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October 2, 2025
Writing Circle
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 3:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Ruth E. Dickinson Branch, 100 Malvern
Web: biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/writing-circle
90 minutes. Adult and Adult 50+ drop in program
Third World Players
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: www.ckcufm.com/
readings from Third World literature
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:30 pm. John G. Mlacak Community Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr,
Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/beaverbrook-writing-group-0
drop in. adult. 120 minutes
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
all genres welcome. sign ups: 8pm
October 2025 Events
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      CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Nuit blanche dans le Vieux-Hull 8:00pm		 Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
Poetry Night 5:30pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 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
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Online Story Swap 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm		 Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Open Mic 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - Vanier 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
WordSmyth Press Presents HallowZine, an Art and Zine Fair 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
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 Bywords.ca 2025 John Newlove Poetry Award
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
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Bywords.ca
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CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
Storytelling Open Mic 7:15pm		 Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Can Con 2025
in person
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Can Con 2025
in person
Zine Workshop 6:00pm
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Can Con 2025
in person
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm		 Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 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
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
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Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall Edition 2025
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In 1:00pm
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 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
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
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group 6:30pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm		 Writing Circle 3:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
The 2025 CBC Massey Lectures Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World with Alex Neve 7:30pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am