Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

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June 5, 2026

Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction
Time and Place: 310 Elgin
over 15k books and great prices.

National Indigenous History Month
Web: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1466616436543/1534874922512

Friday Special Blend
Time and Place: Every Friday at 7:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/158/info.html
Susan is passionate about the transformative power of stories, and how they help us better understand one other and our community. Hosted by: Susan Johnston, Micah Petti and Gianluca Petti Airs: Every Friday from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM

	June 2026 Events Return to today
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	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	The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction Third World Players Present 6:00pm Book Launch: Confronting the Resurgent Right 6:30pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction National Indigenous History Month Friday Special Blend 7:00am	Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Vickie Lanthier 12 to 3pm National Indigenous History Month Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm N.G. Avant Francophonie en scène : le réseau qui rassemble 5:00pm Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm
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Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Heather Grace Stewart 11am to 2pm National Indigenous History Month Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch. 120 Metcalfe. Rm B125 2pm Tea for Tara Five- Art & Activism with special guest speaker from Toronto the incredible "Mikiki" in conversation with Dr. Cara Tierney. 1-3pm Registraton for in-person: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-for-tara-episode-5-art-activism-tickets-1990385501615 The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings The Big Mouse Party Reading and Signing. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm The Strategy Of War: Aztec Mythology Artist: Mera Reyes	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Words and Culture 10:00am Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Naive Fanatic Collage Night 6:00pm The Ripple Effect: Inspiring Future Water Leaders through Storybooks 6:00pm Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Friday Special Blend 7:00am	Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Dr. Cheryl Bauman 12 to 3pm National Indigenous History Month ArtsPark 2026 10:00am Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm Robyn G. Grove James Joyce Association of Ottawa 2:00pm Songs from the Streets of Dublin + Readings from James Joyce for Bloomsday 7pm
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Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Niraj Chandra 11am to 2pm National Indigenous History Month An Indian Morning 10:00am Adult Book Fair 12:00pm Beyond the Pale, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 106 12-5pm Culture géniale 1:00pm les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm Ottawa Knitting Guild Vendor Fair 7:30pm	National Indigenous History Month Words and Culture 10:00am Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	Italian Week Literary Events Bread By Us 128 Smirle Avenue: 1 Books and Biscotti 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 2. Queer Italian Voices: Italian-Canadian Writers Today with Liana Cusmano National Indigenous History Month The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am The Other Hill presents Everyday Reconciliation by Derek Aronhie:nens Montour and Elin Sandberg Miller 5:00pm Asian Sounds 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Third World Players Present 6:00pm Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Waubgeshig Rice Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. 7pm. Free, but reservations recommended: octopusbooks.ca/waubrice ottawa small press book fair spring 2026: pre-fair reading Friday Special Blend 7:00am	National Indigenous History Month Drag Storytime with Cyril Cinder 10:00am ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 edition 12:00pm Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm Sharon Teklu
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National Indigenous History Month An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Jamaal Amir Akbari - CHAMBERS - book launch and concert 3:30pm Living with the Animals: chapbook launch - LM Rochefort 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Words and Culture 10:00am Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region MONTHLY MEETINGS 7:00pm Writing the Past: Research, Imagination, and Historical Fiction Presenters: Natalie Poulson and Jennifer Chevalier Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Third World Players Present 6:00pm CBC All in A Day Book Club 6:15pm Kagiso Lesego Molope, We Inherit The Fire! CLUB SAW, 67 Nicholas for your in-person ticket to join us at Club Saw: www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-in-person-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991183482397?aff=oddtdtcreator for your virtual ticket (to join us from your home or wherever you might be): www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-virtual-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991185125311?aff=oddtdtcreator Author Talk \| The AI Con by Alex Hanna 6:30pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Friday Special Blend 7:00am	National Indigenous History Month Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 2026 10:00am Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail 10:30am Great River Artists’ Collective presents: YOWW Community Showcase 6:00pm
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National Indigenous History Month An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm Art-N-Tell 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Book Launch \| Crescendo by Mekyle Ali Qadir 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Words and Culture 10:00am Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm