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 […]

The Word on the Street presents 'The (Modern) Lives of Girls and Women,' with Catherine Fatima, author of Sludge Utopia. Also with Paige Cooper. Fierce debuts that tap into the resilience of a tested woman. Paige Cooper and Catherine Fatima bring us toughness and wit in stories about refusing to compromise and the struggles of living […]

Word on the Street presents The Unpublished City, 2018 Toronto Book Awards Finalist.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Nicole Chin, Simone Dalton, Doyali Islam, and Sanchari Sur join host Canisia Lubrin to read and talk about The Unpublished City.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