• Open House & Speaker Cali Platek

    Newmarket Town Hall 460 Botsford St., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

    Join us on Sunday, 21 September 2025 from 1 – 3 p.m. for our annual Open House meeting at Old Town Hall in Newmarket featuring Cali Platek’s talk “Ink to […]

  • Clarence Chong a Retrospective: “Painted Girls – Imagined Histories”

    NewRoads Performing Arts Centre 500 Pickering Crescent, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

    Clarence Chong, maternal grandfather to Erika MacNeil, arrived in Canada with an unknown birthdate and lineage. His grade school teacher, known to MacNeil as Granny Abel, recognized his talent and […]

  • Inkwell Literary Festival

    Civic Centre Resource Library 2191 Major Mackenzie Drive, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada

    Join the lively Inkwell Literary Festival for author discussions and interactive workshops that craft opportunities and dreams! Friday, October 3, 6:30 – 9:00pm 6:30 PM – Doors open 7:00 – 8:00 […]

  • Writing to Market: You’re Not Selling Out, You’re Selling Books

    Taylor’s Funeral Home 524 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

    Are you convinced that writing to market means you have to give up on writing the ideas you love? Are you having difficulty selling your unique books and getting them […]

  • Four Poets on “Remembrance”

    Richvale Library 40 Pearson Avenue, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada

    “Readings at Richvale” is a quarterly series of readings by local poets, held in the auditorium of the Richvale Library. The next session is on Rembrance Day November 11, and the theme is “Remembrance.”  One highlight […]

  • November’s Book Club Meeting

    Join us for this month’s book club, featuring the creative writing of Elise Abram. The Depth of Water is an urban fantasy that is sure to keep you turning the […]

  • Georgina Public Library Local Author Showcase

    Georgina Public Library – Keswick Branch 90 Wexford Dr., Keswick, Ontario, Canada

    Join Georgina Public Library for our annual local author showcase. Authors will be sharing their published works and selling their books at the event. Enjoy author talks, children story readings, […]

  • Self-Publishing for New Authors

    Stepping into self-publishing means becoming both an author and a publisher, but what does that really mean? This workshop provides an essential overview of the publishing industry from a self-publisher’s […]

  • Artist-Poet Gathering

    Aurora Town Square 50 Victoria Street, Aurora, Ontario, Canada

    A quarterly meetup between artists and poets in the Aurora Cultural Centre’s galleries in Aurora Town Square’s Homeroom Galleries. Participants are invited to create spontaneous written and visual responses to […]

  • 7 Stories

    Art Gallery of Georgina 149 High St., Sutton West, Ontario, Canada

    7 Stories is a writing competition inspired by art. Each year, seven artworks are selected from the Gallery’s collection. Writers are invited to spend time with these pieces — to […]