Past Events

  • Colleen Coco Collins at Word on the Street Toronto

    Queen's Park College St. & University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Join Colleen Coco Collins, author of the poetry collection Sorry About the Fire (Apr 4, 2024), at Word on the Street Toronto! Coco will be on the panel "#ActuallyAutistic: Neurodivergent Storytelling" […]

  • Richard Kelly Kemick at Calgary Wordfest: Turtle Island Reads

    DJD Dance Centre 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Richard Kelly Kemick, author of Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024), will be appearing at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "Turtle Island Reads." Richard will be joined by a number of fellow writers, including Carleigh Baker, Shashi Bhat, Fanny Britt,  Sig Burwash, and Conor Kerr. At turns edgy, humorous, experimental, complex, and raw, the tales […]

    $25
  • Michael Lista at Calgary Wordfest: Poetry Cabaret

    Memorial Park Library Festival Hub, 2nd Flr, 1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's "Poetry Cabaret"! Michael will be joined by fellow poets Conor Kerr, Canisia Lubrin, and Benjamin Hertwig on stage to regale the audience in verse with readings and short interviews. Join them to fill your Friday night with […]

    $25
  • Mark Jarman at the Cork Short Story Festival

    Cork Arts Theatre Carroll's Quay, Cork, Ireland

    Mark Anthony Jarman, author of Burn Man: Selected Stories, will be appearing at the Cork Short Story Festival in Ireland! Mark will be joined by fellow writer Adam Marek in a discussion moderated by Patrick Holloway. The event will take place on Friday, October 18 at 7:30PM. Tickets and more details here. Grab your copy of Burn […]

    €5
  • Caroline Adderson at Whistler Writers Fest: A Conversation with Writers of Fiction

    Fairmont Chateau Whistler 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler, BC, Canada

    Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Whistler Writers Fest for the reading event "Compassion and Happiness: A Conversation with Writers of Fiction." Caroline will be joined by fellow fiction writers Jowita Bydlowska and the winner of the Whistler Independent Book Award for fiction winner, in an […]

    $27
  • Michael Lista at Calgary Wordfest: Rocking the Boat

    DJD Dance Centre 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "Rocking the Boat." Michael will join authors Catherine Hernandez and Danny Ramadan for a conversation hosted by Zain Velji about what it costs—professionally and personally—when you decide to make waves. Art cannot be separated from human […]

    $25
  • Richard Kelly Kemick at Calgary Wordfest: The Way We… Wear

    DJD Dance Centre 111 12 Ave SE, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Richard Kelly Kemick, author of Hello, Horse (Aug 6, 2024), will be appearing at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "The Way We... Wear." Richard will be joined by fellow writers Anne Enright, Holly Gramazio, Jenny Heijun Wills, Sarah Leavitt, Canisia Lubrin, Marissa Stapley, and Tanya Talaga. The eight writers tell a story about a […]

    $25
  • Caroline Adderson at Whistler Writers Fest: Sunday BookTalk and Breakfast

    Fairmont Chateau Whistler 4599 Chateau Blvd, Whistler, BC, Canada

    Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Whistler Writers Fest for the reading event "Sunday BookTalk and Breakfast." Caroline will be moderating a conversation between authors Conor Kerr, Bob McDonald, and Leanne Toshiko Simpson in a conversation about their new releases. The event will take place on […]

    $60
  • Michael Lista at Calgary Wordfest: How to . . . Investigate

    Memorial Park Library Festival Hub, 2nd Flr, 1221 2 St SW, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Michael Lista, author of poetry collection Barfly (June 6, 2024) will be at the Calgary Wordfest's Imaginairium Festival's event, "How to . . . Investigate." Michael will be interviewed in a 60-minute conversation by friend and fellow long-form award-winner Christina Frangou who will uncover the secrets of how he gets the story. A priceless interview […]

    Free
  • Caroline Adderson at Vancouver Writers Fest

    Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Join Caroline Adderson, author of Giller-longlisted A Way to Be Happy (Sep 10, 2024) at Vancouver Writers Fest for the reading event "Short Stories, Infinite Identities." Caroline will be in […]

    $27
  • Best Canadian Poetry 2025: Vancouver Writers Fest

    Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Aislinn Hunter, editor of this year's Best Canadian Poetry 2025 anthology, will be hosting "The Poetry Bash" event at Vancouver Writer's Fest! Poets joining the event include Evelyn Lau, contributor to […]

    $27
  • Jón Kalman Stefánsson at Vancouver Writers Fest: The Conversations

    Granville Island Stage 1585 Johnston Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Award-winning Icelandic novelist Jón Kalman Stefánsson, author of Your Absence Is Darkness, trans. by Philip Roughton, will be at Vancouver Writers Fest for the panel "The Conversations." Jón will be joined by Anne Enright and Myriam J. A. Chancy for a discussion moderated by Aislinn Hunter (Best Canadian Poetry 2025). Back-to-back conversations with the three […]

    $27