Ottawa's Festival of Ideas Since 1997

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Upcoming In-Person Events

Past Events

Tue May 5 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here.

Mon May 4 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here.

Sun May 3 • 10:00am • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here.

Sat May 2 • 10:00am • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here.

Fri May 1 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here

Thu Apr 30 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Wish you were here

Sat Mar 21 • 7:00pm • Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

POSTPONED: 2020 Munro Beattie lecture

Wed Jan 29 • 6:00pm • Jackson Cafe at the Ottawa Art Gallery

Beyond Survival Reading Group Margaret Laurence, The Diviners (1974)

Thu Nov 14 • 7:30pm • Knox Church

Books and Biryani

with Uzma Jalaluddin

Tue Oct 29 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Where the Wild Things Are

with Karen McBride and Cherie Dimaline

Tue Oct 29 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Adaptation: From Page to Screen

with Cherie Dimaline

Mon Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Jessica Westhead, Nathan Ripley and Lynn Coady

Mon Oct 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Naben Ruthnum and Nathan Ripley

Sun Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Friends Like These

Sara Peters, Megan Gail Coles and Anakana Schofield

Sun Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Zalika Reid-Benta, Carol Rose GoldenEagle and Michael Crummey

Sat Oct 26 • 9:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Day After Tomorrow

with Derek Kunsken and Annalee Newitz

Sat Oct 26 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Michael Christie and Johanna Skibsrud

Sat Oct 26 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Steven Price and Jennifer Robson

Fri Oct 25 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Amy Jones and Terry Fallis

Fri Oct 25 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Where the Heart Is

with Anar Ali and Rebecca Fisseha

Fri Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Graphic History

with Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm and Katherena Vermette

Wed Oct 16 • 6:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

Between the Pages

An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists

Wed Oct 2 • 7:00pm • Dominion Chalmers

NEW DATE: The Testaments

One on One with Margaret Atwood

Thu Sep 26 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Emma Donoghue

Mon Aug 19 • 10:00am • Ottawa Public Library - Vanier Branch

Republic of Childhood Pathfinder Writing Camp - SOLD OUT

With Aidan and Neil Wilson

Thu Jul 18 • 7:00pm • NAC Alan and Roula Rossy Pavilion

Book Launch: This Is How You Lose the Time War

with Amal El-Mohtar

Tue May 7 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

On Short Stories, Comics and Mentorship

with Téa Mutonji and Vivek Shraya

Tue May 7 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

No Place Like Home

with Nilofar Shidmehr, Pierre Jarawan and David Bezmozgis

Mon May 6 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth in Fiction

with Karen Lee White and Richard Van Camp

Mon May 6 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

On Creativity: One on One

with Cornelia Funke

Sun May 5 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

with Missy Marston

Sun May 5 • 4:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Brightness Long Ago

with Guy Gavriel Kay

Sun May 5 • 3:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Seeing the Stars: Hope, Redemption and Resiliency

featuring Alan Cumyn, Tim Wynne-Jones and Jennifer Cayley

Sat May 4 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Cory Doctorow

Sat May 4 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Imagined Worlds

with Kate Heartfield and S. A. Chakraborty

Fri May 3 • 9:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Crime and Punishment

with S.J. Maher and Ausma Zehanat Khan

Fri Feb 15 • 6:30pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Tanya Tagaq

Thu Jan 31 • 7:00pm • Dominion Chalmers United Church

2018-2019 Munro Beattie Lecture

With David Chariandy

Tue Nov 20 • 12:00pm • National Arts Centre, Peter A. Herrndorf Place

Republic of Childhood Chapbook Launch

Thu Nov 15 • 7:00pm • 25OneCommunity

Books and Biryani: Dislocation: Finding Ourselves Again

with Djamila Ibrahim

Tue Nov 13 • 7:30pm • NAC, Alan and Roula Rossy Pavilion

Book Launch: Such a Lonely, Lovely Road

Kagiso Lesego Molope

Fri Nov 9 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

with Charles Frazier

Tue Oct 30 • 6:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

Between the Pages

An Evening with the Scotiabank Giller Prize Finalists

Mon Oct 29 • 9:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Subjective Truths

with Iain Reid and Craig Davidson

Mon Oct 29 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

With Gillian Wigmore and Helen Humphreys

Mon Oct 29 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Amy Stuart, Ron Corbett and Barbara Fradkin

Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Wayne Grady, Natalie Morrill and Alix Hawley

Sun Oct 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Waubgeshig Rice and Eden Robinson

Sat Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction

with Martha Bátiz, D. Nandi Odhiambo and Tamara Faith Berger

Sat Oct 27 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

On Starlight: Literary Brunch

with CBC’s Shelagh Rogers

Fri Oct 26 • 9:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

With Jordan Tannahill and Dionne Brand

Fri Oct 26 • 7:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past Is Present

with Ondjaki and Esi Edugyan

Fri Oct 26 • 6:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Lisa Moore and Patrick DeWitt

Thu Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In a House of Lies

One on One with Ian Rankin

Thu Oct 25 • 12:00pm • e18hteen

Literary Luncheon

with Ian Rankin

Wed Oct 17 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall

City of Ottawa Book Awards / Prix du Livre D'Ottawa

Sat Oct 6 • 2:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Sunnyside Branch

Youth Writer’s Workshop

with Kagiso Lesogo Molope

Mon Sep 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

with Miriam Toews

Tue May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Full Disclosure

with Beverley McLachlin

Tue May 1 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon

with Beverley McLachlin

Mon Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Europa: Spotlight on European Fiction

with Janis Jonevs, Viveca Sten and Dirk Kurbjuweit

Sun Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

with Casey Plett, Amber Dawn and Joshua Whitehead

Sat Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Borders and Belonging

with Djamila Ibrahim, Arif Anwar and Sharon Bala

Sat Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Wonder Years

with Carrianne Leung, Robert Everett-Green and Kerri Sakamoto

Sat Apr 28 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: Spotlight on Biblioasis

with Amanda Jernigan, Rachel Lebowitz, Richard Sanger and Paige Cooper

Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Imagining Truths

with Omar El Akkad, Cherie Dimaline and Timothy Taylor

Thu Apr 5 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch: Mary Cyr

by David Adams Richards

Wed Mar 28 • 7:30pm • Arts Court Theatre

An Evening with Gcina Mhlophe

Thu Feb 15 • 7:00pm • IA&A at Hillyer

An Evening with Canisia Lubrin, S.K. Ali, Cherie Dimaline, Amal El-Mohtar, and Aviaq Johnston

Wed Nov 22 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Connaught Public School Showcase with Alan Cumyn, Mary Branley and Deborah Kigjugalik Webster

A Republic of Childhood Event

Tue Nov 21 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

Fisher/Summit School Showcase with Jamaal Jackson Rogers, S.K. Ali and Kevin Sands

A Republic of Childhood Event

Mon Nov 20 • 6:00pm • Ottawa Public Library Auditorium

OPL and Glashan Showcase with Charles de Lint and Amal El-Mohtar

A Republic of Childhood Event

Thu Nov 16 • 7:30pm • Centretown United Church

Song and Story: An evening with Tomson Highway

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Council of Muslim Women - Ottawa chapter Hosted by CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Fri Nov 10 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Event PostponedDeer Life with Ron Sexsmith

Hosted by Maclean's Magazine's John Geddes

Tue Oct 24 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Just Between Us with Terry Fallis, Eliza Robertson and Michael Redhill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Mon Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past and Present with David Chariandy, Alison Pick and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ARC Poetry Event with Joshua Whitehead, David Groulx, Armand Garnet Ruffo and Shannon Webb-Campbell

