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April 2, 2026
Authors Meet Readers
Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Irene's Pub Restaurant, 885 Bank St
presented by Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs
Public Talk and Poetry Evening with Prof. Nimi Wariboko, Poet and Director, African Studies Center, Boston University
Time and Place: April 2 at 6:00 pm. Carleton University Bookstore 173 Nideyinàn, First Floor , Nideyinàn, Carleton University 1125 Colonel By Drive
Web: carleton.ca/africanstudies/evening-of-poetry-and-book-launch-with-prof-nimi-wariboko-2/
Email: Gabriel.Habiyaremye@carleton.ca
Please register at the link.
The Voices of Ottawa Variety Show
Time and Place: April 2 at 6:00 pm. The Bridge Public House, 1 Donald Street
Web: tinyurl.com/vov260402
Join us for an evening at The Voices of Ottawa Variety Show featuring local musicians, comedians and poets. the Algonquin College Public Relations (ACPR) Culture2Culture campaign for OCISO (Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization) will highlight musicians, comedians, poets and more from Ottawa and its surrounding communities. $17.55
Third World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html
Increasing awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Canadians with origins in the Third World. Hosted by: Lloyd Stanford Airs: Every Thursday from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
DYKE SMUT
Time and Place: April 2 at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W.
Web: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/dyke-smut
DYKE SMUT 1/2 CREATIVE WRITING. 1/2 SMUT READING. For not-cis-man queers. FIRST HALF: Get a drink and settle into a guided meditation and creative writing session designed to get your creative and erotic energy flowing. SECOND HALF: Enjoy the hot, wet, juicy, fruits of our labour with some live smut reading. Bring your own journals, pens, etc. I will have some supplies too if you'd like. Want to read smut you've written outside of the event? No problem. Bring it with you. You will NOT be put on the spot. Choosing to read is entirely optional. Signing up to read will be first come first serve in person at the event. Relaxed. Erotic. Creative. APRIL 2. ART HOUSE. OTTAWA. MASKED EVENT. SLIDING SCALE STARTING AT $20. CODE TRANS OR BIPOC FOR $15 TIX. WRITING AT 7PM. READING AT 8PM. ACCESS INFO: Art House has limited seating! Please email Maggie (maggiemharder@icloud.com) or DM (@maggiemayharder) if you need a guaranteed seat.
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
Web: shorturl.at/8wYzo
every week on Thursdays for music, poetry etc. sign up at 8pm
April 2026 Events
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      The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
UESA Creative Writing Capstone Reading 7:00pm		 Authors Meet Readers 5:30pm
The Nightcrawlers by Joshua Steckley
Public Talk and Poetry Evening with Prof. Nimi Wariboko, Poet and Director, African Studies Center, Boston University 6:00pm
The Voices of Ottawa Variety Show 6:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
DYKE SMUT 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am Ottawa Comic Arts Festival 10:00am
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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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
Dr. Cornel Pewewardy, Indigenous Pathways for Educational Transformation across Turtle Island 2:00pm
Last Generation Canada: Zine Night 6:30pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Commonhouse Issue 7 Launch Party 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Indigo Pinecrest Readings and Signings
Book launch and signing: Exhumed Ottawa, What Lies Beneath. 6 to 9pm
Sumac Literary Magazine Launch Party 5:00pm
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
Book Launch | Little Bee by Danny Neville 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm		 Carol A. Stephen Celebration of Life 2:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 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		 Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region MONTHLY MEETINGS 7:00pm
Reading and Writing Splendid Sentences with Melanie White-Heron 7 to 8:30pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
ALSO's 4th Annual Banned Book Night 6:00pm
The Dusty Owl Reading Series Open Mic Night and Book Launch 7:00pm		 Reread Used Books: Grand Opening Party
Kate Cole, Clover Callahan, Aurelia Foxx, Michelle Young, John Haas, MK Schultz, Chris Campeau, AJ Dolman, JK Moran.1-4pm
Ottawa Book Launch for Laurie D. Graham, Liz Johnston, and Aga Maksimowska 2:00pm
SIP & READ (+Book Swap) - Ottawa/Gatineau 2:00pm
Registration required www.eventbrite.ca/e/sip-read-book-swap-ottawagatineau-tickets-1981161560559?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Indigo Barrhaven Signings and Readings
Amanda Bernardo 12-3pm
Reread Used Books: Grand Opening Party
Marie Bilodeau, Stephanie Anne, Charlene Elsby, Mona Storm, Renee Gendron, Krista Walsh, Celine Perron, Jen and Eric Desmarais 1-4pm
An Indian Morning 10:00am
A Queer Community Telethon for the Ottawa Trans Library (OTL). 11:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Susan J. Atkinson, Amanda Earl, Chris Johnson, Jim Johnstone, Shane Neilson 5:00pm		 Book Launch | The Long Sixties with Joan Kuyek and Lib Spry 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
An Evening with Amal El-Mohtar: Seasons of Glass and Iron 7:30pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
Book Launch | The Long Sixties with Joan Kuyek and Lib Spry 6:30pm
Mary Lee Bragg. Ronnie R. Brown, Blaine Marchand, Susan McMaster, and Colin Morton 6:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Book Launch | Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us 6:30pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Author Talk | Curtis Chin - Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant 6:00pm
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Book Launch | Louise Bernice Halfe – Sky Dancer presents wîhtamawik / Tell Them 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm		 Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Soirée de poésie en hommage à Lucie Hotte 6:00pm		 Rockcliffe Park Spring Book Sale
Canadian Indie Bookstore Day 10:00am
When the Forest Breathes with Suzanne Simard 7:00pm
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Rockcliffe Park Spring Book Sale
An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Amanda Earl and Eliza Rankin celebrate the end of winter 2:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Words and Culture 10:00am
CBC All in A Day Book Club 6:30pm
Zeina Sleiman, Where The Jasmine Blooms. IN-PERSON: www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-in-person-zeina-sleiman-tickets-1985979182195?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true ONLINE: www.eventbrite.ca/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-virtual-zeina-sleimans-where-the-jasmine-blooms-tickets-1985980005658?aff=oddtdtcreator
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Love Lyla Books Readings and Signings
Zeina Sleiman Meet and Greet 6-7:30pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am
Author Talk | Nora Loreto at The CNCA’s 20th Anniversary Party 5:00pm
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm		 Indigo Carlingwood Signings
Steph Mulley 1-3pm
Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition
6:30pm Monique Gray Smith. 8pm Ashraf Zaghal, Reem Gaafar and Maria Reva
Third World Players Present 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm