Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
August 11 8:00 pm
Join Palimpsest Press to celebrate, in conjunction with Toronto’s Another Story Bookshop, three new titles for 2020: Andrew DuBois’s book of essays and reviews, Start To Figure; David Ly’s debut poetry collection, Mythical Man; and Robert Colman’s poetry collection Democratically Applied Machine.
August 15 8:00 pm
Please join for the launch of Sarah Burgoyne’s Tentaculum Sonnets, including readings by poets Nicole Raziya Fong and Erin Robinsong.
August 19 7:30 pm
“Nathan Adler, Ian Martin and Set LS to our virtual stage, to write to a prompt that you, our audience, will provide. To inspire their writing, Melody McKiver will take the stage to perform. What happens next you ask? Our writers will share their completed pieces and you will get to vote on the one you like best! The winner will take home an awesome literary Ottawa prize pack with swag donated by Arc Poetry Magazine, Ottawa International Writers Festival and Perfect Books Ottawa.” Read more here.
August 23 8:00 pm
On Sunday August 23rd catch the new release by Silvervest (Nicolas Caloia and Kim Zombik) along with new poems by Faith Paré, BC poet Cole Mash, and music by Montreal-based singer/songwriter Ali Barillaro.
August 26 6:00 pm
“Over the final months of 2020 we will be hosting a series of free online readings featuring the writers whose work appears in the 75th anniversary issue. The series will highlight writers from across the country as we tour through the issue, beginning on the east coast and moving west.”
August 28 8:00 pm
Presenters: Cicely Belle Blain, Burning Sugar, Sadiqa de Meijer, The Outer Wards, Mathew Henderson, Roguelike, Julie Joosten, Nought, Canisia Lubrin, The Dyzgraphxst, Randy Lundy, Field Notes for the Self, A. F. Moritz, As Far As You Know, Tyler Pennock, Bones, Rasiqra Revulva, Cephalopography 2.0, Kevin Spenst, Hearts Amok, John Steffler, And Yet, and Lily Wang, Saturn Peach.
August 30 5:00 pm
VOLTA Collective presents their first event with PERVERS/CITÉ 2020:
Some of Us Did Not Die: A Fundraiser/Showcase of Black Futures
September 3 7:00 pm
For the first time in its fifteen-year history, the annual Coach House Books Wayzgoose is going online. Full info here!
September 10 4:00 pm
Metonymy Press presents a 3-part Montreal outdoor launch series for ZOM-FAM by Kama La Mackerel. Full details here.
September 10 7:00 pm
The Word On The Street in partnership with Word Vancouver and Blue Metropolis presents Words Across Canada (Sept 10-27).
September 17 7:00 pm
Join Librairie Drawn & Quarterly to celebrate a virtual launch of Saleema Nawaz uber prescient Songs for the End of the World!
September 20 8:00 pm
Robin Durnford, Greg Santos, PC Vandall, Jonathan Lamy and Rachel McCrum
September 21 7:30 pm
Full info & registration for the link here!
September 21 7:30 pm
“Ring in the Autumnal Equinox with poetry and Music by Northern Ontario poets TEDDY SYRETTE and M.D DUNN and Calgary Poet Laureate Emeritus SHERI-D WILSON! Hosted by Shannon Maguire, and sponsored by the League of Canadian Poets. Free via Zoom.” Full details here.
September 24 7:00 pm
Roen Higgins, Fabrice Koffy, and Faith Paré in conversation with Jason “Blackbird” Selman. This is the second in a QWF series of online events celebrating black literary arts in Quebec. Full info here!
(Free, but register in advance for the link!)
September 26 4:00 pm
“WordLife20 is a virtual a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album WordLife: Tales of the Underground Griots. At the top of the millennium, over 20 Black Canadian artists from 3 different cities – Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa – came together to create a powerful audio collection of spoken word, dub poetry, MCing and music.” Full info here.
September 26 6:00 pm
David Bradford
Helen Chau Bradley
Marie Darsigny
Christina l’Euchatastrophe
Lucile de Pesloüan
Erin Robinsong
Natalie Thibault
William Vallières
September 27 4:00 pm
Virtual launch for The Eleventh Hour (2020), hosted by Montreal writer Elise Moser and featuring special guest, Richard Olafson, publisher of Ekstasis Editions.
September 30 7:00 pm
“The second annual AfterWords Literary Festival brings writers and readers together via Zoom for five days of readings, conversations, workshops, and celebratory events! Presented live from Halifax, the festival features Roxane Gay, along with VIVEK SHRAYA, Sue Goyette, Cory Doctorow, Shani Mootoo, Catherine Hernandez, Keith Barker and many more. Most events are presented free, with a small suggested donation. You must register in advance, however, in order to receive a Zoom link to the show of your choice. Tickets to the Roxane Gay event, with opener El Jones, are $15, and tickets to the writing workshops are limited, and priced from $15-$20.” Full info here!
October 2 7:00 pm
Palimpsest Press presents Sadiqa de Meijer, Klara du Plessis, and Annick MacAskill for an online reading from their new books alfabet / alphabet, Hell Light Flesh, and Murmurations respectively.