Join 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

WE, 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 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, […]

Join 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, […]

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts presents Hope Matters: Tribute to Lee Maracle. Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter will be joined on stage by award-winning composer and traditional singer of the Lil’wat Nation, Russell Wallace, to celebrate Maracle’s incredible life, work and legacy. Read more here. Saturday, August 13, 2022 4 pm Rockwood Centre, 5511 Shorncliffe Ave, Sechelt […]

Join Ice Tha One & Shannon Webb-Campbell for a double performance live at the distillery on Wednesday night. Shannon Webb-Campbell will perform a poetry reading from Her latest collection, Lunar Tides. Ice Tha One will perform a set to celebrate the release of her new Hip-Hop album, MONSTAR. Wednesday, August 17, 2022 6 pm The […]

Join for Nico Paulo's Newfoundland Summer Tour! On Friday, August 19, Shannon Webb-Campbell will be opening the show, reading from her poetry collection Lunar Tides.  Friday, August 19, 2022 8 pm NL Bannerman Brewery Co. 90 Duckworth St, St. John's, NL Show tickets are for sale at Fred's Records and the night of the show at […]

The inaugural Waterloo Bookfest, organized by the KW Writers Alliance and the City of Waterloo, presents Nic Brewer, author of Suture. The festival will also showcase other authors from the Region of Waterloo at a free downtown market.

Join Argo Bookshop for an in-store Book Club with Anita Anand, author of A Convergence of Solitudes! Having read the book is encouraged, but not required (although there will probably be spoilers). Please note that Argo Bookshop still requires masks in the store.

For many writers, the publishing industry seems to glorify an unceasing outpouring of content. Nic Brewer (author of Suture) and Sienna Tristen see superstars with three, four, five books out in a year, or a poem published apparently every other week. It can feel worryingly like the best (only?) way to achieve satisfaction in publishing […]