Professionals working in the Canadian and American book supply chain, independently or as part of an organization, including creators (writers and illustrators), publishers, literary agents,… More
Opportunity to Read Poetry in Your Own Language
Toronto Poetry Festival | POSTED: Jun 23, 2026Literary Reading or Event
The Toronto Poetry Festival is a celebration of multilingual poets, centred on the theme of intellectual freedom. The 2026 festival will take place on September 12th, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. If… More
Sculpted by Storms: An Evening of Storytelling and Connection
The LodgePole Arts Alliance and Kingston WritersFest Present | POSTED: Jun 23, 2026Literary Reading or Event
LodgePole Arts Alliance (LPAA) and Kingston WritersFest (KWF) are proud to present Sculpted by Storms, a special evening celebrating Indigenous storytelling, truth-telling, and resilience at the… More
Fisher Lavell's Three Days Till Rapture Wins International Award
Fisher Lavell | POSTED: Jun 22, 2026Member Activity
Three Days Till Rapture, Fisher Lavell's second novel, has won the Tillie Olsen Award, presented annually by the American Working Class Studies Association (WCSA). The WCSA book awards recognize and… More
Heather Conn’s memoir No Letter in Your Pocket (Guernica Editions 2023) is now available as an audiobook on Spotify, Kobo, Google Play Audio, Amazon and other sites. It’s free with a trial on Audible.… More
Mom Camp - debut book of interconnected stories
Véronique Darwin | POSTED: Jun 16, 2026New Publication
An unnamed woman retreats to sort herself into the various roles she has played (Sister, Friend, Server, Lover); another woman, Jeanne, checks into a hotel-turned-escape room empty-handed. These… More
Crystal Hurdle is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of Syl-Lo-Therapy.Ripped from the confines of their books and storied mythologies, Sylvia Plath and Nabokov’s Lolita Haze react,… More
I will be reading from my debut novel at the Ottawa launch of Venue 13 at Pefect Books, 258A Elgin St., on June 16 at 7 p.m. The event will be hosted by Kate Heartfield, who will also moderate a… More
Love music? Love travel? This is a podcast interview for you.
Josephine MatyasPOSTED: Jun 16, 2026
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TWUC members Josephine Matyas and Craig Jones - co-authors of two books on music and travel - just recorded and interview for the podcast "What Am I Making." Music lovers will want to tune in.… More
Mark Abley's short book "Numb: The Politics of Overwhelm" was published by Baraka Books in June 2026, and launched with two events in Montreal and one in eastern Ontario. More
