Events | Book*hug Press - Part 51

Growing Room 2019 presents Mallory Tater

Red Gate Revue Stage 1601 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC

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 […]

Open Space presents Kindling Writers Festival, with Alex Leslie

Open Space 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor,, Victoria, BC

Open Space Arts Society presents Kindling Writers Festival, a literary festival that celebrates the work of emerging LGBTQ2S+ writers, performers, and artists whose works opens up possibilities of care, kinship, and community. Featuring: Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat, Jane Shi, Kayla Czaga, Kimmortal, and Whess Harman will feature in this weekend […]

Book*hug and Anvil Press present an AWP Offsite Reading with Chelene Knight, D. Nandi Odhiambo, Adrienne Gruber and Robin Richardson + Jay Millar, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Jen Currin and Maureen Medved

The Waypost 3120 N Williams Ave., Portland, Orgeon

Join Canadian indies Anvil Press and Book*hug for an evening of readings and margaritas! Book*hug and Anvil Press present An Evening Readings, an AWP offsite event. With readings by Book*hug authors: Chelene Knight (Dear Current Occupant), D. Nandi Odhiambo (Smells Like Stars), Adrienne Gruber (Q&A) and Robin Richardson (Try Not to Get Too Attached). Also […]

Free

Local Lit Author Event with Devon Code

The Garnet 231 Hunter St W., Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

Local Lit Author Event with Devon Code, author of Involuntary Bliss. Also with Ursula Pflug. Celebrate the literature of Peterborough with an author talk featuring local fiction writers Devon Code and Ursula Pflug at the Garnet. Featuring readings by both authors and a Q&A. This event is free and open to all. Discover more titles […]

Opening Reception for Re-Joyce: Wieland for a New Millennium, with readings by Lee Maracle and Lisa Robertson

Gallery Spaces of TMAC 32 Lisgar Street, Toronto

Opening Reception for Re-Joyce: Wieland for a New Millennium, with readings by Lee Maracle, who will read from her newest book, Hope Matters, and Lisa Robertson. Also featuring The Truth Booth Presents: Invest and Protect, conceived by Kiera Boult. Co-curators: Christina Battle, Amy Fung, Allyson Mitchell, and Ariel Smith.    

Vancouver Launch for Q&A by Adrienne Gruber

Massy Books 229 E. Georgia St., Vancouver, British Columbia

Join Massy Books for the launch of Adrienne Gruber's new poetry collection - Q&A! With special guests Raoul Fernandes and Rob Taylor. Hosted by Elee Kraljii Gardiner.

Free

GritLIT: Hamilton’s Readers & Writers Festival presents Hana Shafi

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON 40 Bay Street South, Hamilton, ON

GritLIT: Hamilton’s Readers & Writers Festival presents Poetry Decoded, with Hana Shafi, author of It Begins with the Body. Also with Linda Frank, Shane Neilson, and Adam Sol. Metrophobia, or fear of poetry, is a surprisingly-common affliction, yet poetry predates written text as a form of communication. Poets Linda Frank, Shane Neilson, Hana Shafi and […]

gritLIT: Hamilton’s Readers and Writers Festival presents Derek Mascarenhas

HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON 40 Bay Street South, Hamilton, ON

gritLIT: Hamilton's Readers and Writers Festival presents Author Speed Date (Special Format), with Derek Mascarenhas, author of Coconut Dreams. Also with: Jennifer Robson, Claire Tacon, Perparim Kapllani. Hosted by Annette Hamme and Melanie Cummings. A fun, new, interactive event! Authors will visit with guests at their tables for 15 minutes and then move on – […]

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