NOVEMBER 30, 2018 in KITCHENER: A community reading of GUSH: menstral manifestos for our times edited by Rosanna Deerchild, Ariel Gordon, and Tanis MacDonald. The book features 112 contributors from all over Canada, the United States, England, and India, 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Open Sesame, 220 King Street West. All welcome.
NOVEMBER 30, 2018 in WYOMING: First day of two days: The Lambton Country Library Used Book Sale, 12 noon to 8 p.m. at the County of Lambton Administration Building, Council Chambers, 789 Broadway Street.
NOVEMBER 29, 2018 in SARNIA: The Book Keeper presents Curtis Joseph considered to be one of the best goalies of all time and author of CUJO: The Untold Story of My Life On and Off the Ice, 6 to 9 p.m. The Book Keeper, 500 Exmouth Street. NOTE: In order to attend this book signing, you must have a numbered book purchased at the store.
NOVEMBER 28, 2018 in TORONTO: Quattro Press presents its Fall Fiction Launch presented new works by Aaron Schneider, Dan K. Woo, Jane Bow, Jonathan Kaplansky, and Jaeyoon Song, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Supermarket Bar and Restaurant, 268 Augusta Avenue.
NOVEMBER 27. 2018 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Antony Di Nardo, and TBA. Guest host: TBA. Note: open mic competition has been moved to a monthly (last Tuesday of the month) versus a weekly event. 8 p.m. The Free Times Café, 320 College Street (Spadina/College). Cover charge.
NOVEMBER 27, 2018 in TORONTO: Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night), Toronto’s most diverse poetry reading and open mic series features poets Erin Kang and Gavin Barrett plus musician Lata Swarn with host Banoo Zan, doors open at 6:15 p.m. Open-mic sign-up at 6:30 p.m. and Show starts at 7 p.m. There is an admission charge. Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue.
NOVEMBER 26, 2018 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
NOVEMBER 25, 2018 in TORONTO: The Canada Cuba Literary Alliance (CCLA) Art and Lit Fest 2018 presents the book launch/party/reading of three books, 1:3o to 5 p.m. at Supermarket Restaurant and Bar, 268 Augusta Avenue. See poster below for more information:
NOVEMBER 24, 2018 in TORONTO: The launch of The Unexpected Journeys of Lawrence Tyrone, a novel by A. K. Blackman, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Free Times Café, 320 College Street.
NOVEMBER 24, 2018 in OTTAWA: The Ottawa Small Press Book Fair’s Autumn 2018/24th Anniversary Event, noon to 5 p.m. Room 203, Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 420 Jack Purcell Lane).
NOVEMBER 23, 2018 in TORONTO: The 14th session of The Tartan Turban Secret Readings curated by Lisa de Nikolits, 7 p.m. at Barrett and Welsh, 577 Kingston Road, #301.
NOVEMBER 21, 2018 in LONDON: Poetry London Reading Series spotlights Catriona Wright and Louise Bernice Halfe, Workshop 6:30 p.m. Reading 7:30 p.m. Landon Branch Library, 167 Wortley Road.
NOVEMBER 20. 2018 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Elee Kraliji Gardiner, Kath MacLean, and Banoo Zan. Guest host: Terty Trowbridge. An open mic will follow. 8 p.m. The Free Times Café, 320 College Street (Spadina/College). Cover charge.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriters Missy Burgess. To be held the second and third Monday of each month except July and August. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9 p.m.
NOVEMBER 19, 2018 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
NOVEMBER 18, 2018 in TORONTO: Guernica Editions presents its November Launch, 3:30 p.m. at Supermarket, 268 Augusta Avenue. See the poster below for a list of featured books and authors:
NOVEMBER 18, 2018 in OAKVILLE: The November edition of the Oakville Literary Café features Black Moss Press published Marty Gervais reading from Table Manners (Mosaic Press, 2018), his recent collection of selected and new poems, PLUS David Haskins and guest poet Mugabi Byenkya, 4 to 6 p.m. at Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre, 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. East.
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 in LONDON: Live Open Mic for Charity (an afternoon with poetry, musicians, comedians, etc.) hosted by the London Mindfulness Community, 1 to 4 p.m. at The Tea Lounge, 268 Piccadilly Street. This is a ticketed fundraising event.
NOVEMBER 18, 2018 in BROOKLIN: The Brooklin Poetry Society presents its monthly poetry meeting, 12 to 2 p.m. at The Goodberry on Baldwin Street
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 in LONDON: The launch of The Cowkeeper’s Wish: A Genealogical Journey by Tracey Kasaboski and Kristen Den Hartog, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Bookstore at Western, lower level of the University Community Centre, 1151 Richmond Street.
