Upcoming Events

Book Launch of and reading from Globetrotter & Hitler’s Children By Amatortisero Ede

Globetrotter

A Different Booklist

Wednesday, September 16
6:30pm
746 Bathurst St.
Toronto, ON

Also featuring author George Elliott Clarke. Hosted by Tom Howell, poetry correspondent & producer of CBC's Radio Literary Program "The Next Chapter".

Rocky Sullivan's (Last Wednesday Series)

Wednesday, October 28
7:30pm
34 Van Dyke St. (at Dwight St.)
Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY

Bluestockings Bookstore

Thursday, October 29
7:00pm
172 Allen St.
New York, NY

Reading along with two New York poets, Regan Good & Geoffrey Nutter.

Joint Book Launch and reading from Poems for the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names by Soraya Peerbaye and Reticent Bodies by Moez Surani

Wednesday, September 30
6:30pm
Ben McNally Books
366 Bay Street, Toronto

PEN Canada Events

Opening of the International Festival of Authors At Habourfront: Too Much Happiness with Alice Munro and Diana Athill

October 21, 2009
8:00pm
Tickets: $100

Fleck Dance Theatre
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto
(includes a cocktail reception and tax receipt)
Tickets available at www.readings.org or
Habourfront Centre Box Office
416-973-4000

Cockburn & Ondaatje

Thursday, November 19
7:00pm
Tickets: $50

Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
(includes a tax receipt)
Tickets available at www.roythomson.com or
The Roy Thomson Box Office
416-782-4255

This special evening will be a collaboration of music and words, and a conversation about the joys and challenges of the creative life.

The Yellow Door Poetry and Prose Readings

3625 Aylmer, Montreal (between Pine & Prince Arthur)
www.yellowdoor.org
514-845-2600

Founder / producer / host Ilona Martonfi 514-939-4173
ilona.martonfi@sympatico.ca

An Evening of Poetry, Prose & Music

Thursday, September 24
Doors Open: 7:00pm    
Reading: 7:30pm
Tickets: $5 (at the door)

David Homel is the author of six novels for adults and two for younger readers. He also works as a documentary filmmaker.

Moe Clark explores language by fusing inspirations in jazz, hip hop & circle singing with the written word, her art is formed: spoken word song.

Jean-Marc Desgent GG Award winner (2005) reads from Twentieth Centuries (Guernica). English translation read by Antonio D’Alfonso.

Carole David GG Award finalist (1998) reads from The Place Where Your Soul Dwells (Guernica). English translation read by Nora Alleyn.

Barry Webster has published fiction in English and French. His first book, The Sound of All Flesh, won the 2006 ReLit Award for short fiction.

Claude Lalumière (lostpages.net) is the author of Objects of Worship and the editor of eight anthologies.

Moez Surani is the author of Reticent Bodies.  He has also served as writer-in-residence for the Toronto Catholic School Board.

Jack Locke is a freelance journalist, poet, and editor of the book, Leonard Cohen: You're Our Man.

An Evening of Poetry, Prose & Music

Wednesday, September 30
Doors Open: 7:00pm   
Reading: 7:30pm
Tickets $5 (at the door)

Alessandra Naccarato spoken word poet & activist who has performed across the country & internationally. Member of Throw Poetry Collective.

Virginia McClure Author of two poetry books, The Voice Of Two Women and Green Jelly Beans. Co-founder of the Visual Arts Centre.

Claude Hamelin author of 12 poetry books, texts in anthologies & journals, publisher (Teichtner), honoured by Cuba, France & Italy.

Carolyne Van Der Meer is a journalist and editor who is currently writing a Ph.D. dissertation in Canadian literature.

Ehab Lotayef Poet, songwriter and photographer whose works reflect his involvements as a justice activist. (visit www.lotayef.com for details)

Maya Khankhoje writes poetry, short stories, essays and book reviews. She was a finalist of the 2007 CBC-QWF short story competition.

Veronika Rönkös was born & studied in Hungary, she has played in Saskatoon Symphony & Thunder Bay Symphony, & freelances in Montréal.

Ottawa International Writers Festival

October 21 – 31 (Fall Edition)
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities
314 St. Patrick Street
Tickets: 613-562-1243

(or visit Nicholas Hoare Books, 419 Sussex Drive, or Collected Works, 1242 Wellington St. West.)

Other Upcoming Festivals

Vancouver International Authors Festival

October 20 – 25

Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival

October 13 – 19

Thin Air Winnipeg International Writers Festival

September 20 – 27

First Sight

Salim Gold

A blast of sunlight haloed your entrance— / Or shadowed you, all that gold drenching you, / Starting with your hair—copper-fire, alive.

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Dennis Cooley's fictions:
“love in a dry land”

Rob Mclennan

For years now, readers have been waiting for Winnipeg poet Dennis Cooley's long-promised poetry collection, “love in a dry land”

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A Father Like That

Olive Senior

Well I never know I would make it back much less get in without Matron seeing me and cutting my tail for being outside without permission.

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“A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness, in fact he creates new appearances of things.”

– Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Featured Artist

Dreamscape

–Suzie Veroff