Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition Time and Place: Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Web:writersfestival.org/ April 30 - 6:30pm Monique Gray Smith. 8pm Ashraf Zaghal, Reem Gaafar and Maria Reva May 1 - 6:30pm Yasuko Thanh. 8pm Tareyn Johnson, Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel. May 2 - 11:30am David Eliot. 1pm Louise K. Blight. 2:30pm Karen van Kampen. 4pm Mary Walsh. 6pm Tara Gereaux, Hélène Gaudy and Jennifer Chevalier. 8pm Nick Cutter, Karma Brown and Silvia Moreno-Garcia May 3 - 1pm Brian Goldman. 2:30pm Wayne Johnston. 4pm Gillian Deacon and Mark Medley. 6pm Claire Cameron. 8pm Emily Austin, Y.M. Abdel-Magied and Sharon Bala. The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Time and Place: 1131 Wellington Street West Web:thespanielstale.ca/events rsvp on web site April 29 - Poetry Reading - David O'Meara, Christina Shah and Natalie Southworth 6:30 pm May 2 - Book signing - Mac Wears a Hat - illustrated by Gillian Reid 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM May 31 - Unrivaled Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM Poetry Night Time and Place: 5:30 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W. Web:ottawatranslibrary.ca/event/poetry-night-2/2026-02-07/ An informal evening of poetry reading and discussion. No mic, no stage! Share poems you have discovered or ones you have written in a casual atmosphere of poetry appreciation. Meeting on the first Saturday of the month at 5:30.