Sun Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Present Tense with Angie Abdou, Carleigh Baker and Eden Robinson

Hosted by JF Martel

Sun Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sat Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In This Together with Martha Baillie, Ahmad Danny Ramadan and Catherine Hernandez

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Sat Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Past Imperfect with Frances Itani, Ed O'Loughlin and Linda Spalding

Hosted by artsfile.ca’s Peter Robb

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: Poetry and Prose with Barbara Sibbald, Christine McNair and Michael Blouin

Sat Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Oct 21 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Vikas Swarup

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Oct 21 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Risks and Rewards of Self-Publishing with Mark Curfoot-Mollington and Patricia Filteau

Fri Oct 20 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thu Oct 19 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth and History with Chelsea Vowel, Lee Maracle and Bev Sellars

Hosted by Louise Profeit-LeBlanc

Thu Oct 19 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Wed Oct 18 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Place

City of Ottawa Book Awards

Tue Oct 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Scene of the Crime with Barbara Fradkin and Ann Cleeves

hosted by Brenda Chapman

Tue Sep 19 • 7:00pm • The Savoy Brasserie

Book Launch: The Wind in His Heart with Charles de Lint

Thu Sep 14 • 7:00pm • Pellan Room, 2nd Floor Library and Archives Canada

Book Launch:That's My Baby by Frances Itani

Tue Sep 12 • 8:00pm • NAC City Room

Book Launch: First Snow, Last Light with Wayne Johnston

Thu Jul 13 • 9:30pm • NAC BACK STAGE

Ivan Coyote Tomboy Survival Guide

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

Newfoundland Literary Dinner Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jul 5 • 6:30pm • The Lieutenant's Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 7:00pm • Fraser Café’s Table 40

NewfoundlandLiterary Dinner with Bridget Canning, Robert Chafe and Kathleen Winter

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Tue Jul 4 • 6:30pm • Lieutenant’s Pump

Newfoundland Literary Pub Crawl with Eva Crocker, Ed Riche and Lisa Moore

Presented in partnership with Canada Scene

Wed Jun 28 • 7:30pm • NAC THEATRE

26 lettres: An ABC of words that are losing their meaning

Presented by the NAC's Canada Scene

Fri Jun 16 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

A Great Reckoning with Louise Penny

Presented with the NAC's Canada Scene. Hosted by Patricia Filteau

Tue May 2 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Only Journey with Andrew Westoll, Susan Perly and Steven Heighton

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Tue May 2 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Mon May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

What You Want with Elise Levine, Lori McNulty and Karen Connelly

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Mon May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

One on One with Anita Desai

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon May 1 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Apr 30 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Illegalwith Lawrence Hill

Hosted by CBC’s Joanne Chianello

Sun Apr 30 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sun Apr 30 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Prose with Ray Robertson, Jesse Ruddock and Carys Davies

Hosted by David O'Meara

Sun Apr 30 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Bridging the Diaspora Divide with Stephen Orlov and Samah Sabawi

Hosted by Arthur Milner

Sat Apr 29 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Saturday's Menu

Sat Apr 29 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

150 YEARS OF GREAT CANADIAN STORYTELLERS A new stage performance by Douglas Gibson

Sat Apr 29 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Written in the Body: A performance by Jan Andrews

Fri Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

At Home In the World with Mary Walsh and Heather O’Neill

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Fri Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Bond Between Us with Claire Cameron and Barbara Gowdy

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Fri Apr 28 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Fri Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Children’s Literature from Ireland with Deirdre Sullivan, Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick and Oisin McGann

Thu Apr 27 • 5:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Thursday's Menu

Tue Mar 14 • 7:00pm • Pressed Café

Spring Extravaganza of Literary and Dramatic Arts

Thu Jan 26 • 7:00pm • Azrieli Theatre, Carleton University

Munro Beattie Lecturewith André Alexis

Presented by Carleton University

Thu Nov 17 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

The Witches of New York with Ami McKay

Sun Oct 30 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Do Not Say We Have Nothing with Madeleine Thien

