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October 14, 2025
Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 6:00 pm. 310 Pères Blancs
Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/community-writing-workshop-0
Drop in. Adult. 120 minutes
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/story-cafe
Pay-What-You-Can event, and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca. Suggested donation: $10.
October 2025 Events
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      The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
The Carleton Poetic Society Open Mic at Oat Couture's Night Oat 7:00pm
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHaGMlGUBtfJMTJ4NUmJhQYZ2QI0j2rdoRx_B4yqFLMBPtIw/viewform		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm   Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Forensic Field Techniques for Human Remains by Christopher Courtin
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm    
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		   Jagjeet Sharma - Author Signings and readings 12:00pm
Indigo Gloucester, 2401 City Park Drive. Silent Ripples signing noon to 3pm
Plan 99 Reading Series 5:00pm
Zane Koss and rob mclennan
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm		 Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm   Jagjeet Sharma - Author Signings and readings 12:00pm
Indigo Rideau, 50 Rideau Street Silent Ripples signing noon to 3pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm
(un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
Art-N-Tell 7:00pm		 Indie Author Group with N.G. Avant 1:00pm
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm