Eden Mills Writers' Festival

The festival also provides opportunities for young and unpublished writers to present their work in a juried reading session called "the Fringe."

Eden Mills is located on the Eramosa River and the festival's principal readings take place on its banks.

Rooke invited other writers to this event, such as Rohinton Mistry, Michael Ondaatje, Jane Urquhart and Linda Spalding.

Additions to the festival include the fringe and Young Adult readings, as well as two annual literary competitions.

The 2020 festival, scheduled for September 11–13, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic and was replaced with "a series of free online literary events" from May to October.

The general membership of approximately 50 people assist with fundraising, operations, publicity, author selection, entertainment and music.

Private sites are offered free of charge for readings, expressing the local support and generosity typical of this festival.