Hosted by the CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Wed Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Ever Present Past Stephen Henighan, Ann Y. K. Choi, and Anosh Irani

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Tue Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Cause and Effect with Jared Young, Nathan Whitlock and Iain Reid

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Tempest / Hag-Seed with Margaret Atwood

Mon Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Family Matters with Zoe Whittall, Katherena Vermette and David Bergen

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Respect with Vivek Shraya, Zoe Whitall and Ivan Coyote

Sun Oct 23 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Own Self Be True with Gwen Benaway, Vivek Shraya and Ivan Coyote

Hosted by Jeremy Dias

Sun Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Trigger Warning with Deni Bechard, Peter Behrens and Kevin Patterson

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Oct 23 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Spotlight on Biblioasis with Kathy Page and Leon Rooke

Sat Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

What Tomorrow Brings with Michael Helm and M.G. Vassanji

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Character Studies with Jowita Bydlowska, Mary Morrissy and David Szalay

Hosted by Rhonda Douglas

Fri Oct 21 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Paranormal Prose with Kristi Charish, Nathan Adler and Kelley Armstrong

Hosted by Marie Bilodeau

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

In/Words Presents Refuge(e)

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Children of Earth and Sky with Guy Gavriel Kay

Hosted by Kate Heartfield

Thu Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Time After Time with Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Terry Jordan and Jen Sookfong Lee

Hosted by J.F. Martel

Wed Oct 19 • 7:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place

CITY OF OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / PRIX DU LIVRE D”OTTAWA

Mon Oct 3 • 8:00pm • Southminster United Church

Slade House: One on One with David Mitchell

Presented in partnership with Kingston WritersFest

Mon Oct 3 • 6:00pm • Southminster United Church

Every Hidden Thing with Kenneth Oppel

Fri Sep 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Barkskins: One on One with Annie Proulx

Presented with Kingston WritersFest and the Embassy of the United States

Fri Sep 30 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Emma Donoghue

Tue Sep 27 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

When We Are Bold: Women Who Turn Our Upsidedown World Right

Presented by The Nobel Women's Initiative with support from with Equal Voice

Sat Sep 24 • 2:00pm • The barn at Fieldwork

Storywork: Telling Tales Rooted in the Land

Sun Aug 21 • 3:00pm • The barn at Fieldwork

Framework: Words on the Land - 2016

Sat May 14 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

WriteOn! Youth Writing Workshop with David A. Poulsen

Tue Apr 19 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Best of Writers & Company with Eleanor Wachtel

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Mon Apr 18 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

BOOK LAUNCH: Monstrous Little Voices with Kate Heartfield

Mon Apr 18 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

FUTURE IMPERFECT with Sylvain Neuvel and Robert J Sawyer

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Mon Apr 18 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

BOOK LAUNCH: The Light That Remains with Lyse Champagne

Sun Apr 17 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

SCENE OF THE CRIME with John Lawton, Brenda Chapman, Joy Fielding and Linwood Barclay

Hosted by Barbara Fradkin

Sun Apr 17 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

WHERE WE BELONG with Pamela Mordecai, Lynne Kutsukake and George Elliott Clarke

Hosted by Adrian Harewood

Sun Apr 17 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Sat Apr 16 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

CONTAINED IN TIME PAST with Alissa York, Daniel Poliquin and Katherine Govier

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sat Apr 16 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

THE WISEST COURSE with Craig Davidson, James Bartleman and Carmen Aguirre

Hosted by Peter Schneider

Sat Apr 16 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

BookThug Spring Launch with Jacob Wren and Phil Hall

Presented with Plan 99

Sat Apr 16 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral - Room C

Writing Workshop with Nadia Bozak

Fri Apr 15 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT with Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Kris Bertin and Danielle McLaughlin

