Welcome to Bleeding Hearts Valley, a standalone series of interconnected thrillers in one twisted midwestern suburb.An abandoned apartment holds deadly secrets.When Graham Hall, owner of “Hall it… More
You are welcome to join us for a late afternoon of fiction and poetry reading featuring some authors launching new books:Danila Botha(A Place For People Like Us)Edward Anki (Screw Factory)Rebecca… More
Six years ago, Making It Work gave Ontario's arts, culture and creative sector crucial workforce data. Today, everything has changed. Post-pandemic realities, AI integration, expanded gig work,… More
Unveiling Bookmark #31: THE LEAVING, by Budge Wilson
Project Bookmark | POSTED: Oct 9, 2025Literary Reading or Event
The latest stop on Project Bookmark Canada’s CanLit Trail will soon be unveiled at Dalhousie University. On October 18, a Bookmark with a passage from the short story “The Leaving” by Budge Wilson… More
Transdisciplinary residency program for artists, writers, creatives, scientists & researchersPeriods: 1 month (29 day periods)When: April / May / June 2026Where: Arteles Creative Center,… More
BLACK CREEK Montreal and Toronto launch
Susan Grundy | POSTED: Oct 5, 2025Literary Reading or Event
Please join us for the Montreal and Toronto launch of BLACK CREEK (Inanna Publications) that follows a hard-edged Griffintown/Montreal architect who is held hostage by ancestral trauma from her female… More
Vaughan Public Libraries Writer-in-Residence
Vaughan Public Libraries | POSTED: Oct 2, 2025Employment or Volunteer Opportunity
Vaughan Public Libraries is looking for an energetic, traditionally published author who resides in Vaughan or the surrounding area to serve as VPL’s Writer-in-Residence. The residency is designed to… More
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
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Tariq Malik's poetry book Blood of Stone (Caitlin Press, 2024) wins 2025 BC Book Award from SCWES.
Tāriq MalikPOSTED: Oct 1, 2025
Contest or Award
I am honoured to announce my second poetry book Blood of Stone (Caitlin Press, 2024) has won the 2025 BC Book Award from SCWES. More
Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain
Cait Gordon | POSTED: Oct 1, 2025New Publication
I’m so excited to announce the release of my first-ever short story collection, Speculative Shorts: Stories that fell out of my brain (Dinsdale Press). It has words of praise from Kate Heartfield, Dr.… More
