. . .	NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
	Monday, October 25, 7:30 pm . . . VICTORIA Pen-in-Hand Reading Series Serious Coffee 230 Cook Street Steve Noyes reads from his new novel, It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away, with Steve McOrmond reading from his poetry collection The Good News about Armageddon. Admission: By donation
	Sunday, October 24 , 11:00 am . . . VANCOUVER Vancouver International Writers' Festival The Sunday Brunch Performance Space Granville Island Genni Gunn reads from her new novel Solitaria withJohn Gould, David Mitchell, Wells Tower, Jane Urquhart, and Kathleen Winter.
	Saturday, October 23 , 8:00 pm . . . VANCOUVER Vancouver International Writers' Festival Polyphany Waterfront Theatre Granville Island Genni Gunn reads from her new novel Solitaria with Eleanor Catton, Michael Helm, Mauricio Segura, Kathy Page, Adam Lewis Schroeder, and Marisa Silver.
	Friday, October 22, 7:00 pm . . . VICTORIA Black Coffee Blues Reading Series Discovery Cafe 664 Discovery Street Steve Noyes launches his new novel, It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away. Admission: $3
	Thursday, October 7, 8:00 pm . . .WINNIPEG Prairie Ink Restaurant & Bakery McNally Robinson Booksellers 1120 Grant Avenue (Grant Park Shopping Centre) Charlene Diehl launches her memoir, Out of Grief, Singing.
	Tuesday, September 28, 7:00 pm . . . HAMILTON FestItalia The Pearl Company Theatre, Gallery, and Arts Facility 16 Steven Street Genni Gunn reads from her new novel Solitaria.
	Sunday, September 26, Time TBA . . . VANCOUVER Word on the Street CBC Plaza/Library Square CBC Plaza - 700 Hamilton Street at W. Georgia Street Library Square - 800 Robson Street Steve Noyes reads from his new novel, It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away. Admission: Free
	Saturday, September 25 , 8:00 pm . . . KINGSTON Kingston WritersFest Saturday Night SpeakEasy Bellevue South, Holiday Inn Waterfront 2 Princess Street Genni Gunn reads from her new novel Solitaria and poetry collection Faceless, along with Michael Winter, Deborah Kimmett, Miguel Syjuco, John Steffler, Jill Battson, Trevor Cole, David Homel, Lisa Moore, and CR Avery in an evening of readings to the original jazz stylings of Bunny Stewart's Trio Without Words.
	Saturday, September 25 , 3:00 pm . . . KINGSTON Kingston WritersFest Poets: Stage vs. Page Bellevue South, Holiday Inn Waterfront 2 Princess Street Genni Gunn moderates a panel with Regie Cabico, Todd Colby, Steven Heighton and Jill Battson.
	Saturday, September 25 , 11:00 am . . . KINGSTON Kingston WritersFest Marned, with Manuscrips Bellevue South, Holiday Inn Waterfront 2 Princess Street Genni Gunn moderates a panel with couples/authors Marie-Louise Gay & David Homel and Merilyn Simonds & Wayne Grady.
	Friday, September 24 , 3:00 pm . . . KINGSTON Kingston WritersFest Literary Mysteries Bellevue South, Holiday Inn Waterfront 2 Princess Street Genni Gunn reads from her new novel, Solitaria, with Miguel Syjuco.
	Monday, September 20 , 2:00 pm . . . RED DEER Sunworks 4924 Ross Street Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever.
	Saturday, September 18, 8:00 pm . . . BANCROFT York River Festival The Playhouse 5 Hastings Street South Genni Gunn reads from her new novel, Solitaria.
	Saturday, September 18 . . . CREEMORE Curiosity House Books 134-A Mill Street Rebekkah Adams reads from her new work, Front Porch Mannequins.
	Sunday, September 12-Saturday, September 18 . . . BANFF Writing With Style The Banff Centre for the Arts Barry Dempster, whose new poetry collection, Blue Wherever, has just been released, will be reading and giving workshops at the Banff Centre.
	Tuesday, August 31 , 7:00 pm . . . ST. JOHN'S The Ship Pub 265 Duckworth Street Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever.