Hosted by Susan Birkwood

Fri Apr 15 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

ALL IN THIS TOGETHERwith Farzana Doctor,Nadia Bozak andChristine Dwyer Hickey

Thu Apr 14 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

RADICAL EMPATHY with Sara Baume, Sunil Yapa and Joan Crate

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Thu Apr 14 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

SAFE AND SOUND with Paul Lynch, Abdourahman A. Waberi and Carol Daniels

Fri Feb 5 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The High Mountains of Portugal One on One with Yann Martel

Hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal

Mon Nov 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster Church

Avenue of Mysteries with John Irving

Thu Nov 19 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Even Dogs in the Wild with Ian Rankin

Hosted by Peggy Blair

Thu Nov 19 • 12:00pm • Empire Bar + Restaurant

Literary Luncheon with Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Nov 17 • 12:00pm • Empire Bar + Restaurant

Literary Luncheon with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Mon Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Southminster Church

The Heart Goes Last with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Tue Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sweet Emotion with Nino Ricci, David Constantine and Terry Fallis

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Mon Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Only Interpretations with AJ Somerset and Camilla Gibb

Mon Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

A Writing Life: One on One with George Bowering

Sun Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Scene of the Crime with Steve Burrows, Sara Blaedel and Giles Blunt

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sun Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Written by Time with Don Gillmor, Tracey Lindberg and Ronald Wright

Hosted by the Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sun Oct 25 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Living History with Sharon Butala, Paul Yee and Sharon Johnston

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Sat Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Condemned to Be Free with James Grainger, Karim Alrawi, Owen Sheers and Anakana Schofield

Hosted by David O’Meara

Fri Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Lost (and Found) In Translation with Samuel Archibald, Larry Tremblay and Kim Thuy

Hosted by Blue Metropolis’ Gregory McCormick

Thu Oct 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Spotlight on Irish Fiction withGavin Corbett, Claire Louise Bennett and Colin Barrett

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Thu Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

la poésie acadienneavec Jonathan Roy et Herménégilde Chiasson

Thu Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Centretown United Church

First Peoples, First Stories with Lee Maracle, Bev Sellars and Joseph Boyden

Hosted by CBC’s Waubgeshig Rice

Wed Oct 21 • 7:00pm • Carleton University

The Munro Beattie Lecture with Joseph Boyden

Wed Oct 21 • 5:00pm • Ottawa City Hall, Jean-Pigott Hall

The 30th Annual Ottawa Book Awards / Le Prix du livre d’Ottawa and The Archibald Lampman Award for Poetry

Hosted by Sabine Daniel and Hugues Beaudoin-Dumouchel

Sat Oct 3 • 1:00pm • Perth & District Union Public Library

Perth:One Book One Community: Janet Hepburn

Hosted by Chief Librarian Perth & District Union Public Library, Erica Heesen

Sat Oct 3 • 9:00am • Crystal Palace

Perth Book Fair

Hosted by the Perth Farmers Market

Thu Sep 10 • 5:00pm • All five bookstores

2ND ANNUAL PERTH WRITING COMPETITION DEADLINE

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PERTH WRITERS GUILD

Sun Aug 23 • 3:00pm • The loft at FIELDWORK

Framework: Words on the Land

Sun Aug 9 • 3:00pm • Horticulture Building

Book Launch: His Whole Lifewith Elizabeth Hay

Sun Jun 7 • 12:00pm • Musée des beaux-arts du Canada

Musée des beaux-arts du Canada présente Ateliers d’écriture créative avec Loïse Lavallée

Thu Jun 4 • 7:00pm • Shaw Centre, Ottawa

Canadian Library Association Awards

Thu Jun 4 • 7:00pm • Maxwells Bistro

The Montreal Story Tellers

Tue Jun 2 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Republic of Imagination with Azar Nafisi

Sun May 24 • 12:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

National Gallery of Canada Creative Writing Workshop with Frances Itani

Tue May 19 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Solitude Creek with Jeffrey Deaver

