The Sawdust reading series presents Sandra Ridley, author of Silvija and The Counting House. Also with Alastair Larwill, Allie Duff, Manahil Bandukwala, Avonlea Fotheringham and Sanita Fejzić. The Sawdust Reading Series is celebrating four years of awesome poetry by bringing the incredible Sandra Ridley to the stage, as well as as many of the year's Poem-Off winners as we […]

Word on the Street Plus + presents Conversations + with Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians, in conversation with Daniel Heath Justice.

The Word on the Street presents 'Daily Affirmations,' with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with Najwa Zebian. Candid and in-demand poetry that unveils the wisdom hidden within ourselves and the everyday. Hana Shafi and Najwa Zebian offer readers work which converges with the diverse poetics of self-care, feminist conviction, and empowering […]

Word on the Street presents Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians, 2018 Toronto Book Awards Finalist. Lee will read from My Conversations with Canadians at 1:30 pm and again at 4:00 pm at the Toronto Book Awards Tent.

The Word on the Street presents 'Transmission,' with Gwen Benaway, author of Holy Wild. Also with Casey Plett. Featuring a reading and Q&A. Hosted and moderated by Jael Richardson. Drawing on their real-life experiences and family histories, Gwen Benaway and Casey Plett present prose and poetry that explore different facets of trans identities. Vibrant Voices of Ontario […]

Word on the Street presents The Unpublished City, 2018 Toronto Book Awards Finalist. Contributors Diana Biacora, Nicole Chin, Simone Dalton, Doyali Islam, and Sanchari Sur join host Canisia Lubrin to read and talk about The Unpublished City. Toronto Book Awards Tent.

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents an Afternoon Book Chat with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Jim Nason. Family, poverty, society, and self make up some of the territory of today’s writers, who use prose and poetry to reflect on the world around them.

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents 'Home is Where the ________ Is,' with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Caity Curtis & Stephen Sim, Dimitri Nasrallah, Jim Nason, Karen Clavelle and Thomas Trofimuk. Please note this is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets here.

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival presents Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Dimitri Nasrallah. Two accomplished, innovative writers explore family, society, and politics in their probing, profound work.

Cabot Train Writers Festival presents an Opening Night reading with Oisín Curran, author of Blood Fable. Also with Joanne Schwartz, Phonse Jessome, Shalan Joudry, Sharon Bala, Linda Spalding, Madeleine Thien.Hosted by Jared Bland. Hors d'oeuvres, cash bar, and books available for purchase. Please note that this is a ticketed event. Purchase online tickets here. Call (902) 224-5231 to […]

Cabot Train Writers Festival presents "The Pram in the Hall": Is Parenthood the Enemy of Art?: A Conversation with Oisín Curran, author of Blood Fable, as well as Shalan Joudry and Linda Spalding. Please note that this is a ticketed event. Purchase online tickets here. Call (902) 224-5231 to purchase tickets over the phone. Tickets […]

Cabot Trail Writers Festival presents a Fiction Workshop with Oisín Curran, author of Blood Fable Fictional Confabs: Writing Literary Dialogue Most fiction is an authorial monologue. But as a game of make-believe, it often features conversations.                           How do we deal with dialogue when […]

Victoria Festival of Authors presents 'This is My Story, Not Me,' with Chelene Knight, author of Dear Current Occupant. Also with Darrel J. McLeod and Vivek Shraya. Moderated by Sonnet L‘Abbé. Ben Okri once said, “We live stories that either give our lives meaning or negate it with meaninglessness. If we change the stories we live by, quite […]

Room Magazine presents Afterword, a night of readings, conversation, food, and community, with Mallory Tater, author of This Will Be Good, as well as Amber Dawn, Juliane Okot Bitek, Meagan Black, Jillian Christmas, Ivan Coyote, Sara Graefe, Jessica Johns, Andrea Macpherson, Shazia Hafiz Ramji, Jaye Simpson, Andrea Warner, Isabella Wang, and Elaine Woo. Thanks to […]

Queen Mob's Teahouse presents their "teaparty" reading, with Christine McNair, author of Charm. Also with rob mclennan, Russell Bennetts, and Clara Daneriat.