Season 2 of The Poet Laureate Podcast is expanding! We’re thrilled to announce that the podcast has been awarded a project grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. This support allows us to grow… More
ANGEL READING SERIES Ballgown Edition, June 5, 2026
Angel Di ZhangPOSTED: Jun 2, 2026
Literary Reading or Event
Angel Di Zhang presents a night of live literary readings by authors who have a recent or forthcoming book in Canada. Come hear poetry, nonfiction, and novel excerpts of 5 to 10 minutes, then meet the… More
New chapbook — Shooky Sessions 2 from Vallum Chapbook Series
Stuart RossPOSTED: May 28, 2026
New Publication
Vallum Chapbooks has just published Shooky Sessions 2: Franz Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks, 12 May 2023, Parc Trenholme, by Jason Camlot and me. All the info is here. Further sections of this… More
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Come and hear five authors read from their works while enjoying a glass of wine and food. More
Call for Readers: "Cheers to Divorce and the Courage of Fresh Starts"
Anna Elgie | POSTED: May 18, 2026Call For Submissions
Reading Series: Cheers to Divorce and the Courage of Fresh Starts Date: July 18, 20267-9 pm MST Format: ZoomRegister at annaelgie.com It takes courage to change your life.Strength.… More
Lorne Shirinian's new book, My Family, Surviving Genocide, Becoming Canadian
Lorne Shirinian | POSTED: May 5, 2026Congratulations
Lorne Shirinian’s new book, My Family, Surviving Genocide, Becoming Canadian, has just been published by Blue Heron Press. In the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923, more than one and a half million… More
"Quantum" (Dark Winter Press, 2025) by Irina Moga wins The 2026 International Poetry prize of the Claudine de Tencin Academy (France)
Irina Airinei, Irina SturzaPOSTED: May 4, 2026
Congratulations
"Quantum" (DarkWinter Press, 2025) by Irina Moga wins the The 2026 International Poetry prize of the Claudine de Tencin Academy of the Société Internationale d'Études des Femmes et d'Études de Genre… More
Breath and Bone: Book Launch at TriCon in Halifax
K.V. Johansen | POSTED: May 4, 2026Literary Reading or Event
The book launch for K. V. Johansen's sword and sorcery novel Breath and Bone (published by Candlemark and Gleam) will take place as at TriCon (the Trident Conference for Speculative Fiction) in… More
Toronto Book Launch - There's Always More To Say
Natalie SouthworthPOSTED: May 3, 2026
New Publication
Join us at Verity Women's Club, in The Library, for the launch of Natalie Southworth's short story collection, "There’s Always More to Say."In conversation with Laura Rock Gaughan, author of… More
"La Poesia di Carol Shields", the first bilingual edition of Carol Shields' published poetry is now out!
Caterina Nella Cotrupi (legal name) | POSTED: May 1, 2026New Publication
La Poesia di Carol Shields, the first bilingual collection of Carol Shields’ published poetry is now released and available on Amazon. Translated and curated by Nella Cotrupi, and published by I… More
