 2024 books with buzz. She has taught memoir writing and comedy writing for 25 years and she is the creator and architect of The Seven Minute Writer Toolkit