September 17 7:00 pm
Saleema Nawaz launches Songs for the End of the World, 7pm EDT
Join Librairie Drawn & Quarterly to celebrate a virtual launch of Saleema Nawaz uber prescient Songs for the End of the World!
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September 20 8:00 pm
The Words and Music Show, 8pm
Robin Durnford, Greg Santos, PC Vandall, Jonathan Lamy and Rachel McCrum
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September 21 7:30 pm
Inheritance: Kaie Kellough and Ian Williams in conversation (Ottawa Writers Festival, online) 7:30pm EDT
Full info & registration for the link here!
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September 21 7:30 pm
Peacock Owl Equinox Reading: Teddy Syrette, M.D. Dunn, Sheri-D Wilson, and hosted by Shannon Maguire, online – 7:30pm EDT
“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.
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September 24 7:00 pm
Black Writers Out Loud – Roen Higgins, Fabrice Koffy, and Faith Paré in conversation with Jason “Blackbird” Selman, 7pm EDT
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!)
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September 26 4:00 pm
Northern Griots presents WordLife20, with Tanya Evanson and more, online 4pm EDT
“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.
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September 27 4:00 pm
Carolyn Marie Souaid – Virtual Poetry Book launch
Virtual launch for The Eleventh Hour (2020), hosted by Montreal writer Elise Moser and featuring special guest, Richard Olafson, publisher of Ekstasis Editions.
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September 30 7:00 pm
AfterWords Literary Festival: Live and Virtual, Sept 30 – Oct 4,
“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!
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October 2 7:00 pm
Palimpsest Press | A reading by Sadiqa de Meijer, Klara du Plessis, and Annick MacAskill, 7pm EDT
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.
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October 7 7:00 pm
Watch Your Head Launch, 7pm EDT
The launch for Watch Your Head (Coach House) features readings by:
Jacob Wren
Manahil Bandukwala
Terese Mason Pierre
Carrianne Leung
Jordan Abel
Kaie Kellough
Rae Armantrout –
Ching-In Chen
Kirby
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October 8 7:00 pm
Argo Zoom Reading Series: Verse, Prose & Song, online (7pm EDT)
John Kerkhoven, Susan Elmslie, Larissa Andrusyshyn, Kate Lavut, Harold Hoefle, Matthew Murphy, Nadine Ltaif, Karen Isabel Ocaña, and Matthew Rettino.
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October 8 10:00 pm
Writing Unpossessed: Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek, 10pm EDT (7pm PDT)
SFU Department of English presents Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek as the 2020 Ellen and Warren Tallman Writer-in-Residence. This virtual event will be a reading Otoniya Juliane Okot Bitek and conversation with Canisia Lubrin. Moderated by David Chariandy.
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October 9 7:00 pm
Launch of Avant Desire: A Nicole Brossard Reader
Join Coach House Books for the launch of Avant Desire: A Nicole Brossard Reader. There will be a reading from Nicole followed by a discussion with the editors Sina Queyras, Genevieve Robichaud, and Erin Wunker. More info here!
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October 13 7:00 pm
Jessica Moore + Sachiko Murakami Book Launch
Join Jessica Moore (THE WHOLE SINGING OCEAN) and Sachiko Murakami (RENDER) as they launch their new poetry collections. Hosted by Knife Fork Book. Streaming details (via Zoom) will be released the day of the event here: https://knifeforkbook.com/kfb-readingsevents/
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October 14 7:00 pm
Launch for Word Problems Launch by Ian Williams, with Paul Vermeersch and James Lindsay
Coach House Books presents the launch of Word Problems Launch by Ian Williams, with Paul Vermeersch and James Lindsay. Register here!
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October 22 7:00 pm
Digital launch of Vallum 17:2 “Space”
READERS:
Emily Chou
Dawn Macdonald
Greg Santos
Emily Osborne
C.M. Clark
Aisha Hamid
Marc Perez
and more!
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October 22 7:00 pm
Librairie D+Q presents Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch launching knot body (Metatron Press)
The virtual launch of Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch’s knot body, out now from Metatron Press! Featured guest readers are Cason Sharpe and Faith Arkorful. RSVP here!
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October 28 7:00 pm
Fall Launch – Palimpsest Press
Palimpsest Press is proud to present readings by Sadiqa de Meijer,
David Huebert, Gord Grisenthwaite, and Klara du Plessis followed by a Q&A. Full info & link here!
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October 29 7:00 pm
BOOK LAUNCH: JESSIE JONES WITH TESS LIEM, JULIE JOOSTEN, NEIL SURKAN
More info here.
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November 5 7:00 pm
Librairie D+Q presents Leanne Betasamosake Simpson launching Noopiming
Join us for the virtual launch of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s new book Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies. RSVP here and more info here!
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