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 in TORONTO: Meet the Presses Indie Literary Market, noon to 5 p.m. at Trinity-St. Paul Centre, 427 Bloor Street, West. Admission is free.
NOVEMBER 17, 2018 in ST. CATHARINES: The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association presents the workshop “Distinctive Cuts: Editing Your Writing for Publishers. Facilitated by Jordan Fry of Grey Borders, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Catharines Public Library, 54 Church Street. Registration required.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 in WINDSOR: D. A. Lockhart will launch a new collection of poetry from Mansfield Press, 7 p.m. at 628 Monmouth Road.
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 in TORONTO: Vallum Magazine presents new chapbooks by Zach Pearl and Thurston Moore & John Kinsella with a night of poetry, music, and visual art, 7 p.m. at Loop Gallery, 1273 Dundas Street West.
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 in TORONTO: The Toronto Public Library presents a 90 minute interactive workshop “The Process of Writing” facilitated by Anubha Mehta, author of Peacock in the Snow. 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Humber Bay. Registration is required.
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 in TORONTO: Biblioasis presents the Toronto launch of Best Canadian Stories 2018 edited by Russell Smith, 6 p.m. at Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street. See the poster below for the list of readers:
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 in WINDSOR: By the River Reading Series presents Marty Gervais, John B. Lee, Bruce Meyer, and Mary Ann Mulhern, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Friends of Mackenzie Hall, 3277 Sandwich Street. Admission is free.
NOVEMBER 13. 2018 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers Sue Chenette, Roger Greenwald, and Paola Ferrante and an open mic. Guest host: John Oughton. 8 p.m. The Free Times Café, 320 College Street (Spadina/College). Cover charge.
NOVEMBER 13, 2018 in KINGSTON: A Feed Dog Book, an imprint of Anvil Press, will host a triple poetry launch: On the Count of None by Alison Chisholm, Deportment by Alice Burdick, and Celebration Machine by Dale Tracy, 7:30 to 10 p.m., 99 York Street.
NOVEMBER 12, 2018 in SARNIA: “Open Stage” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts. Hosted by singer-songwriters Missy Burgess. To be held the second and third Monday of each month except July and August. Welcomes music, poetry, storytelling, prose and those who wish to just listen. 7 to 9 p.m.
NOVEMBER 12, 2018 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com NO WORKSHOP THIS WEEK AS THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED DUE TO REMEMBRANCE DAY HOLIDAY.
NOVEMBER 11, 2018 in OAKVILLE: The official launch of the anthology The Things That Matter edited by Sheila Tucker, Josie Di Sciascio Andrews, and Derik Hawley, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Oakville Arts Studio, Unit a-8, 280 North Service Road West. Lambton County writers Sharon Berg, Debbie Okun Hill, Norma West Linder and Lynn Tait are four of several contributors to the book.
NOVEMBER 10, 2018 in OTTAWA: Science fiction author Rich Larson launches his debut novel Annex, the first in The Violet Wars Triology, Noon to 2 p.m., Books On Beechwood, 35 Beachwood Avenue/
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 in TORONTO: Anstruther Press 2018 Fall Launch with new chapbooks from Andrew Brooks (Open Country After), JM Francheteau (Heart & Mouth & Deed & Life), David Groulz (Am A Skin Too), and Emily Osborne (Biometrical), 7 to 9 p.m., Knife Fork Book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue.
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 in OTTAWA: In/Words Chapbook Launch featuring maybe it will rain by Victoria Gravesande plus an open mic, 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. The Art House Café, Art Gallery.
NOVEMBER 9, 2018 in KINGSTON: Dreamers with Catherine Hernandez, Canisia Lubrin, Casey Plett, Kai Cheng Thom, and others at two different events: a panel discussion with Q and A in the afternoon plus readings in the evening at Queen’s University. See poster below for details:
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 in TORONTO: The launch of On Second Thought by the late Priscila Uppal and Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology co-edited by the late Priscila Uppal and Meaghan Strimas, 7 to 9 p.m. at Annex Lounge, The Centre for Social Innovation, 720 Bathurst Street. Admission is free.
NOVEMBER 8, 2018 in SARNIA: Celebrate the 4th annual South Western International Film Festival with the opening night reception, followed by the critically acclaimed film English Grade, directed by Bo Burnham. 5 to 7 p.m. at Great Lakes Secondary School, 275 Wellington Street. Admission: FREE with ALL ACCESS or VIP Pass or hard ticket invitation. Complimentary food and beverages.
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 in WINDSOR: The launch of The Winters by Lisa Gabriele with a reading by the author, followed by a Q & A, 7 to 9 p.m. Biblioasis, 1520 Wyandotte Street East.
