Where readings are happening in Montreal – and, in these virtual times, sometimes beyond.
November 2 6:30 pm
As part of the AELAQ Holiday Book Fair, the 25th anniversary celebration of Montreal Review of Books continues, with the launch of its Fall 2022 Issue. Join for readings by featured authors Toula Drimonis (whose new memoir, We, the Others, is out from Linda Leith Publishing), Neil Smith (whose novel, Jones, is out from Penguin Random House) and Alexei Perry Cox (whose poetry collection, PLACE, is out from Noemi Press).
November 4 1:00 pm
Featuring:
Roen Higgins
Caitlin Murphy
Debbie Braide
Erín Moure
Johanne Pelletier
Liana Cusmano
Lucia De Luca
Raïssa Simone
At 4TH SPACE Concordia, free, full info here!
November 16 3:30 pm
A reading and workshop
with Kasia van Schaik and Sarah Wolfson
at the Birks Senior Common Room (Room 100), McGill University
November 27 7:00 pm
The Montreal launch of Pathetic Literature by Eileen Myles, with guests Eileen Myles, H. Felix Chau Bradley, Gail Scott, and Sallie Fullerton
November 29 1:00 pm
Full info here!
December 2 7:30 pm
Full info and register to attend – here!
December 8 8:00 pm
Readings by Jake Byrne, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and guests, hosted by Christopher DiRaddio.
To REGISTER, click here.
January 12 7:00 pm
With Jody Freeman, Ilona Martonfi, Angela Doyle, Barbara Lewis, H. Nigel Thomas, Cora Siré, and Victoria LeBlanc.
January 20 7:00 pm
Join 10 poets from Concordia’s Graduate Poetry Workshop as they share their latest work. Thank you to SpokenWeb and Stephanie Bolster for their assistance in the hosting and creation of this event.
January 28 6:00 pm
Anna Moschovakis and Moyna Pam Dick will be launching and reading from their latest books Participation (Book*hug Press, 2022) and I am writing you from afar (Black Sun Lit, 2021)
February 6 5:00 pm
Featuring readings from writer-in-residence H. Felix Chau Bradley, Kama La Mackerel, and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch, and participation of Metonymy authors Addie Tsai, Shanice Nicole, and more. Hosted by Erin Hurley (Department of English), the readings will be followed by a wine and cheese reception. The event will be live streamed and live captioned.
February 9 6:00 pm
February 9 7:00 pm
Susan Elmslie, Matt Risk, Maria Caltabiano, Drea Lake, Jerome Ramcharitar, Deanna Radford , and Harry Rajchgot.
February 14 7:30 pm
More info here & tickets here!
March 5 8:00 pm
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March 21 8:00 pm
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March 24 7:00 pm
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April 29 9:30 pm
April 30 5:00 pm
Featuring Roen Higgins, Erin Moure, and Lucia De Luca, the three winners of the inaugural (2022) Spoken Word Prize awarded by the Quebec Writers Federation. Plus poets Misha Solomon and Hannah Karpinski, and singer-songwriter Dan Beasy.
May 21 8:00 pm
The launch of Salena Wiener’s new Cactus Press chapbook “bodies like gardens” along with Accent’s infamous open mic!