Thu May 14 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

David Dollin: A Celebration of Life

Sun May 3 • 12:00pm • National Gallery of Canada

National Gallery of Canada Creative Writing Workshop with Alan Cumyn

Tue Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Crime and Punishment with Michael Christie, Chigozie Obioma and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Tue Apr 28 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Tue Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Ontario Scene Presents Close to Home with Rhonda Douglas, Helen Humphreys and James Bartleman

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Mon Apr 27 • 6:45pm • Christ Church (Festival Café)

Book Launch: Town & Train with James K. Moran

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sun Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Sense and Sensibility with Obi Simic, Nina Berkhout and Beth Powning

Hosted by Adrian Harewood

Sun Apr 26 • 2:00pm • Festival Café in Christ Church

Essentials of the Short Story with Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Time to Make It Shorter with Mark Anthony Jarman, Steven Hayward, Heather O'Neill and Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Fri Apr 24 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Pride and Prejudice with Michael V. Smith and Raziel Reid with special musical guest Glenn Nuotio

The Ottawa Citizen’s Matthew Person

Fri Apr 24 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Sound and the Fury with Russell Smith, Neil Smith and Sean Michaels, featuring new music by Mike Dubue

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Wed Apr 22 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

One on One with Junot Díaz

Hosted by the CBC’s Adrian Harewood

Mon Apr 20 • 6:30pm • Salle Panoramique, Centre national des arts

Rencontre avec Nancy Huston

Fri Apr 10 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Jane Urquhart A Fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Thu Apr 9 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Hall

The Night Stages: One on One with Jane Urquhart

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Mon Mar 23 • 7:30pm • University of Ottawa

CELTIC CHAIR LECTURE SERIES: Oscar the Irish Rebel, Wilde on Trial

Presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Sun Nov 23 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

Write on! Workshop with Michael RedhillGrades 4-7

Mon Nov 17 • 7:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe branch

OPL TEEN AUTHOR FEST Truth and Lies: E. Lockhart + Sarah Mlynowski

The Ottawa Public Library

Sun Nov 16 • 2:00pm • Hintonburg Community Centre

Write on! Workshop with Cary FaganGrades 4-7

Fri Nov 14 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Ann-Marie MacDonald

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Thu Nov 13 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

Adult Onsetwith Ann-Marie MacDonald

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Tue Nov 4 • 6:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Book Launch: The Future and Why We Should Avoid It with Scott Feschuk

Wed Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Carleton University Art Galleryand the Canadian Art Foundationpresent Sarah Thornton

in conversation with Robert Enright

Wed Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Where the Path May Leadwith Martha Baillie, David Bezmozgis and Dionne Brand

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Wed Oct 29 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Write On!Start at the Beginningwith David Bergen

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Tue Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Breaking the Shellwith Shani Mootoo,Lee Maracle and David Bergen

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Mon Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History:In the Shadow of Warwith Margaret Sweatman,Johanna Skibsrudand Frances Itani

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Sun Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Paying Guests:One on Onewith Sarah Waters

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sun Oct 26 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Life We Have Plannedwith Joseph Kertes, Lee Henderson and Eric McCormack

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Jon Paul Fiorentino, Mireille Silcoff and Lynn Coady

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sat Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stronger Than You Seem with Heather O’Neill, Christine Fischer Guy and Monia Mazigh

Hosted by Carleton University’s Susan Birkwood

Fri Oct 24 • 7:00pm • Pavillon Desmarais, pièce 12102

Litterature Francaise:Centenaire Durasavec Joelle Pages-Pindon

Fri Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Before the Truth with Eliza Robertson, Joan Thomas and Elizabeth Renzetti

Hosted by CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Thu Oct 23 • 7:00pm • Pavillon Desmarais, pièce 12102

Litterature Francaise:Diplomatie and Litteratureavec David Bellos

Thu Oct 23 • 7:00pm • Kailish Mital Theatre (Southam Hall)

