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N.G. Avant: Indie Author Group
Time and Place: 1:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Nepean Centrepointe, 101 Centrepointe, Room 1B
Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/indie-author-group-1
Are you a writer or author looking to learn more about the indie publishing process? Join author N.G. Avant for this monthly program discussing key aspects of the indie publishing process. This will include topics such as beta reading, getting book reviews, navigating platforms like Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) or Draft to Digital, building an author brand, and creating engaging social media content. All writers and authors are welcome!
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November 23 -
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Manahil Bandukwala, Amanda Earl, Jennifer Lovegrove 7pm to 8:30pm.
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Book Launch - Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Allan Briesmaster launches Elsewise with Daniel Scott. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam Part 1 McNabb Community Centre. Meeting Room C
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Altared's Open Mic 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Book Launch: Footnotes by Cameron Anstee with Jessica Bebenek and Christine McNair 6:00pm		 Re-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South
Peggy Blair book signing 12-3pm
Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Singing Pebble Books Readings and Signings
Book Talk with author & artist Rob Mullen 6:30PM - 8:00 PM
Friday Special Blend 7:00am
the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 pre fair reading 7:00pm		 the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 edition 12:00pm
City of Ottawa Book Awards 7:00pm
Joyce Carol Oates 8:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Past and Present: Celebrating Archibald Lampman, an evening of poetry 6:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Altared's Open Mic 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Urban Legends Poetry Collective 7:00pm
Urban Legends Poetry Slam		 Unbound: Indie Lit Market 11:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 N.G. Avant: Indie Author Group 1:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Book Launch | Marie-Claire McKelvey presents The Year my Head Exploded 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Robin Blackburn McBride and Frances Boyle 7 to 8:30pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
WitchLit Writer Wednesdays 12:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Art-N-Tell 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm