Toronto Launch of Authenticity is a Feeling by Jacob Wren
Type Books 883 Queen St W , Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBook*hug and Type Books invite you to celebrate the Toronto launch of Authenticity is a Feeling: My Life in PME-ART by Jacob Wren. Featuring readings from the book by Shannon Cochrane, Alexandra Rockingham Gill, Simone Moir and Jacob Wren All are welcome. Accessibility information: Type Books has an accessible front door entrance.
Ottawa Writers’ Festival presents Lee Maracle
Christ Church Cathedral 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaOttawa Writers Festival presents Decolonizing the Dialogue with Lee Maracle. We gather on unceded Algonquin territory to explore the true history of this country and to discuss what a decolonized future might look like and how we can get there. Harkening back to her first book tour at the age of 26–for the autobiographical novel […]
Blue Metropolis Literary Festival presents Blue Met Talks: On Fear, with Lee Maracle
SALLE GODIN (HOTEL10) Montreal, QC, CanadaBlue Metropolis Literary Festival presents Blue Met Talks: On Fear, with Lee Maracle. In these unsettling times, Blue Met asks a number of writers and thinkers to consider and shed light on the topic of Fear, be it a fear of white supremacy, fear of the Other, or fear as a psychological or sociological phenomenon. […]
Blue Metropolis Festival presents Lee Maracle
SALLE GODIN (HOTEL10) Montreal, QC, CanadaBlue Metropolis presents IN CONVERSATION: LEE MARACLE AND NICOLE BROSSARD. An encounter between two powerful poets and 2018 Blue Met prizewinners: Lee Maracle and Nicole Brossard. Moderated by Katia Grubisic.
The Factory Reading Series presents Christine McNair and Aaron Tucker
The Carleton Tavern 223 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, ON, Canadaspan-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents: span-o (the small press action network - Ottawa) presents: The Factory Reading Series, with Christine McNair (Charm) and Aaron Tucker (Irresponsible Mediums) and also Brecken Hancock and rob mclennan. Lovingly hosted by rob mclennan.
Toronto Public Library and Spark Poetry Festival present Silent No More: Chelene Knight in Conversation with Natasha Trethewey
Toronto Reference Library Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, CanadaSpark, The Toronto Public Library's inaugural Poetry Festival, presents Silent No More: Chelene Knight in Conversation with Natasha Trethewey. Natasha Trethewey, the Former US Poet Laureate with roots in Canada, has long been a voice for the lives of African-American working classes. Through her collections which include Domestic Work, Native Guard, Thrall, and Beyond Katrina, […]
Spark Poetry Festival presents CanLit 2.0: Alicia Elliott in Conversation with Gwen Benaway and Chelene Knight
Toronto Reference Library Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, CanadaToronto Public Library's presents the inaugural Spark Poetry Festival, featuring CanLit 2.0: Alicia Elliott in Conversation with Gwen Benaway and Chelene Knight. Writers Chelene Knight (poet & memoirist) and Gwen Benaway discuss their work with Alicia Elliott, exploring both new ways of writing and new ways of reading as CanLit matures. This event is part […]
Blue Metropolis Literary Festival presents Lee Maracle, recipient of 2018 First Peoples Literary Prize
MUSÉE MCCORD 690 rue Sherbrooke ouest, Montreal, ON, CanadaBlue Metropolis Literary Festival presents an award ceremony for Lee Maracle, recipient of 2018 First Peoples Literary Prize. Lee Maracle, a member of the Stó:l ̄o nation, is a critically acclaimed and prolific author, as well as an activist, teacher and expert on First Nations culture and history. She receives the 2018 First Peoples Prize […]
Ottawa Writers Festival presents Race, Repression and Resilience with Chelene Knight
Christ Church Cathedral 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaOttawa Writers Festival presents Race, Repression and Resilience with Chelene Knight and Robyn Maynard. When it comes to race in Canada, there is a tendency in the national discourse to assume that this country doesn’t face the same issues as our neighbours to the south. Join us for a taste of the personal and the […]
Book*hug Spring 2018 Launch Party
The Garrison 1197 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBook*hug invites you to celebrate the launch of our Spring 2018 season! Launching new books by Jacob Wren, Chelene Knight, Steven Zultanski, Aaron Giovannone, Catherine Fatima and two new translations by JC Sutcliffe. Doors at 7pm. Readings to begin at 7:50. Free and open to all. Enjoy readings by the authors. Books will be for […]
