Richard Kelly Kemick at Fraser Valley Writers Fest

University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Richard Kelly Kemick, author of the short story collection Hello, Horse, will be appearing at the Fraser Valley Writers Fest for the panel "Revise." Richard will be joined by Carleigh Baker, Anita Lahey, and Loghan Paylor for discussions on new writing, chaired by award-winning writer Adrienne Gruber, followed by a Q&A. The event will take […]

Lisa Alward and Alex Pugsley at AfterWords Literary Festival

Cafe Lara 2347 Agricola St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Lisa Alward (Cocktail) and Alex Pugsley (The Education of Aubrey McKee) will be appearing at the AfterWords Literary Festival's "Now We Are Six" celebration! Alex and Lisa will be reading fro, their recent books at the Wednesday night party, hosted by Sarah Mian, alongside fellow authors Amanda Peters, Deepa Rajagopalan, Cory Lavender, and Andrea Currie. […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Long Short Story

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson will be reading from her Giller-longlisted story collection, A Way to Be Happy, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Long Short Story." Caroline will be in conversation with fellow short story writer Alexander MacLeod about her latest collection, and will also be joined in reading by Elliott Gish, Fawn Parker, and Deepa Rajagoplan. The event […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Open Secrets

The Carleton 1685 Argyle St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) we be joining the AfterWords Festival's event, "Open Secrets." When Andrea Skinner wrote in the Toronto Star about being assaulted by her stepfather when she was a child, and about how her mother chose to stay with the man instead of to stand by her daughter, many survivors […]

Caroline Adderson at AfterWords Festival: Creating Believable Characters

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Caroline Adderson (A Way to Be Happy) will be hosting a workshop at the AfterWords Festival: "Creating Believable Characters." Caroline will be teaching how to people your stories and novels with characters who might walk right off the page. She will cover the meaning of names, explore techniques to deepen characterization, examine the hidden motivations […]

Catherine Leroux at AfterWords Festival: Fantastic Ideas

Bus Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Join Catherine Leroux, author of Canada Reads-winning The Future, at the AfterWords Festival's event, "Fantastic Ideas." Catherine will be reuniting with her Canada Reads champion Heather O'Neill in conversation about their their respective dark fairy tales The Future and The Capital of Dreams. The event will also feature readings from Elizabeth Renzetti, Charlene Carr, and […]

UNMET: stephanie roberts at Ottawa VerseFest

The Manx 370 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

stephanie roberts, author of the forthcoming poetry collection UNMET, will be at the Ottawa VerseFest! stephanie will be part of the Plan 99 Reading Series, and will be joined by fellow poets Bridget Huh and Sara Berkeley. The event will take place at the Manx Pub on Saturday, March 29 at 5PM. More details here. Preorder […]

Kev Lambert and Donald Winkler at Blue Metropolis Festival: Translation Bliss

Hôtel 10 - Salle Jardin 10 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, Canada

Author Kev Lambert and translator Donald Winkler (May Our Joy Endure, Querelle of Roberval, You Will Love What You Have Killed) will be attending the Blue Metropolis Festival! They will be joining a discussion on the art of translation with author Anne Michaels and translator Dominique Fortier, moderated by Katia Grubisic. How to read a […]

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Baldwin, Styron, and Me: AfterWords Spring Foreword

Park Place Theatre 5480 Point Pleasant Drive, Halifax, NS, Canada

Mélikah Abdelmoumen, author of Baldwin, Styron, and Me (trans. Catherine Khordoc), will be a part of the AfterWords Spring Foreword event! Mélikah will be in conversation with Vinh Nguyen and host Fazeela Jiwa. Books will be available courtesy of King's Co-op Books. The event will take place at Park Place Theatre on Saturday, April 26 at […]

Lisa Alward at the Frye Festival

Aberdeen Cultural Centre 140 rue Botsford, Moncton, NB, Canada

Come on out to this year's Frye Festival, where Lisa Alward, author of Cocktail, will be doing a Flash Frye reading of the collection for the panel 'Who Do You Think You Are?' The panel, which features books that wrestle with bodily autonomy and the impossible expectations that come with being a woman, will be moderated […]