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The Sealey Challenge

Online

From chapbooks to full-length collections, participants in The Sealey Challenge read a book of poetry each day in August. The goals are simple: read a book each day, engage with diverse voices and be an active member of an online community of poetry lovers. Join the challenge Plan your reading …

House of Anansi Submissions Open

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House of Anansi is open to receive direct submissions from authors twice a year, for a one-month period each, beginning February 1 and August 1. The portal is currently open for submissions. Agents are welcome to submit to individual editors at any time. Before submitting, please take the time to familiarize yourself …

Fertile Festival of New and Inventive Works in Poetry

The Great Escape Book Store 957 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ontario

Mostly, we wanted to embark on an adventure. Join us. FERTILE FESTIVAL OF NEW & INVENTIVE WORKS IN POETRY 05 - 28 AUGUST 2022 KFB EAST at THE GREAT ESCAPE BOOK STORE 957 KINGSTON RD Curated by The Blasted Tree, Gap Riot Press & KFB Our Inaugural. Featuring a feast of New & Inventive Works in …

$10 – $100

Authors on Authors: Carissa Halton & Michael Hingston

Through the month of August, the Writers Guild of Alberta will be streaming prerecorded author interviews in our new Authors on Authors series. August 17 will focus on Research with Carissa Halton and Michael Hingston.

Free

Stand with Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write

New York Public Library – Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 5th Ave, New York, NY

Writers around the globe stand in solidarity with Salman Rushdie and celebrate his tireless advocacy for the freedom of expression and the plight of imperiled writers around the globe. Join PEN America, The New York Public Library, and Penguin Random House as we gather with friends, supporters, readers, and members of the literary …

Free