Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

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Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition Red Dress Day Gathering
Time and Place: May 4 at 10:00 am. Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W
Web: octopusbooks.ca/events/4975520260504
Octopus Books will be present with a selection of books by Indigenous authors.

	May 2026 Events Return to today
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					Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition 6:30pm Yasuko Thanh. 8pm Tareyn Johnson, Kaie Kellough and Jordan Abel. Friday Special Blend 7:00am	Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition 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 The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Book signing - Mac Wears a Hat - illustrated by Gillian Reid 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Poetry Night 5:30pm
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Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring 2026 Edition 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. An Indian Morning 10:00am Stages and Pages 12:30pm Dandelion with Jamie Liew Culture géniale 1:00pm Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Launch for Misha Solomon's My Great-Grandfather Danced Ballet 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition Red Dress Day Gathering 10:00am Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	Words and Culture 10:00am Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Mike Martin Double Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Love is a Practice - Opening Night Object//Project Art Book Fair Friday Special Blend 7:00am	Object//Project Art Book Fair Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Signing with Sonia Saikaley 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
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An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm	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	Ottawa International Writers Festival Book Club Featuring Literary Agent Carly Watters, and authors Mai Nguyen and Kerry Clare. 6:30pm Parlour • 1319 Wellington Street West The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm Riverbed Reading Series S7 7:30pm futurisms ft. Qattuu, Shō Yamagushiku and Whitney French	Octopus Books Readings and Signings Joint Book Launch \| Jon Claytor and Ian Roy 6:30pm Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Friday Special Blend 7:00am	All things Bookish Market - Hosted by PreLoved Pages 10:00am
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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 Book Launch \| Temporary Palaces by Jeff Miller 7:30pm 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 Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Friday Special Blend 7:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm	Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm Human Transit (Revised Edition): How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives by Jarrett Walker Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 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 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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The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Unrivaled Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm