Calendar compliments of www.bywords.ca.

September 23, 2025
CKCU FM Words and Culture
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 9:30 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/640/info.html
Words and Culture weaves conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists. Airs: Every Tuesday from 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. 1705 Orléans Blvd
Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/orl%C3%A9ans-writing-group-2
Adult. drop in program. 180 minutes
Books on Beechwood Book Club
Time and Place: 1:30 pm. The Scone Witch, 35 Beechwood
Email: staff@booksonbeechwood.ca
RSVP to attend; Max. 12 people. Books discussed: 20% off.
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 3:00 pm. Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Dunton Tower 1811, the Gordon Wood Lounge
Email: poeticssociety@gmail.com
bring writing to share
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
The Greenhouse
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 6:30 pm. dm on Instagram for address
Web: www.instagram.com/p/DOKZbxMjRe6/
a brave space for artists to commune, co-create and dream weekly
Arc Poetry Magazine 2025 Archibald Lampman Award Finalists Reading
Time and Place: September 23 at 7:00 pm. Perfect Books, 258 A Elgin Street
Web: www.facebook.com/events/1457520602188708
Gay Girl Prayers" by Emily Austin; "Heliotropia" by Manahil Bandukwala; and "Crazy/Mad" by AJ Dolman.
Words & Culture
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 7:00 pm. CHUO 89.1 FM
Web: Chuo.fm/show/words-and-culture-indigenous/
Conversations with Indigenous language and knowledge keepers together with music by Indigenous artists.
Live on Elgin Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2
Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L
Get there early, say hi your host, grab a drink and sign up to do some music, comedy, poetry, or whatever else! Sign up closes at 7:45pm
  September 2025 Events
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 In the Company of Writers 2:00pm
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance with David Moscrop, Carol Off and Elamin Abdelmahmoud 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group 10:00am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle 3:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm
The Greenhouse 6:30pm
Arc Poetry Magazine 2025 Archibald Lampman Award Finalists Reading 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Media Club of Ottawa Meetings 5:00pm
Aaron Kylie, editor, Legion magazine; TOPIC: magazine writing.
The Carleton Poetic Society Outdoor Open Mic 5:30pm
sign up here: tinyurl.com/carletonopenmicsept24
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
From Truth to Joy: An Author Talk with Jenny Kay Dupuis 7:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Jour des Franco-Ontarien/ne/s chez l'hôtel de ville d'Ottawa 8:30am
Writing Circle 3:00pm
The Carleton Poetic Sociey Monthly Poetry Workshop 6:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Le Cinq-Zéro, Une célébration du le cinquantenaire du drapeau franco-ontarien 6:30pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Urban Legends Poetry Collective 2025/2026
Poetry Slam Feature: Britta B. Doors & Poet Sign-up 7:00 | Show 7:30 Tickets at the door. Accessibility: Step-free access. Accessible and inclusive washrooms. Alcohol-free space. Face masks required and available as needed. Pay-What-You-Decide tickets. Great Canadian Theatre Company, Studio, 1233 Wellington Street W.
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore Readings and Signings
Book signing - The Unsung Song of the Wren by Erin Forget 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
Indigo Kanata Book Signings 11:00am
John Egan
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Indigo Kanata Book Signings 11:00am
Kate Cole
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
A.J. Dolman, Amanda Earl, James Moran 2:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
September: Lessons Learned, School Daze
The Paris Express with Emma Donoghue 7:00pm
The Factory Reading Series Presents nathanael o'reilly, ben ladouceur + michael lithgow 7:30pm		 Perfect Books
Joanna Cockerline and Kevin Andrew Heslop Cross-Canada Book Tour 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by Charles Marohn
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Book Launch: Judy Darcy presents Leading from the Heart 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group 10:00am
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle 3:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Vanier Community Writing Workshop 6:00pm
The Greenhouse 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm