Calling all emerging Canadian writers who are Indigenous, Black, or a person of colour: You are invited to apply for Arsenal Pulp Press’s BIPOC mentorship program. Successful applicants will have the… More

In 2045 an earthquake ravages the Pacific Coast of North America and the world shifts. Suddenly people and animals can understand each other, while the chaos of climate change combines with the… More

Book launch for Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area

Victoria Freeman
POSTED: Aug 18, 2025

Literary Reading or Event

Join us for an evening of discussion and celebration of the publication of Where Histories Meet: Indigenous and Settler Encounters in the Toronto Area by Victoria FreemanWhere Histories Meet traces… More

The Broken Map Home: Book Launch & Author Talk

Keiko Honda
POSTED: Aug 18, 2025

Literary Reading or Event

Join author Keiko Honda for a special afternoon celebrating her new book, The Broken Map Home (Caitlin Press, 2025). This gripping memoir is a granddaughter’s profound tribute to her grandfather,… More

Hidden Flowers: Book Launch & Author Talk

Keiko Honda
POSTED: Aug 18, 2025

Literary Reading or Event

Join author Keiko Honda for a reading and discussion of her second memoir, Hidden Flowers. This illuminating memoir chronicles one woman's journey through motherhood, loss, and disability, and… More

The Weston International Award Presents: An Evening with Leslie Jamison, September 15 at 7pm in Toronto. The 2025 American Award Laureate and acclaimed author of The Recovering, The Empathy Exams,… More

My new Poetry Collection: And I Blamed Canadian Winter Again: Poems East & West

Arun Budhathoki
POSTED: Aug 13, 2025

New Publication

I’m thrilled to share that my new poetry collection, And I Blamed Canadian Winter Again: Poems East & West, was published this April by Nirala Publications.This book marks my return to poetry… More

Michael Scott Curnes 6th Novel Published

Michael Scott Curnes | POSTED: Aug 13, 2025

New Publication

Simpleman (September 1, 2025) is the sixth Michael Scott Curnes novel to be published. Simpleman is a memoir to a period in rural America encompassing 1946-2025. This is a story about living and… More

Lynda Williams is pleased to announce her debut collection of stories, The Beauty & the Hell of It (Guernica Editions), will launch at Owl's Nest Books in Calgary, on September 10 at 7 pm. Special… More

The Upstart & Crow BIPOC Writers’ Residency champions the imagination, insight and creative force of writers who self-identify as Black, Indigenous and/or a Person of Colour or People of the… More