Stonehouse Publishing editor Julie Yerex has acquired a novel by Calgary author Lisa Murphy Lamb. Jesus on the Dashboard is the story of a teenage girl trying to come to terms with being abandoned by her ... Read More »
November 7, 2016
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Scotiabank Giller Light Bash: Fundraiser for Frontier College. Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St. E., Toronto. 7 p.m. $30–$40. Vallum: Magazine and chapbook launch, with Jeramy Dodds, Megan Callahan, Greg Santos, Amanda Earl, ... Read More »
November 7, 2016 | Filed under: Events
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 Stan Dragland: In conversation with Mack Furlong. Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., Toronto. 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with guest performers. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. ... Read More »
October 31, 2016 | Filed under: Events
FEATURED EVENT International Festival of Authors Oct. 20–30 IFOA features 11 days of readings, interviews, round-table discussions, and public book signings. The festival’s 37th edition spotlights graphic novelists, contemporary Irish writers, and various works of ... Read More »
October 24, 2016 | Filed under: Events
FEATURED EVENTS Vancouver Writers Fest Oct. 17–23 The Vancouver Writers Fest celebrates its 29th year with six days of stories, told by authors, poets, spoken word performers, and graphic novelists. Featuring Yann Martel, Wade Davis, ... Read More »
October 17, 2016 | Filed under: Events
Finalists have been announced for the 2016 bpNichol Chapbook Award, presented annually to the author of the best poetry chapbook of no more than 48 pages published in a given year. The winner of the award ... Read More »
October 13, 2016 | Filed under: Book news
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 Nightwood Editions Thanksgiving reading: With Owain Nicholson, Joe Denham and Kyp Harness, with guests Angela Hibbs and Evie Christie. Catalina Pub, 131 Hunter St. W., Peterborough. 7 p.m. Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry ... Read More »
October 11, 2016 | Filed under: Events
Canada will be the guest of honour country at the 2020 Frankfurt Book Fair. Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly accepted the invitation on Oct. 6 at a meeting with fair president Juergen Boos and publishing-industry representatives. Canada originally ... Read More »
October 6, 2016 | Filed under: Industry news
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3 Elise Moser and Alice Zorn: Launching their books Five Roses and What Milly Did. 251 Bar Palco, 4109 Wellington, Montreal. 6 p.m. Richard Scarsbrook: Launching his new book, Rockets Versus Gravity. Gladstone Hotel, ... Read More »
October 3, 2016 | Filed under: Events
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with guest performers. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. 8 p.m. $5 Youth Poetry Slam: Competition leading to placing on the 2017 youth slam team. ... Read More »
September 26, 2016 | Filed under: Events
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