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May 5, 2024

Ottawa International Writers Festival - Spring 2024
Time and Place: Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington
Web: writersfestival.org/
see site for program and pricing info
May 5 - 1:30 PM: Outspoken with Sally Armstrong 3:00 PM: Past Imperfect with with Anne Fleming, Helen Humphreys and Anne Michaels 5:00 PM: Present Tense with Dimitri Nasrallah, Blaise Ndala and Mahir Guven 7:30 PM: Closer Together with Sophie Trudeau

CKCU FM: An Indian Morning
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html
celebrating and seeking the spirit of India thru sounds, stories, music & songs.

The Ottawa Municipal Liaisons of NaNoWriMo Monthly Write-In
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Room B125
Web: biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/ottawa-region-monthly-write
a monthly recurring write-in to help you keep up your writing habits during the months that are not November. Bring your pen, paper, laptop, ideas, write besides other writers and participate in challenges!

  May 2024 Events
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Ottawa International Writers Festival - Spring 2024
1:30 PM: Outspoken with Sally Armstrong 3:00 PM: Past Imperfect with with Anne Fleming, Helen Humphreys and Anne Michaels 5:00 PM: Present Tense with Dimitri Nasrallah, Blaise Ndala and Mahir Guven 7:30 PM: Closer Together with Sophie Trudeau
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
The Ottawa Municipal Liaisons of NaNoWriMo Monthly Write-In 1:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Pauls Wells, 7pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Little Italy
North Gloucester Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Sunnyside Writers Group 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Kayla Czaga, Cassidy McFadzean, Bardia Sinaee 7pm
Ottawa Storytellers Online Story Swap 7:30pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Misty Pratt, 7pm
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Authors Unbound
Brenda Chapman and John Delacourt, 7pm Octopus Books
Octopus Books Glebe
Authors in Conversation: Brenda Chapman and John Delacourt 7pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Book Launch: Canadians Who Innovate with Roseann O’Reilly Runte 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Rosemount Writing Collective 2:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Book signings: Max Folsom, Norm Boucher, Randolf Harrold, and Mary Jane Maffini, 1pm
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Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
The Ottawa Municipal Liaisons of NaNoWriMo Monthly Write-In 1:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Mary-Helene Pelletier, 7pm
North Gloucester Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Sunnyside Writers Group 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Susan Doherty, 7pm
Asian Heritage Month
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Submissions
Perfect Books
Mike Martin, 7pm
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Carleton University Poetic Society Open Mic 6:00pm
Storytelling Open Mic 7:15pm
Riverbed Reading Series Season 5 7:30pm
Familial Roots: Wayne Ng, ViNa, Jean Van Loon and a screening of MITATA | GRANDFATHER BY DESMOND SIMON www.riverbedreads.ca/s5.html
Asian Heritage Month
Authors Unbound
Cameron Anstee and Jay Ritchie, 6:30pm The Spaniel's Tale. RSVP: thespanielstale.ca/events/33729
Third World Players 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Rosemount Writing Collective 2:00pm
Urban Legends Poetry Collective 7:00pm
ULPC Broken Mic #5 ft. MayaSpoken.Registration: bit.ly/ULPCBrokenMic5tickets
Asian Heritage Month
Book Launch: Ainalem Tebeje presents The Unknown Mother 2:00pm
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Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Patrick Grace, Ben Ladouceur, Ellen Chang-Richardson, 6pm
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
The Ottawa Municipal Liaisons of NaNoWriMo Monthly Write-In 1:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
North Gloucester Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Sunnyside Writers Group 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Ming Wu, Collage Night, Digital Arts Resource Centre, 67 Nicholas 6-8pm www.facebook.com/events/s/collage-night/2435257319994074
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Jesse Keith Butler and Daniel Bezalel Richardson, 7pm
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore Readings and Signings
A.J. Dolman and James Moran, 7pm thespanielstale.ca/events/37476
Third World Players 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Bourgeons éclatés, mini festival en arts littéraires jeunesse de Gatineau
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Rosemount Writing Collective 2:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Bourgeons éclatés, mini festival en arts littéraires jeunesse de Gatineau
Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists' Guild Ottawa Book Arts Show and Sale 9:00am
Plan 99 Reading Series 5:00pm
Susan Atkinson, Matthew Tierney & Spencer Gordon
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Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
The Ottawa Municipal Liaisons of NaNoWriMo Monthly Write-In 1:00pm
(un)told 2024 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
In the Company of Writers 2:00pm
North Gloucester Writing Workshop 6:00pm
Sunnyside Writers Group 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Mike Stewart, 7pm
Pizza and Poetry Open Mic 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Perfect Books
Mark Bourrie, 7pm
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
Third World Players 6:00pm
Asian Heritage Month
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Rosemount Writing Collective 2:00pm