Sile Englert will be the featured reader at the LOMP: reading series & open mic on November 7 at the TAP Centre for Creativity.
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 in LONDON: LOMP: reading series & open mic (held on the first Wednesday of each month). This month’s featured reader is Sile Englert, 6 p.m. at TAP: Centre for Creativity, 203 Dundas Street.
NOVEMBER 7, 2018 in SARNIA: The Book Keeper presents Teacher Appreciation Night 2018, 6 to 9 p.m. The Book Keeper, 500 Exmouth Street.
NOVEMBER 6. 2018 in TORONTO: The Art Bar Poetry Series presents featured readers John Terpstra, Margaret Christakos, and Greg Santos. Guest host: Rosa Arlotto. 8 p.m. The Free Times Café, 320 College Street (Spadina/College). Cover charge.
NOVEMBER 6, 2018 in OTTAWA: The Ottawa launch of HEARTWOOD: Poems for the Love of Trees, a fundraising anthology for The League of Canadian Poets and featuring tree inspired poems by poets from across Canada, 7 to 9 p.m. Vimy Brewing Company, 1 – 145 Loretta Avenue North.
Heartwood published by The League of Canadian Poets, 2018
NOVEMBER 5, 2018 in WINDSOR: Authors Kathy Page and Mike Barnes in conversation with local author and professor Andre Narbonne, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Biblioasis, 15Wyandotte Street East
NOVEMBER 5, 2018 in LONDON: Western University presents The Walrus Talks Remembrance with seven speakers: Lisa Moore (author), Marie Wilson (Commissioner, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2009-2015), John MacLachlan Gray (writer-composer-performer), Peter Behrens (author), Iskwe (electronic indigenous singer-songwriter), Michael Kaan (author), and more with reception to follow. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Event at 7 to 9:30 p.m. Grand Theatre, 471 Richmond Street. Note this is a ticketed event.
NOVEMBER 5, 2018 in POINT EDWARD: Writers Helping Writers (WHW) workshop: Lambton County writers are invited to a weekly workshop for writers, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday (except holiday Mondays and the summer months of July and August) at Point Edward Library on Michigan Avenue. More details: bobandjane62@gmail.com
NOVEMBER 4, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents an afternoon with Dr. Brian Goodman, CBC Radio Host and author of The Power of Kindness, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Museum London, Lecture Theatre, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is free.
NOVEMBER 4, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents The Short Story Today: hosted by Russell Smith with Aaron Kreuter, Paige Cooper, and David Huebert, 2 to 3 p.m., Museum London, Lecture Theatre, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is free.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS Festival presents Comis and Graphic Artists of Southwestern Ontario (Willow Dawson, Joe Ollman, Jesse Jacobs, Jay Stephens, and Diana Tamblyn) in collaboration with the feature exhibition at Museum London, guest curated by Diana Tamblyn, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Museum London, 421 Ridout Street North.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents River of Words with Poet Laureate Tom Cull and other writers and musicians, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Museum London, 421 Ridcout Street North.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents a reading and conversation with Lisa Moore, 2 to 3 p.m., Museum London, Lecture Theatre, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is FREE.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents a reading and conversation with Julie Bruck, Deanna Young, and Tom Cull, 12 to 1 p.m., Museum London, Lecture Theatre, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is FREE.
NOVEMBER 3, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS presents a reading and conversation with Jane Urquhart and Nino Ricci, 11 a.m. Museum London, Lecture Theatre, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is FREE.
NOVEMBER 3 and 4, 2018 in LONDON: Souwesto Book Expo 2018 will be part of the WORDS: The Literary And Creative Arts Festival. Regional authors will be selling their books thanks to The London Writers Society at Museum London, 421 Ridout Street North. Admission is FREE.
NOVEMBER 2 to 4, 2018 in LONDON: WORDS: The Literary and Creative Arts Festival. More details posted on the WORDS website.
NOVEMBER 2 to 4, 2018 in WATERLOO: The seventh annual Wild Writers Literary Festival 2018 hosted by The New Quarterly: Canadian Writers and Writing, 67 Erb Street West. This is a ticketed event.
NOVEMBER 2 and 3, 2018 in TORONTO: The Iranian Canadian Composers of Toronto (ICOT) presents the opera The Journey Notes of Hope with writer Banoo Zan as the librettist, 8 p.m. each night at Agricola Luthern Church, 25 Old York Mills Road. This is a ticketed event with tickets available on-line and at the door.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 in WINDSOR: Rampike Reading Series presents Poet Laureates Steven Ross Smith and Marty Gervais, 7 p.m. at Biblioasis Bookstore, 1520 Wyandotte Street East. Admission is free.
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