Endre Farkas & Carolyn Marie Souaid feature their collaborative book-DVD, Blood is Blood, complete with a reading followed by an audience discussion.

8:30 AM & 12:30 PM

Barry Dempster, author of Blue Wherever, will be reading. Please note that this reading was originally scheduled to be at the University of Winnipeg.

Barry Dempster, author of Blue Wherever, will be reading at the Yellow Dog, along with Manitoba poet Meira Cook.

Barry Dempster, author of Blue Wherever, leads a master class for published poets.

Barry Dempster, author of Blue Wherever, will be reading at the inaugural VERSeFest poetry festival, along with poet Shane Neilson.

The Aqua Lansdowne is Manitoba's largest poetry prize. Based around the award and hosted in conjunction with the Writers Collective of Manitoba, this series celebrates the best in Manitoba poetry.

Cost: Free!

Endre Farkas & Carolyn Marie Souaid read from their collaborative book-DVD Blood Is Blood. The 15-minute video-poem will be featured, followed by a Q & A session with the two poets.

Annual General Meeting will include a screening of Blood is Blood, an encounter between two poets who confront truths and fictions within the reality of Jews and Arabs trying to co-exist. See this work on reconciliation from poets Endre Farkas and Carolyn Marie Souaid, who will be present for discussion and to answer questions. Info: 514-489-5651.

Charlene Diehl will be a guest speaker for the Midwifery Student Collective at McMaster, reading from her book, Out of Grief, Singing. Books will be available for purchase.

Admission: Free
Open To McMaster Community Only

Charlene Diehl, author of Out of Grief, Singing, will speak at Wilfred Laurier University, and will be a guest speaker in Michael Ackerman's "Canadian Women Writers" class.

Admission: Free
Reading Open To Public / Class for Students Only

Brian Campbell will be reading from Passenger Flight, along with fellow authors Gillian Sze, Carolina Echeverria, Hugh Hazelton, Blossom Thom, and John Kirkhoven. Admission: $5

Brian Campbell will be reading from Passenger Flight, in French translation with Quebec poet Nancy Lange.

Genni Gunn, author of Solitaria, will be a guest at the Politics and the Pen gala, a grand celebration of Canadian political and literary cultures held in Ottawa’s landmark hotel, the Fairmont Château Laurier. A highlight of the capital’s winter social calendar, this event brings together national politicians, eminent writers, diplomats, and leaders of the arts and business communities.

Linda Leith, author of Writing in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis, will be a guest at the Politics and the Pen gala, a grand celebration of Canadian political and literary cultures held in Ottawa’s landmark hotel, the Fairmont Château Laurier. A highlight of the capital’s winter social calendar, this event brings together national politicians, eminent writers, diplomats, and leaders of the arts and business communities.

Signature Editions welcomes Vanessa Moeller to Winnipeg!

"To speak of our extraordinary monsters, the way boys sometimes are" — featuring Michelle Elrick reading from To Speak, Vanessa Moeller (accompanied by Maurice Mierau) reading from Our Extraordinary Monsters, and Clarise Foster reading from The Way Boys Sometimes Are.

Endre Farkas, Carolyn Souaid and other Montreal poets pour out their hearts at a Valentine’s Day event for Infinitheatre, Bain St-Michel, 5300 St-Dominique. Featured readers include Mike Spry, Steve Luxton, Alessandra Naccarato and Gillian Sze. The poets will not only read their work but also read a love poem written by another Montreal poet.

Linda Leith will be a guest on CJAD 800AM's "Saturday In Montreal", on Saturday, February 12th at 2:00 p.m. EST, speaking with Anne Lagace Dowson about her latest book, Writing In The Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis.

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Rhonda Douglas, author of Some Days I Think I Know Things, will be featured at The Tree Reading Series.

Genni Gunn, author of Solitaria, will be facilitating the Creative Writing and Songwriting workshop during this weekend of interdisciplinary arts.

Genni Gunn will be reading from her new novel, Solitaria.