Events listing

The 2025-26 Literary Lecture Series is a subscription series consisting of 8 Tuesday and Thursday evening in-house lectures. Refreshments are served before the lecture which begins at 7:30. In addition there is a Virtual Series comprised of eight lectures by writers who record ...

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 1 as we celebrate our 2025 books. Featured authors include Mélikah Abdelmoumen, stephanie roberts, Ira Wells. Russell Smith, Elise Levine, and Don Gillmor.

Books will be available for purchase!

Join us on Thursday, October 2 for a celebration of our 2025 authors. Our featured authors are Mélikah Abdelmoumen (Baldwin, Styron and Me), stephanie roberts (UNMET), Don Gillmor (On Oil), Elise Levine (Big of You), and Russell Smith (Self Care).

Books will be available for ...

Poetry Night at The Artists' House
Every 3rd Friday of the Month | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM| ArtHouse Studio

Step into an evening of words, rhythm, and connection at Poetry Night at The Artists' House — a monthly open mic gathering where language comes alive. Held in the intimate ...

Readings by: Dennis Lee (Wrestling with Cadence), Kern Carter (And Then There Was Us), Gloria Blizzard (Black Cake, Turtle Soup), Christine Estima (Letters to Kafka), and Terry Fallis (The Marionette).

The readings are 5 to 10 minutes each and divided into two sessions with a ...

Telling Tales is a free family festival dedicated to inspiring a love of reading. Connect with Canada's leading children's authors, illustrators, storytellers and musicians.
2 DAYS - 5 STAGES - 50+ AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS
Join us Saturday October 4 and Sunday October 5 at Royal ...

Join The Reading Partnership for The Next Chapter Festival, a FREE literacy celebration at Scarborough Town Centre (STC) from 10am to 8pm on October 4. Enjoy book giveaways, local author readings, sing-alongs, hands-on science experiments, and drumming workshops. Explore interactive ...

oin us to celebrate Julie M. Green’s memoir, Motherness: A Memoir of Generational Autism, Parenthood, and Radical Acceptance. A reading will be followed by a book signing.

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A funny, unflinchingly honest, and deeply compassionate memoir about one woman’s experience of raising ...

Join us for an enlightening and thought-provoking event as we celebrate the book launch of "Trachea" by Mayank Bhatt. This event promises to be a celebration of Mayank's writing with his family and the literary community.

 Refreshments | Books will be on sale

Location: Massey ...

Please join for the book launch of Scott McIntyre's memoir, A Precarious Enterprise: Making a Life in Canadian Publishing at Ben McNally Books. Scott will be in conversation with Anna Porter to discuss the history of Canadian publishing; the highs and lows, the promise and peril. ...

Just in time to commemorate Fela Kuti's birthday, you are invited to join us for the exclusive Toronto book launch event celebrating the release of the new graphic novel "Fela: Music is the Weapon" (RandomHouse/Amistad) that vividly reimagines the life of the Nigerian musical ...

Experience the dynamic energy of Brampton’s premier poetry slam competition! Talented poets battle it out for over $500 in prizes and a coveted featured spot on the slam stage. Hosted by The Wild Woman and featuring Odessa Thornhill, this event promises unforgettable performances ...

You are welcome to join us for a relaxed afternoon of fiction and poetry reading featuring authors:

Edward Anki (Screw Factory)
Danila Botha (A Place For People Like Us)
Rebecca Fisseha (Only Because It's You: A Novel)
Sam Shelstad (The Cobra and the Key : A Novel)
Special guest ...

Come join us on Zoom for the Feminist Caucus Book Launch, 2025, to celebrate the new books published by members of the Feminist Caucus of the League of Canadian Poets this year! Sonja Greckol (No Line in Time), Beatriz Hausner (The Oh Oh), Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi (Dreams for ...

The 2025 Canadian Jewish Literary Awards winners discuss their winning publications on important Jewish themes and diverse subjects, in Fiction, Jewish Culture, Biography, Memoir, Yiddish, the Irving Abella Award in History and other categories. Followed at 4 p.m. by a reception ...

This fall, TIFA returns to Victoria University at the University of Toronto and welcomes acclaimed writers, passionate readers and book lovers from around the globe for Canada’s largest and longest-running literary festival. With a new 5 day format over and 100 events ranging ...

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) CXV

Featured poets: Katerina Vaughan Fretwell & Asante Haughton
+ Open Mic for poetry in any language

Time: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Place: Living Room, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON M5S 2M7
This is an in-person event open to ...

Poetry Night at The Artists' House
Every 3rd Friday of the Month | 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM| ArtHouse Studio

Step into an evening of words, rhythm, and connection at Poetry Night at The Artists' House — a monthly open mic gathering where language comes alive. Held in the intimate ...

The 2025-26 Literary Lecture Series is a subscription series consisting of 8 Tuesday and Thursday evening in-house lectures. Refreshments are served before the lecture which begins at 7:30. In addition there is a Virtual Series comprised of eight lectures by writers who record ...