	Sunday, August 15 , 6:00 pm . . . TORONTO The Plasticine Reading Series The Central 603 Markham Street Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever.
	Thursday, July 25, 2:00-4:00 pm . . . WIARTON Wiarton Library 578 Brown Street In co-operation with The Downtown Bookstore Rebekkah Adams reads from her new work, Front Porch Mannequins.
	Thursday, July 8, 7:30 pm . . . TORONTO Bar Italia Upstairs Lounge 582 College Street Jena Schmitt launches her debut poetry collection, Catchment Area.
	Thursday, June 24, 7:00 pm . . . SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Ste. Marie Public Library Main Branch 50 East Street Jena Schmitt launches her debut poetry collection, Catchment Area.
	Thursday, June 17 , 7:00 pm . . . COBOURG Cobourg Poetry Workshop 66 King Street West Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever.
	Saturday, June 12 , 5:00 pm . . . OTTAWA Plan 99 Reading Series The Manx Pub 370 Elgin Street Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever, along with fellow poet George Sipos.
	Sunday, June 6 , 1:00-4:00 pm . . . ELORA Elora Authors Festival Heritage River 25 Wellington Drive Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever, along with fellow authors Bonnie Burnard, Terry Fallis, Linden MacIntyre, Pasha Malla, and Ray Robertson.
	Thursday, June 3 , 7:00 pm . . . TORONTO Strong Words Reading Series The Free Times Cafe 320 College Street Barry Dempster reads from his new poetry collection, Blue Wherever, along with fellow authors Spencer Gordon, Amy Lam, Jim Smith, and Myna Wallin.
	Sunday, April 25, 2:00 pm . . . OTTAWA Sasquatch Literary and Arts Performance Series Royal Oak II 161 Laurier East Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide.
	Sunday, April 25, 1:30-4:30 pm . . . EDMONTON Edmonton Poetry Festival - The Cafe Readings Stanley Milner Library #7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Su Croll reads from her new poetry collection, Blood Mother.
	Thursday, April 22, 2:00-3:30 pm . . . MONTREAL Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival Quebec Roots Launch Delta Centre-ville, Cartier AB Over the past few months, anglophone students, mentored by Quebec authors and photographers, have produced a book of photographs and texts reflecting the cultural diversity of Quebec communities as seen through their eyes. In this session, Quebec students from the Lower North Shore to the James Bay region and from Montreal to Nunavik, as well as their teachers and mentors, will meet to share their experiences in producing this book. With Carolyn Marie Souaid, author of Paper Oranges, Monique Polak, Joel Silverstein, , Phil Jenkins, Monique Dystra, Thomas Kneubühler. Hosted by Michele Luchs.
	Wednesday, April 21, 8:00-9:00 pm . . . MONTREAL Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival Reading the Word: Faith, food & the Appeal of Fundamentalism Delta Centre-ville, St-Laurent We live in an age of fundamentalisms, vital to some, incomprehensible to others. What is the appeal of fundamentalism? Montreal scholar, author and Economos Antony Gabriel¹s analysis is based on decades of learning and experience. Anthony Gabrie's talk is hosted by Carolyn Marie Souaid, author of Paper Oranges.
	Wednesday, April 21, 9:00 am . . . MONTREAL Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival Student Literary Program Delta Centre-ville Meet professional writers and work on your own writing! With Carolyn Marie Souaid, author of Paper Oranges, Myriam Beaudoin, Carl Bessette, Nicolas Dickner, Jason Donald, Danielle Fournier, Karine Glorieux, Adam Leith Gollner, Josianne Hébert, Minh Tran Huy, Phil Jenkins, Kaie Kellough, Catherine Lalonde, Julie Lapalme, Greg MacArthur, Monique Polak, Gillian Sze, Kim Thuy, Priscila Uppal, Michel Vézina, Alice Zorn, and Éric Dupont.
	Tuesday, April 20, 7:00-9:00 pm . . . EDMONTON Edmonton Poetry Festival - Girls Night Out Audrey's Books Royal Oak II 10702 Jasper Avenue Su Croll reads from her new poetry collection, Blood Mother..Poetry is the small difference that affects the physical condition of our time. Su Croll is joined by poets Ariel Gordon and Tracy Hamon as they let their hair down, versing in poetry about sex, babies, love, all those variations of conversations combined in linear patterns, the exposed portions of the human condition. Live it up in an event taht promises to be as much Girls! Girls! Girls as Ladies Night Out.
