Billy-Ray Belcourt & Tyler Pennock Toronto International Festival of Authors Presents: "Prepare to feel moved by two of Canada’s most highly anticipated debut authors. Driftpile Cree Nation poet and youngest winner of the Griffin Prize, Billy-Ray Belcourt, presents A History of my Brief Body, accounting his personal history and reconciliation with the world he was born... Continue Reading →
Toronto International Festival of Authors Event: "Celebrate the 45th Anniversary of Brick Books, the only press in Canada that specializes in publishing poetry books. Based in London, Ontario, the press was started by Stan Dragland and Don McKay in 1975 with the publishing of chapbooks, and has grown to publish full-length volumes of authors’ works, while... Continue Reading →
Starting September 20, 2020 ... Ok - this is all kinds of cool: In a little over a week, the THIN AIR 2020 Virtual writers festival will open. It's going to be an ONLINE collection of awesome readings, conversations, and other things where many authors get to showcase their works: "In just over a week,... Continue Reading →
Thursday August 27, 2020 830pm - 10pm EST On GDTV! and Glad Day's Facebook Page Glad Day Book Shop and MJ Lyons Presenting: "Glad Day pays tribute to our history of sexual liberation and sexually charged art with stories that are intended to titillate and tantalize. This special livestreamed event will feature several smut and... Continue Reading →
In partnership with The League of Canadian Poets, a night of poetry ... Friday August 29, 2020. 8:00pm EST In Australia, Saturday August 29, 10:00am AEST "Heartbreak, hope, memory, body, trauma, motherhood, mayhem, love, self, queerness, oppression, resilience, addiction and…cephalopods. Grab your favourite beverage, pull up a chair and listen to a selection of the... Continue Reading →
Blank Page Initiative: A gathering at the Kitchener Land Acknowledgement mural to celebrate Indigenous voices and stories, followed by a walk to Victoria Park. "This event is a celebration of Indigenous voices, and the many experiences that we have on this land. Focusing on the Kitchener Land Acknowledgement Mural outside of the Kitchener City Market,... Continue Reading →
It's time. The calendar for the Eden Mills Writers' Festival is out! Myself, and 54 other authors are going to be in attendance, reading and performing at several events throughout late summer. For a complete list of events, check it out right here (link) For everything else Eden Mills WF related - check out the... Continue Reading →
Remote Workshop with Tyler Pennock, Friday July 10th, 330pm EST, with Glad Day TV, online only. Free. Presented as a part of Pride At The Intersections, along with Old's Cool General Store, Toronto Arts Council and our online amazing partner GDTV from Glad Day Bookshop. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/hot-damn-its-a-queer-slam-workshop-with-tyler-pennock-tickets-111848241100
"This June marks the 11th anniversary of National Indigenous History Month in Canada, where we are fortunate to find the work of many Indigenous authors who have enlightened our hearts and minds through writing. This is a time for recognition and reflection on the unique heritage, culture and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. As it happens, this is also a time for monumental change,... Continue Reading →
A special for the Toronto Star, Dionne Brand writes about our recent times ... and what they've shown us: Sat., July 4, 2020 "I have spent my days thinking about calculus and narrative and reckoning. I have spent them tuned to the stilled and heightened frequencies of everyday life. I’ve spent my days shadowboxing the... Continue Reading →
