is up and running! Today marks the beginning of a selection of you-must-not-miss events: "Launched in 2015, Naked Heart is one of the largest LGBTQ literary festivals in the world and the most racially diverse literary festival in Ontario. This festival that takes places in the Church and Wellesley neighbourhood of Toronto includes workshops, panels, performances and... Continue Reading →
Weesageechak Begins to Dance 33!
Begins today - running from November 25th to December 6, 2020! Once again, the annual (and awesome) festival for development of Indigenous theatre and performance begins - - TODAY! Native Earth Performing Arts: "Native Earth is thrilled to announce our 33rd annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance – the online edition! This year’s festival has adapted to our current reality and... Continue Reading →
POETS CORNER: One Minute Poem
Poets Corner: "Every week we bring you a One Minute Poem by a poet with a recently published collection. Each poem clocks in at under one minute, and we post it on our freshly minted YouTube channel. We also carry it on our social media platforms: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Click on the thumbnail poster below for a link... Continue Reading →
TIFA: Journeys of Self-Discovery
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 →
TIFA: Brick Books 45th Anniversary Celebration
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 →
Winnipeg International Writers Festival: Thin Air 2020 Virtual Festival
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 →
Smut Peddlers: An Evening of LGBTQ Erotica
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 →
Eden Mills Writers Festival: Hot Nights Cool Poets
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 →
EVENT – One Place: Socially Distant Poetry & Performance Celebration
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 →
Eden Mills Writer’s Festival: 2020 Online Calendar
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 →
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