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 […]
Zutique #7 presents Oana Avasilichioaei, Misha Pam Dick and Betsy Warland
Location TBAZUTIQUE 7 presents: Betsy Warland + Misha Pam Dick + Oana Avasilichioaei Hosted by Oana Avasilichioaei.
The FOLD presents Lee Maracle
Brampton City Hall Main Atrium, 2 Wellington Street West, Brampton, ONThe FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) presents: Extraordinary Stories, featuring Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians. Also with: Kim Thuy and Rabindranath Maharaj. Moderated by Carraianne Leung.
Rowers Reading Series presents Jennifer LoveGrove and Gwen Benaway
Glad Day Bookshop 499 Church Street, Toronto, ON, CanadaRowers Reading Series presents Jennifer LoveGrove (Beautiful Children with Pet Foxes) and Gwen Benaway (Holy Wild). Also reading: Liz Howard and George Elliott Clarke.
Atlantic Book Awards and Festival presents Oisin Curran, author of Blood Fable
Lane's Privateer Inn 27 Bristol Ave, Liverpool, NS, CanadaThe 2018 Atlantic Book Awards and Festival presents readings by the Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award nominees, including Oisin Curran (Blood Fable), as well Sarah Faber (All is Beauty Now) and Carol Bruneau (A Bird on Every Tree).
Tonic Reading Series presents Mallory Tater
The Heatley 696 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC, CanadaMay Tonic presents Mallory Tater, author of This Will Be Good. Also reading: Stevie Howell, Ali Blythe, and Beni Xiao.