	Thursday, April 8, 7:00 pm . . . MONTREAL The Yellow Door 3625 Aylmer Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide.
	Wednesday, March 10, 6:15 pm . . . OTTAWA Politics and the Pen The Fairmont Chateau Laurier Genni Gunn, author of Faceless, joins politicians and fellow writers for the Writers Trust annual fundraiser, Politics and the Pen, Ottawa's Great Literary Dinner.
	Saturday, March 6, 5:00 pm . . . OTTAWA Plan 99 Reading Series The Manx Pub 370 Elgin Street Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide, along with Elizabeth Bachinsky.
	Saturday, March 6, 4:00-6:00 pm . . . LONDON Chapters 1037 Wellington Road Rebekkah Adams signs copies of her novel Front Porch Mannequins.
	Saturday, March 6, 1:00-3:00 pm . . . LONDON Chapters North London Richmond Centre, 86 Fanshawe Park Road East Rebekkah Adams signs copies of her novel Front Porch Mannequins.
	Sunday, February 21, 2:00 pm . . . FREDERICTON Odd Sundays at Molly's Molly's Coffee House 554 Queen Street Vanessa Moeller reads from her poetry collection, Our Extraordinary Monsters.
	Sunday, January 17, 9:00 am . . . TORONTO "Sunday Morning" CBC Radio One Haitian-born Joel Des Rosiers, author of Vetiver, talks to the CBC's Michael Enright about the role of the writer in a devastated country. Hear their conversation at: http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/sundayedition_20100118_26028.mp3
	Thursday, December 17, 7:30 pm . . . OTTAWA Mother Tongue Books 1067 Bank Street Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide, along with Colin Morton, reading from his new book, The Hundred Cuts. Refreshments will be served at 7:00 pm. Readings begin at 7:30 pm.
	Tuesday, December 1, 7:30 pm . . . OWEN SOUND The Downtown Bookstore 945 2nd Avenue East Rebekkah Adams launches her first novel, Front Porch Mannequins.
	Tuesday, November 24, 8:00 pm . . . TORONTO Art Bar Reading Series Clinton's 693 Bloor Street Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide, along with Jacob Scheier and Kate Marshall Flaherty.
	Friday, November 13, 7:00 pm . . . KINGSTON Novel Idea 156 Princess Street Judith Alguire launches her new mystery, Pleasantly Dead.
	Thursday, November 12, 8:00 pm . . . FREDERICTON Memorial Hall Art Gallery UNB Campus Vanessa Moeller officially launches her debut poetry collection, Our Extraordinary Monsters. Jesse Fergusson will also read.
	Monday, October 26, 6:30 pm . . . OTTAWA Poetry Cabaret #2 Ottawa International Writers Festival Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, 314 St. Patrick Street Barbara Myers reads from her new poetry collection, Slide, along with John Barton, Maurice Mierau and Karen Solie.
	Friday, October 23, 8:30 pm . . . OTTAWA Capital Xtra's Transgress Ottawa International Writers Festival Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts, 314 St. Patrick Street Michael V. Smith reads from his poetry collection, What You Can't Have, at this R-rated evening of explicit writing, along with Mariko Tamaki and Derek McCormack. Readings are following by discussion and Q&A.
	Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm . . . MONTREAL Café Sarajevo 6548 St. Laurent Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, at Lovers and Others: An Evening on the Theme of Love, Union, and Relatioships. Also appearing: Stephen Morrissey, Carolyn Zonailo, Endre Farkas, Alejandro Saravia, Michael Mirolla, Virginia McClure, Claude Hamelin, Marie France Bancel, Ginette Desmarais, Hugh Hazelton, Eliz Robert, Ilona Martonfi. Admission: $5.