The Munro Beattie Lecture: Lynn Coady, "On Storytelling and Discomfort"

Presented by Carleton University

Wed Oct 15 • 6:30pm • Grounded Kitchen & Coffeehouse

Crime Writers of Canada and Apt 613 Present Mystery Cafe

Hosted by Mike Martin Author of the Sgt. Windflower Mysteries

Sun Sep 21 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Eleanor Catton

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Sat Sep 20 • 7:00pm • Centretown United Church

The Luminaries One on One with Eleanor Catton

Sat Aug 23 • 6:00pm • Crystal Palace

Event Postponed:Perth Chapter: Criminally Great Writing with Peggy Blair and Rick Mofina

Sat Aug 23 • 3:00pm • Perth Museum

Writing Workshop “Write It So They’ll Read It” with Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith

Sat Aug 23 • 1:00pm • Perth and Union Public Library

Writing Workshop with Phil Jenkins

Sat Aug 23 • 10:00am • Perth Museum

Writing Workshop “Words Tell the Story” with Amanda West Lewis

Sat Aug 23 • 8:00am • crystal Palace

Book Fair local and area self-published authors.

A free event hosted by the Perth Farmers Market

Fri Aug 22 • 8:30pm • The Crystal Palace

Perth Chapter: One on One with Terry Fallis

Fri Aug 22 • 6:30pm • Crystal Palace

First Annual Perth and Area Writing Contest Awards

Mon Jul 21 • 9:00am • Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library

Carleton Creative Writing Camps 2014

Sun May 11 • 2:00pm • Glebe Community Centre

Write On! With Caroline Pignat and Janet Turpin Myers

Hosted by Nina Jane Drystek

Sun May 11 • 10:30am • Glebe Community Centre

Write On! Workshop with Janet Turpin Myers

Sat May 10 • 2:00pm • Sunnyside OPL

Write On! A Taste of Heavenwith Meg Tilly

Hosted by Meagan Black

Sat May 10 • 10:30am • Sunnyside OPL

Write on! Workshop with Meg Tilly

Fri May 9 • 6:30pm • Biblio Wakefield Library

WAKEFIELD WRITERS FESTIVAL

Tue Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Another Word for Nothing Left with Padma Viswanathan, Ondjaki and Nadia Bozak

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Tue Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Blog Out Loud: Listen. Look. Laugh. LOUD.

Tue Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Miriam Toews A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Mon Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Where You Stumble with Jonathan Bennett, Arjun Basu and Miriam Toews

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Mon Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Frog Music: One on One with Emma Donoghue

Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley

Sun Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scene of the Crime with Ian Hamilton, Vidar Sundstol and Brad Smith

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Sat Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History with Sean Michaels, Eva Stachniak and Steven Galloway

Hosted by the National Post's Mark Medley

Sat Apr 26 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Fiction Cabaret with Ray Robertson and Harry Karlinsky

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Fri Apr 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Gender Failure with Ivan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon

Fri Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Worlds Within Words with Peter Norman, Alena Graedon and Ghalib Islam

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Tue Apr 15 • 7:30pm • Army Officers' Mess

A Fairy Tale with Jonas Bengtsson

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Thu Mar 27 • 6:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

Presented by The Ottawa Public Library

Sat Nov 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC's Alan Neal

Sat Nov 30 • 12:00pm • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Ian Rankin

Sat Nov 23 • 11:00am • Main Branch, Ottawa Public Library

Support Local: Book Sale and Signing

Presented by Apt613.ca

Mon Nov 18 • 7:00pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Lauren Oliver

Sun Nov 17 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

In the details: A workshop with Erin Bow

Sat Nov 16 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Hiding in Plain Sight with Emily Pohl-Weary and Erin Bow

Sat Nov 16 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Tips and Tricks for Novel Writing a workshop with Lesley Livingston

