Celebrate the launch of Canthius 06, with a reading by Julie Morrissy, author of Where, the Mile End. Also with Sanita Fejzić, Paola Ferrante, Arpita Bajpeyi, and hannah harris-sutro. Can't make it to the launch? You can order the new issue here: http://www.canthius.com/subscribe/

Growing Room 2019 presents Faith, Spirituality, and Religion, with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with: Jennifer Zilm (Waiting Room), and Meharoona Ghani. Moderated by Betsy Warland. Moderator Betsy Warland joins three poets—Meharoona Ghani, Hana Shafi, and Jennifer Zilm—for a frank discussion about the complicated relationships between love and community, womanhood […]

Growing Room presents Funny Feminists, with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with: Ivan Coyote, Lucas Crawford, Molly Cross-Blanchard, Eden Robinson, Jo Dworshak and Lindsay Wong. Moderated by Samantha Nock. Punch up at the patriarchy with an afternoon of witty poetry and prose featuring some of the most incisive and hilarious […]

Growing Room 2019 presents Cut to the Feeling: a Night of Queerotica, with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with: Lindsay Nixon, Serena Lukas Bhandar, and Arielle Twist. Moderated by jaye simpson. The mark of truly great literature is writing that makes you feel feelings you’ve never felt before. This evening, […]

University of Fraser Valley Reading Series & Valley Fest presents Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat.

Knife Fork Book and Book*hug present the Toronto launch of Where, the Mile End by Julie Morrissy. Also reading: Kim Fahner and Samuel Guest.

Growing Room 2019 presents the Poetry EnJAMbment, with Adrienne Gruber (Q & A), Kim Trainor (Ledi), Fenn Stewart (Better Nature). Also with: Cicely Belle Blain, Meharoona Ghani, Taryn Hubbard, Joanna Lilley, and Onjana Yawnghwe. Hosted by Dina Del Bucchia. Poetry is for everyone. With this powerhouse line-up of fabulous poets, come enjoy an evening of […]

Growing Room 2019 presents Manuscript Consults, with Mallory Tater, author of This Will Be Good. Genres available: Poetry & Fiction Time Slots available: 10:30am – 11am; 11am – 11:30am; 11:30am – 12pm; 12pm – 12:30pm Half-hour manuscript consultations are available with experienced editors and writing instructors on Saturday, March 9 and Saturday, March 16 at the […]

Growing Room 2019 presents The Changing Landscape of Genre Writing and Publishing, with Arley McNeney, Emily Pohl-Weary, Yilin Wang, and Erin McQuiston. Moderated by Mallory Tater, author of This Will Be Good. Genre fiction, such as fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, or romance, is often marginalized in the world of CanLit. Simultaneously, genre writing is […]

American Conference for Irish Studies presents a reading by Julie Morrissy, author of Where, the Mile End.