This Week in Lit Events: January 4-10th

Happy New Year, all! We’ve got a couple of events to kick off literary 2016 in Toronto and Vancouver this week.Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, time, and address to hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings.

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Happy New Year, all! We’ve got a couple of events to kick off literary 2016 in Toronto and Vancouver this week.Are you hosting an event featuring an author whose titles are available on All Lit Up? Send the event details, including author, book, date, time, and address to hello@alllitup.ca to be included in our listings.

Wednesday, January 6th

Toronto
Pivot Reading Series’ Year Opener
Where: The Steady Cafe and Bar, 1051 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ONWhen: 8pmMore information: Pivot hopes you had a fun and relaxing whatevers with your friends and maybe family. But time moves forward, and soon it’ll be January and time to start up again for the winter. The traditions of Great Big Pivots to kick off the season continue with local hero Derek McCormack, debuting Coach House poet Andy McGuire, and reigning (reigning? I’m going to say “reigning”, I like how it sounds…) Griffin laureate Jane Munro.
PWYC (Suggested: $5)
Hosted by Jacob McArthur Mooney

Thursday, January 7th

Vancouver
The Writer’s Studio Reading Series
Where: Cottage Bistro, 4470 Main Street, Vancouver, BCWhen: 8pmMore information: One of our creative writing programs, The Writer’s Studio, hosts a popular monthly reading series featuring local and out-of-town writers and authors. These mixed-genre readings are open to the public. This edition includes Andrew Battershill and Wayde Compton.Link: https://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/events/2016/01/tws-reading-series1.html