On Sept. 15, the annual Eden Mills Writers’ Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary.

Located just outside of Guelph, Ontario, the idyllic village festival hosted Michael Winter, Joseph Boyden, Amanda Donoghue, Tamas Dobozy, Saleema Nawaz, and more than 40 other authors and musicians.

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Eden Mills' Fringe contest winner Star Spider (right)

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Linwood Barclay

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Children's author Jennifer Lanthier

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Colin McAdam (left)

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Joseph Boyden (right)

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Lineups at the book-signing tents

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Arthur Black

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Author Ania Szado (left) and translator Michele Lawrence

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