Heads up! Stoked that on Sept. 28, I am reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa. Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.

Read @amandaearl.bsky.social's review of Speech Dries Here on the Tongue (Eds. @hollay.bsky.social et al.) (pub. Gordon Hill) in Issue 32! ...In the preface, the editors make a connection between how we treat each other and how we treat the natural world... www.thetemzreview.com/earl-ghadery...

Read @amandaearl.bsky.social's review of Carol Krause's A Bouquet of Glass (pub. @guernicaeditions.bsky.social)! ...Awe and a sense of recognition still my brain and my body. I feel reverence for this poet’s ability to articulate the dark and light... www.thetemzreview.com/earl-krause-...

maybe i'll see you at tonight's Art House Cafe open mic. i may be playing the ukulele I borrowed from the Ottawa Public Library, Little Blue.

Namaashoum Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/53/info.html Promoting the Persian culture, especially its music and literature. Hosted by: Mehdi Fallahi

Elbows Up! Canadian Voices of Resilience and Resistance with David Moscrop, Carol Off and Elamin Abdelmahmoud Time and Place: September 22 at 7pm. Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Web: writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/elbows-up-canadian-voices-of-resilience-and-resistance $25. tickets on site

Art House Cafe Open Mic Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. 555 Somerset W musicians, vocalists, poets, and comedians. sign up in advance on site. stairs leading up to cafe and down to open mic area. sign up opens at 6:30pm

Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program Time and Place: Every Monday at 6:30 pm. 1637 Stittsville Main St Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/stittsville-creative-writing-group-youth-program-6 registration required. teen. 90 minutes

Elmvale Writers Group Time and Place: Every Monday at 6:30 pm. Ottawa Public Library Elmvale Branch, 1910 St. Laurent Blvd Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/elmvale-writers-group registration required. adult / teen. 90 minutes

In the Company of Writers Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe, Room B125 Web: biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/company-writers

I'm happy to be reading at this event with James K. Moran and AJ Dolman. For the first time in ages, I'll be reading an erotic tale, my vampire story, the Coriolis Effect.

This week's cart features the delicious Taiwanese chicken bites and a savings of $118 by shopping at more than one grocery store. Enjoy! amandaearl.substack.com/p/the-real-s...

Culture géniale Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale

Capital Region Writer's Group Write-In Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, 120 Metcalfe, Room MA 117 Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/capital-region-writers-group-write-0 drop in. adult. 60 minutes

CKCU FM: An Indian Morning Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html

Thank you so much for creating this, Kate! The hour approacheth!!

Very proud to announce the publication of my newest book TORN TEXTURES & HYBRID GLYPHS via the incredible @steelincisors.bsky.social Go get yourself a copy - support indie publishers… & read my new book! ❤️🌈🙏📚

This week's quotes feature sacred blue, soil, wonder, peaches, paddleboarding, and this breathtaking world. I hope you enjoy! amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2025-...

Zine Workshop Time and Place: 6:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Rideau Branch, 377 Rideau Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/zine-workshop-1

Dagne Forrestt, Nancy Hugget, Susan Robertson Time and Place: September 20 at 2:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Program Room 1A Web: www.baselinepress.ca/ Dagne Forrestt and Susan Robertson launch their Baseline Press chapbooks with guest reader Nancy Hugget

Open Pages Book Club / Reading Club Time and Place: 1:00 pm. Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W. bring your own book September 20 -

Indigo Kanata Book Signings Time and Place: 11:00 am. 400 Earl Grey Dr Unit 1 Web: www.facebook.com/chapters.kanata/ signings and readings. 11am to 2pm September 20 - Barrie Finlay

Fifteen Dogs Unleashed, From Page to Stage: A Creative Discussion Sept 19 6pm. Peter A. Hernndorf Place, National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Web: nac-cna.ca/en/event/39562 Andre Alexis and Marie Farsi . Free. Register on site for tickets

Come drop the corner of Albert and Bronson until 5pm to pick up some free bike lights and cycling maps from @envirocentre.bsky.social. They will also want to tell you about the amazing protected intersection behind us.

Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland all genres welcome. sign ups: 8pm

Sad Girl Cafe Time and Place: 7:00 pm. GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave Web: www.gigspaceottawa.com music, poetry spoken word open mic for women of all ages on the 3rd Thursday of each. Capacity: 35

Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:30 pm. John G. Mlacak Community Centre, 2500 Campeau Dr, Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/beaverbrook-writing-group-0 drop in. adult. 120 minutes

Open Pages Queer Writers Circle Time and Place: 6:30 pm. 400 Sparks Web: discord.gg/uZCt6B4UER Come through the side door by the parking lot. September 18 -

Third World Players Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: www.ckcufm.com/ readings from Third World literature

Writing Circle Time and Place: Every Thursday at 3:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Ruth E. Dickinson Branch, 100 Malvern Web: biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/writing-circle 90 minutes. Adult and Adult 50+ drop in program

Silent Book Club - Hintonburg Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Absinthe Cafe 1208 Wellington St. W. Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-hintonburg-meetup Sign up to attend

Octopus Books Glebe Time and Place: 116 Third Web: octopusbooks.ca/events Email: [email protected] register to confirm attendance. Masking is encouraged to help protect the health of immunocompromised people. September 18 - Book Launch: Bloodied Bodies, Bloody Landscapes by Laura Hall 7-8pm

Link for this year's Ottawa Book Awards ottawa.ca/en/city-hall...

Congratulations to the finalists in the 2025 Ottawa Book Awards. Reading and announcement of winners will be held on November 15, 2025. ottawa.ca/en/arts-heri...

Sandy Hudson and Nora Loreto, Challenging Power: Corporate Control, Policing, and the Price of Inequality Time and Place: September 17 at 8:00 pm. Spark Beer, 702 Somerset W. Web: octopusbooks.ca/events/3612820250917 free to attend

Storytelling Open Mic Time and Place: 7:15 pm. Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), 260 Sunnyside Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/all-ost-events/2023/9/20/storytelling-open-mic-gpcx4 free and open to all

Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank, Room A Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/open-mic#open-mic-in-person hosted by Véronique Dupuis

Ottawa Scrabble Club Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/ Players of all skill are welcome

Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region Web: canadianauthors.org/nationalcapitalregion/events/ $20 non members; registration on site Sept 17 Webinar: Medical Errors 101 a physician’s tips on getting medicine right in your stories Presenter: Dr. Melissa “Yi” Yuan-Innes 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Ottawa Public Library Greely Writing Group Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:30 pm. 1448 Meadow Dr Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/greely-writing-group-0 drop in program. adult. 60 minutes

Asian Sounds Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1 Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html

Presses uOttawa Press Author Talks and Launches Web: press.uottawa.ca/en/ register to attend on the site September 17 - Book Launch : Migration et racialisation en temps de « crise » | Social Sciences Building (FSS4006), campus de l’Université d’Ottawa

Octopus Books Glebe 116 Third Web: octopusbooks.ca/events Email: [email protected] register to confirm attendance. Masking is encouraged to help protect the health of immunocompromised people. September 17 - Motherhood & Identity: Author discussion with Teri Vlassopoulos and Lindsay Zier-Vogel

when i miss putting an event on the Bywords.ca calendar, i feel bummed. yesterday there was a launch of a book entitled "Lessons in Philanthropy, the Legacy of Barb McInnes,” by Glenn McInnes at the Ottawa Art Gallery.

i was only 61 years old when i realized i can just put in a fake phone number when i sign petitions that insist on telephone numbers. no effing way am i giving you my phone number.

this is a beloved event. i look forward to it twice a year.

Live on Elgin Open Mic Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2 Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L

Words & Culture Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 7:00 pm. CHUO 89.1 FM Web: Chuo.fm/show/words-and-culture-indigenous/

Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata Time and Place: 7:00 pm. 3 Brasseurs, 565 Kanata Ave Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-kanata an opportunity to meet fellow book lovers and read quietly together. Sign up on site.

A Truce That Is Not Peace with Miriam Toews Time and Place: September 16 at 7:00 pm. St John the Evangelist • 154 Somerset Street West Web: writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/a-truce-that-is-not-peace sold out in person, but you can still watch online. tickets on site $20