	Thursday, October 15, 7:30 pm . . . EDMONTON PEN Writers Cabaret The Artery 9535 Jasper Avenue Su Croll, author of Blood Mother, joins fellow authors Tony Cashman, John Paul Himka, Myrna Kostash, and Shawna Lemay for an evening of readings interspersed with fabulous music in the relaxed atmosphere of the Artery. Music by Tim Smith. All ticket revenue from the Writers Cabaret goes towards the important work of PEN Canada: assisting writers around the world who are persecuted for the peaceful expression of ideas. Admission: $10 adults / $5 students
	Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 pm . . . MONTREAL The Yellow Door 3625 Aylmer Brian Campbell reads from his new poetry collection, Passenger Flight.
	Monday, October 5, 4:00-5:00 pm . . . WINNIPEG University of Winnipeg, Lockhart Hall, Room 1L08 515 Portage Avenue Brian Campbell reads from his new poetry collection, Passenger Flight, at the University of Winnipeg.
	Sunday, October 4, 8:00 pm . . . FREDERICTON Memorial Hall Theatre UNB Campus Vanessa Moeller reads from her debut poetry collection, Our Extraordinary Monsters, at UNB's annual Poetry Weekend celebration. Poets from across the country return to Fredericton for two full days of readings.
	Sunday, October 4, 10:00-11:30 am . . . NORTH RIVER, CAPE BRETON North River Community Hall 37 Oregon Road Susan Zettell, author of The Checkout Girl, participates in the panel "How to Get Published," along with Donna Morrissey and Douglas Arthur Brown. Eye-opening for new authors, fascinaing for avid readers! Moderated by Steve Sutherland, host of CBC Radio's Information Morning, Cape Breton.
	Saturday, October 3, 4:00-6:00 pm . . . NORTH RIVER, CAPE BRETON Walsh Residence 24 Meadow Road Susan Zettell, author of The Checkout Girl, leads "Delights and Constraints: the Novel and the Short Story," a workshop session for writers and readers.
	Saturday, October 3, 1:00-3:00 pm . . . NORTH RIVER, CAPE BRETON Walsh Residence 24 Meadow Road Susan Zettell, author of The Checkout Girl, leads "Preparing and Researching a Novel," a session for both writers and readers.
	Saturday, October 3, 9:30-11:30 am . . . NORTH RIVER, CAPE BRETON North River Community Hall 37 Oregon Road Susan Zettell does a reading from her novel, The Checkout Girl, followed by Q&A.
	Friday, October 2, 7:00 pm . . . WINNIPEG Aqua Books 274 Garry Street Brian Campbell reads from his new poetry collection, Passenger Flight, along with Winnipeg poet Lori Cayer.
	Friday, October 2, 7:30 pm . . . VICTORIA Planet Earth Poetry The Black Stilt 1633 Hillside Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, along with poet Endre Farkas.
	Wednesday, September 30, 7:30 pm . . . VANCOUVER Vancouver Public Library, Alma Van Dusen Room, Lower Level, Central Library 350 West Georgia Street Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, along with poet Endre Farkas.
	Wednesday, September 23, 4:00-5:00 pm . . . WINNIPEG Winnipeg International Writers Festival University of Winnipeg, Lockhart Hall, Room 1L08 515 Portage Avenue Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, along with poet Endre Farkas.
	Wednesday, September 23, 11:00 am-12:00 pm . . . WINNIPEG Winnipeg International Writers Festival Red River College (Princess Campus) Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, along with poet Endre Farkas.
	Tuesday, September 22, 8:00 pm . . . WINNIPEG Winnipeg International Writers Festival MTYP Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her new poetry collection, Paper Oranges, along with poets Elizabeth Bachinsky, Cyril Dabydeen, Priscilla Uppal, and Endre Farkas.
	Sunday, September 20, 7:30 pm . . . MONTREAL Poésie et Jazz: Quatre saisons, quatre couleurs, quatre lumières Grande Bibliothèque Auditorium 475 De Maisonneuve East Carolyn Marie Souaid reads from her poetry collection, Snow Formations along with fellow poets Herménégilde Chiasson, Louise Desjardins, and Anthony Phelps. Music by the Daniel Lessard Trio.
	Friday, September 11, 2009 . . . OTTAWA Scott Randall's short story collection Character Actor is shortlited for the Ottawa Book Awards in the English Fiction category. The awards will be presented at 8:00 pm on October 20 at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington.