The English Symposium is held annually in the fall. Organized by the English department, this event gathers speakers and performers from a wide range of artistic and scholarly fields, and explores a particular theme related to literary works and genres.

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2025 Vanier College English Symposium explored Room for Play

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Vanier English Symposium 2024 will explore THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Nov. 1-3, Vanier English Symposium: More Than Words

2022 English Symposium: English Studies in the 21st Century: Past, Present and Future.

2021 English Symposium: Whose Freedom? - Art, Text, and Expression in the Public Domain

The 2016 Vanier College English Symposium explores Transformations

2013 Vanier College English Symposium: Timeline - Narrating ourselves

The Vanier English Department presents a Symposium on Language and Writing