Lots this week, including another leg of the Ask & Answer tour and a book launch for a collection of Indigenous spec fiction (!).

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Monday, January 30th

Toronto

Ask & Answer with Chase Joynt and Vivek Shraya

Where: University of Toronto Art Centre, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON

When: 5pm

More information: ASK & ANSWER features award-winning, multidisciplinary artists Chase Joynt and Vivek Shraya, presenting their new books—Joynt’s first book You Only Live Twice (Coach House), and Shraya’s debut collection of poetry, even this page is white (Arsenal Pulp). Alongside presentations of music and image, the artists critically investigate intersections of gender, race and transition through their work, and bring often private conversation and exchange into broader publics. 

Tuesday, January 31st

Toronto

Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) XLVII

Where: Church of St. Stephen in-the-Fields, 103 Bellevue Avenue, Toronto, ON

When: 6:30-11pm

More information: The most diverse poetry reading and open mic in Toronto 
At Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night) we don’t just wait for diversity to happen: we actively invite it. 
Please spread the word through social media and any other way you know. Let our event become as diverse as we are.
Featured poets: Faduma Mohamed & Daniel Scott Tysdal
Host: Bänoo Zan 

$5 admission.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/188772071589342/

Nanaimo, BC

Wordstorm

Where: Tandoori Junction, 489 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC

When: 7pm

More information: Nasreen Pejvack, author of Amity, reads at Wordstorm (with Richard Osler).

Link:  http://www.wordstorm.ca/

Wednesday, February 1st

Toronto

Book Launch: Mitêwâcimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling

Where: Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church Street, Toronto, ON

When: 7-9pm

More information: Theytus books launches Mitêwâcimowina: Indigenous Science Fiction and Speculative Storytelling at Glad Day Bookshop. Featuring readings by Lee Maracle, Cherie Dimaline and Drew Hayden Taylor.

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1339295432794018/

Thursday, February 2nd

Hamilton, ON

Reflections on Writing a Family’s Journey Through Palliative Care

Where: Hamilton Public Library, 163 Dundas St E, Hamilton, ON

When: 7pm

More information: Bonnie Lendrum, author of Autumn's Grace, gives an author presentation: "Reflections on Writing a Family’s Journey Through Palliative Care."

Saturday, February 4th

Toronto

Words & Music Salon

Where: Vino Rosso, 995 Bay Street, Toronto, ON 

When: 1:30-4:30pm

More information: Ann Elizabeth Carson, author of Laundry Lines: A Memoir in Stories and Poems, is a featured author (with Tom Hamilton) at Words & Music Salon.

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