Troubling and Dreamy: A Night of Prose, Poetry and Comedy with Therese Estacion and Bahar Orang
Now & Later 1007 Bloor Street West, TorontoBook*hug Press, in partnership with Another Story Bookshop, invites you to celebrate a night of prose, poetry, and comedy. Readings by Therese Estacion (author of Phantompains), Bahar Orang (author of Where Things Touch), Liz Howard, and Andrea Werhun. Hosted by comedian Courtney Gilmour. Wednesday, June 29, 2022 7 - 9 pm ET Now & Later 1007 […]
Pride in the Word: Hosted by Billeh Nickerson
Victoria Conference Centre 720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BCPride In The Word is hosted by its renowned co-founder, Billeh Nickerson, author of Duct-Taped Roses. The largest Pride literary event in Canada features six writers bringing an intersectional lens to our 2SLGBTQIA+ communities with words and performance. Featuring: Tawahum Bige, who is Lutselk’e Dene and Plains Cree and Two-Spirit, reading from his new collection, Cut to […]
Queer Literary Horror with Nic Brewer
Little Ghosts 930 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON, CanadaJoin Nic Brewer (Suture), Emily Kellogg, Anuja Varghese, and Andrew Wilmot for a reading and discussion on queer literary horror, at specialty Toronto bookstore and cafe Little Ghosts! (This event has been rescheduled from its original date on June 28). Sunday, July 3, 2022 5 pm EDT Little Ghosts 930 Dundas Street West Toronto, ON […]
Ochre Fest presents Aimee Wall
Ochre Fest presents Come Home Characters. Featuring readings from three stellar authors home to Newfoundland: Aimee Wall, author of We, Jane, Gerard Collins and Olivia Robinson & live music by Zay Nova. Friday, July 8, 2022 8 pm Newfoundland time | 6:30 pm EDT Route 70, Ochre Pit Cove, NL A0E 3E0, Canada Tickets $25 […]
Writers Federation of Nova Scotia presents Shannon Webb Campbell
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NSShannon Webb-Campbell, author of Lunar Tides will appear alongside André Forget at the launch for his book In the City of Pigs. Tuesday, July 12, 2022 7-9 pm AT Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia 1113 Marginal Road Halifax, NS
Plenitude Book Launch
Bickford Park TorontoJoin us to celebrate the launch of Daniel Sarah Karasik's new poetry collection, Plenitude! With guest readers Bahar Orang (Where Things Touch) and Jody Chan. Tuesday, July 19, 2022 7 - 9 pm ET Read more on the FB event page Bickford Park Toronto, ON All are welcome. There is a covered area beneath the […]
EVENT POSTPONED – Another Story Bookshop presents Nic Brewer
Another Story Bookshop 315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, ONJoin Syd Hegele and Nic Brewer (Suture) for an evening of reading and conversation! This event is hosted by Another Story Bookshop, located in Roncesvalles Village in the west end of Toronto. EVENT POSTPONED - NEW DATE/TIME TBC Another Story Bookshop 315 Roncesvalles Ave Toronto, ON FB event page here
Smutburger presents Aimee Wall
OnlineWE, JANE. WE, THE NORTH: SMUTBURGER ABORTION TEACH-IN with AIMEE WALL With the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, what can we learn and relearn about the practice of abortion in Canada? Aimee Wall, the author of the 2021 Giller-longlisted novel We,Jane, about woman-led, unsanctioned abortion care in rural Newfoundland, joins us to […]
Royal City Literary Arts Society presents Hasan Namir
Queen's Park Band Shell New Westminster, BCRoyal City Literary Arts Society presents Poetry in the Park with Hasan Namir, author of Umbilical Cord, and Evelyn Lau. This reading is part of a summer poetry series - two feature poets and an open mic each week. Wednesday, August 3, 2022 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm PT Queen's Park Band Shell New Westminster, […]
Fertile Festival presents Aaron Tucker
KFB EastJoin for the inaugural FERTILE FESTIVAL: Blasted Tree Garden Party with Aaron Tucker, author of Catalogue d'oiseaux, and Kyle Flemmer, w/ Leslie Joy Ahenda and MA|DE. Curated by The Blasted Tree, Gap Riot Press & KFB Saturday, August 6, 2022 3 pm ET Great Escape Book Store (KFB East) Back Lane space 957 Kingston Road Toronto, ON Buy tickets, […]