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Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) LXXXI

Tranzac Club Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, Ontario

The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto, Shab-e She’r has been bridging the gap between diverse poetry communities, bringing together people from different ethnicities, nationalities, ages, disabilities, religions (or lack thereof), poetic styles, voices and visions. At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity …

David O’Meara + Jessica Bromley Bartram at Tree Reading Series

Happy Goat Coffee Co. Happy Goat Coffee Co., 35 Laurel Street, Ottawa, Ontario

Running since May 9, 1980, the Tree Reading Series (Tree) is one of Canada's longest-running literary events and an essential part of Ottawa's vibrant literary community. Tree is a non-profit organization that supports established and emerging writers from Ottawa and across Canada by offering a supportive public venue for writers …

Lisa Robertson Launches The Baudelaire Fractal at Someday Books

Someday Books Someday Books, 21 King St., St. Catharines, Ontario

Join Someday Books to celebrate the launch of Lisa Robertson’s debut novel The Baudelaire Fractal, in which a poet realizes she has written the works of Baudelaire. Learn more here.

Levy and McCabe at the Art Bar Poetry Series

Free Times Cafe Free Times Cafe, 320 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

The Art Bar is recognized as Canada's longest running poetry-only, weekly reading series. Since 1991, it has featured both emerging and established poets from across Canada and occasionally from abroad. It has become a hub for the poetry community, and entry point for new voices, a place for people to …

The Banff Centre Writing Studio application deadline

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta

An ideal environment for artistic inspiration and growth, Writing Studio is structured to provide an extended period of uninterrupted writing time and one-on-one editorial assistance from experienced writers/editors. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with a community of working writers, work with a voice and movement coach, and to …