Blue Metropolis presents Gail Scott
onlineBlue Metropolis Festival presents Heart-Anger: Writing and Difficulty, a bilingual event with Gail Scott, author of Permanent Revolution. Also with Céleste Godin. Hosted by Oana Avasilichioaei. What are the difficulties of so-called difficult writing? And what of its ease? Novelist and essayist Gail Scott and poet and dramaturge Céleste Godin in an intergenerational dialogue on […]
Planet Earth Poetry Series presents Billeh Nickerson
ZoomPlanet Earth Poetry Series presents Billeh Nickerson, author of Duct-Taped Roses. More details TBC. April 30, 7:30-9pm PST.
Memorial Video for RM Vaughan presented by Verses Festival of Words
Memorial Video for RM Vaughan presented by Verses Festival of Words, with Billeh Nickerson (Duct-Taped Roses), and more. More details TBC. May 1, 6:30 pm PST.
The Festival of Literary Diversity presents Writers on Loss and Grief, with Therese Estacion
FOLD Virtual PlatformThe Festival of Literary Diversity presents Writers on Loss and Grief What happens when we lose something or someone? How do we grieve and how do we "move on"? In this Mood Series event, authors Therese Estacion (Phantompains), Amanda Leduc (The Centaur's Wife), and Kimiko Tobimatsu (Kimiko Does Cancer) discuss the ways unexpected events shape […]
The FOLD presents Writers on Truth and Curiosity, with Bahar Orang
FOLD Virtual PlatformThe FOLD presents Writers on Truth and Curiosity Personal storytelling and real-life truths require a particular kind of vulnerability, a willingness to bear all. But is the choice that writers make about how they share their stories a truth-telling of its own? In this Mood Series event, three nonfiction writers whose latest works experiment with […]
The FOLD presents Writers on the Beauty of Transformation, with Shani Mootoo
FOLD Virtual PlatformThe FOLD presents Writers on the Beauty of Transformation Sometimes change involves subtle, careful moments that blend and blur over time. But sometimes change happens quickly, churning and transforming us with breathtaking abruptness. In this Mood Series event, Shani Mootoo (Polar Vortex), Tawhida Tanya Evanson (Book of Wings), and H. Nigel Thomas (Easily Fooled), explore […]
Brockton Writers Series presents Therese Estacion
Brockton Writers Series presents Therese Estacion, author of Phantompains. More details TBC.
Toronto Bird Celebrations presents Flyways, Highways and Byways, with Aaron Tucker
ZoomToronto Bird Celebrations presents Flyways, Highways and Byways, with Aaron Tucker, author of Catalogue d'oiseaux. During a massive spring migration, while most humans are asleep, the airspace above Toronto is abuzz with over 50 million birds - 16 times that of Toronto’s human inhabitants. Home to 3 million people and 180 languages, the City is […]
Single Onion Reading Series presents Billeh Nickerson
ZoomSingle Onion Reading Series presents Billeh Nickerson, author of Duct-Taped Roses. More details TBC. May 20, 7 pm MT
Permanent Revolution by Gail Scott Virtual Book Launch
Zoom WebinarJoin us to celebrate the virtual launch of Permanent Revolution by Gail Scott! Featuring readings by the author and an interview moderated by special guest Lisa Robertson. Hosted by Margaret Christakos. Free to attend. With live captions Pre-register for the Zoom Webinar here: https://us02web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_xYJ-5DRlSLetbbQThNCXGA About Permanent Revolution: “A writer may do […]