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Literary event listings: May 30–June 5, 2016

FEATURED EVENT Prose in the Park Literary Festival and Book Fair June 3–4 The Ottawa Independent Writers presents the Prose in the Park, a bilingual literary festival and book fair, with George Elliot Clarke, Xue ... Read More »

May 30, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: May 23–29

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, MAY 24 Art Bar Poetry Series: Holly Painter, Phillip Crymble, Patrick Connors. Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave., Toronto. 8 p.m. PWYC Farzana Doctor: Doctor discusses her novel All Inclusive. North York Central Library, ... Read More »

May 24, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: May 16–22

By Conan Tobias

FEATURED EVENT The annual Forest of Reading Festival of Trees takes place May 17–19. Presented by the Ontario Library Association and the International Festival of Authors, the three-day awards celebration includes ceremonies, live entertainment, and ... Read More »

May 17, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: May 9–15

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, MAY 9 Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. 8 p.m. $5-$10 TUESDAY, MAY 10 An Evening of Storytelling: Al Tee, Alix Born, Devon More, Jenny Duffy, Kyle ... Read More »

May 9, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Banff Centre announces fall 2016 programming

By Becky Robertson

Alberta cultural hub the Banff Centre has announced its fall 2016 arts programming, including some new additions to its literary residencies. British-born novelist and travel writer Pico Iyer will expand on his TED talk of ... Read More »

May 4, 2016 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Literary Events Listings: May 2–8

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, MAY 3 Art Bar Poetry Series: 25th anniversary edition, with Allen Sutterfield, Allan Briesmaster, Pierre L’Abbe, D. Clink, Phlip Arima, Heather Cadsby, Stephen Humphrey. Black Swan Tavern, 154 Danforth Ave., Toronto. 8 p.m. PWYC ... Read More »

May 2, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Photos: Politics and the Pen Gala 2016

By Becky Robertson

The Writers' Trust of Canada hosted its annual Politics and the Pen Gala at Ottawa's Fairmont Château Laurier on April 20, raising more than $350,000 for the organization's future awards and endeavours. The highlight of ... Read More »

April 26, 2016 | Filed under: Awards, Events

Literary Event Listings: April 25–May 1

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, APRIL 25 Gary Barwin: Penguin Random House Canada's New Face of Fiction launches Yiddish for Pirates. Dora Keogh Irish Pub, 141 Danforth Ave., Toronto. 6:30 p.m. Free Jeff Steudel and Caroline Woodward: The ... Read More »

April 25, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Pages UnBound 2016 lineup features Mona Awad, Jacob Wren, and more

By Becky Robertson

Toronto festival Pages UnBound, with a goal of "blurring the boundaries between literature and the arts," has released the schedule for its May 5–May 8 event. Taking place at the Art Gallery of Ontario's Jackman Hall ... Read More »

April 5, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Event: CCBC publishing seminar for illustrators

By Dory Cerny

The Canadian Children's Book Centre is following up its successful So You Want to Get Published! seminar with a special event "just for illustrators." A panel of experts including author-illustrators Barbara Reid and Patricia Storms, ... Read More »

March 23, 2016 | Filed under: Children's publishing, Events

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