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Arc Poetry Magazine 2026 Archibald Lampman Award |
October 2026 Events Return to today |
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| Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Readings at Library and Archives Canada What Dreams May Come with Kate Heartfield, Amanda Connolly and Eden Robinson 7pm writersfestival.org/event/august-2026-what-dreams-may-come Friday Special Blend 7:00am |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Signing with Jordan Tannahil 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club 2:00pm Foluso Agbaje - The Talk of the Party Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm |
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| An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Conyer Clayton, Cloud Circuit, Mark Molnar 8:00pm |
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm End Times Fascism with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm |
Words and Culture 10:00am Redwood with Ben Macintyre 7:00pm 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 Heated Rivalry with Rachel Reid 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm |
Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Book Launch - Far and Wild by Dr. Cliff Redford 7:30 - 9:30pm Friday Special Blend 7:00am |
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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 Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm |
Perfect Books Readings and Signings Margo MacDonald launches A Curious Presence 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm |
Third World Players Present 6:00pm 2026 John Newlove Poetry Award 6:30pm Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Arc Poetry Magazine 2026 Archibald Lampman Award 7:30pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm Sanna Wani and Conyer Clayton 8:00pm |
Readings at Library and Archives Canada Learning to Breathe: A Memoir by Clara Hughes 6:30pm Game Changers with Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Jennifer Botterill 8pm. Tickets: www.writersfestival.org The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Book Launch - The Range Rules by Darren Greer 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Friday Special Blend 7:00am |
Jamaal Amir Akbari events 4:00–7:00 p.m. MAC-CAM Fall Showcase Arts Court Theatre, Ottawa Featured Artist JustJamaal ThePoet will present new work from his forthcoming album, NODEMO. ALL AGES. More information: mac-cam.ca Ottawa Mystery Writers Fair 1:00pm An Evening with Zadie Smith 8:00pm |
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| Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Signing with Sonali Menezes 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm |
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 Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm |
Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall 2026 Edition Roshan Danesh and Jody Wilson-Raybould 6:30pm; Michel Jean, Norma Dunning and Michelle Porter 8pm Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm |
Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall 2026 Edition Dr. Kirsten Johnson 6:30pm; Maggie Helwig 8pm Friday Special Blend 7:00am |
Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall 2026 Edition Workshop: Making Words Visual with Amanda West Lewis 10:30am. Cory Doctorow 11am; Neil Griffin 1pm; Youth Workshop: Writing Graphic Novels with Amanda West Lewis Open to youth aged 12-18 1:30pm. Jackie Morris 2:30pm; Emily St. John Mandel 4pm; Margaret Sweatman, Ayad Akhtar and Michelle Good 6pm; Priya Guns, Dania Idriss and Vivek Shraya 8pm Perfect Books Readings and Signings Piers Hemmingsen Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Book signing - A Capital Mystery Vol 2 Matt Dodge and Art Pittman. 12 - 2pm |
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| Ottawa International Writers Festival Fall 2026 Edition General Wayne Eyre 11:30am; Jesse Wente and Louise Bernice Halfe 1pm; Chris Hedges 2:30pm; Dina Del Bucchia, Frances Boyle and Isabel Bogdan 4pm. Nyla Matuk, Damian Barr and Marina Nemat 6pm; David Szalay and Patrick deWitt 8pm An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm Art-N-Tell 7:00pm |
The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings A Court of Splintered Harmony Midnight Release Party 9:30 PM - 12:00 AM 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 |