Fri Nov 15 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery and Coffeehouse

Twisting Reality with Lesley Livingston and Eve Silver

Tue Nov 12 • 6:30pm • Nepean Centrepointe OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Lemony Snicket

Mon Nov 11 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

Not Quite the Classics: One on One with Colin Mochrie

Hosted by CBC’s Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Fri Nov 1 • 7:00pm • Arnprior Public Library

Arnprior Expressions Criminal Minds with John Lawton and Peggy Blair

in conjunction with the Arnprior Public Library

Wed Oct 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scene of the Crime: Marcia Clark, Thomas Enger, Jorn Lier Horst & Peter Robinson

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Wed Oct 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Things That Go Bump: Carsten Stroud, Corey Redekop & Andrew Pyper

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Mon Oct 28 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Masterclass: Reading to Write A conversation with David Gilmour

Hosted by Sean Wilson

Sun Oct 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Crime and Punishment: D.W. Wilson, Catherine Bush & Lisa Moore

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Sun Oct 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Love and Fear: Rupert Thomson, Wayne Grady & David Gilmour

Sun Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Andrew Steinmetz and Jaspreet Singh

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sun Oct 27 • 11:30am • Metropolitain Brasserie

Literary Luncheon with Joseph Boyden

Sat Oct 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

To Thine Own Self Be True: Michael Winter and Joseph Boyden

Hosted by the National Post’s Mark Medley

Sat Oct 26 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Cynthia Flood, Kelli Deeth & Lynn Coady

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfiled

Sat Oct 26 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99: BookThug Launch with Michael Blouin, Sandra Ridley and André Alexis

Hosted by David O’Meara

Fri Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Postsecular Imagination with Manav Ratti

Hosted by Carleton University’s Richard Mann

Tue Oct 22 • 8:00pm • Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre

THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / LE PRIX DU LIVRE D’OTTAWA & THE ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY

Mon Sep 30 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Wayne Johnston

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Tue Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Margaret Atwood

Hosted by CBC’s Alan Neal

Tue Sep 24 • 7:00pm • Sunnyside OPL

OPL Teen Author Festival: Elizabeth Wein

Tue Sep 24 • 12:00pm • Restaurant E18hteen

Literary Luncheon with Margaret Atwood A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Sat Jun 15 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

The Silver Star:One on One with Jeannette Walls

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Sun May 5 • 11:00am • National Arts Centre Panorama Room

Books and Brunch with Sandra Martin, Dorothy Speak, Carolyn Abraham and Stephen Maher

Mon Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Suffer The Child with Emmanuel Dongala, Kenneth Bonert and Mia Couto

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Sun Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Criminally Great Writing with Peggy Blair, Inger Ash Wolfe and Gail Bowen

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Sun Apr 28 • 8:30pm • National Arts Centre Fourth Stage

Northern Scene: I Count Myself Among Themby Richard van Camp.

Hosted by Shelagh Rogers

Sun Apr 28 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

River of Stars: One on One with Guy Gavriel Kay

Hosted by Neil Wilson

Sun Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Banned in Canada with Howard Chaykin

Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Kate Heartfield

Sun Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Northern Scene: Northwords with Shelagh Rogers, Geoff Morrison, Rabindranath Maharaj and Noah Richler

Hosted by Shelagh Rogers

Sun Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

One on One with Colm Toibin

Hosted by Elizabeth Hay

Sat Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Northern Scene: Taqralik Partridge and Ivan E. Coyote

Hosted by the CBC's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld

Sat Apr 27 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Tamas Dobozy and Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Hosted by David O’Meara

Fri Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Every Happy Family with Cathy Marie Buchanan, Saleema Nawaz and Shyam Selvadurai

Hosted by Mark Medley

Fri Apr 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Essentials of the Short Story: A conversation on craft with Nancy Jo Cullen and Tamas Dobozy

Hosted by John Metcalf

Thu Apr 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stories within Stories, Truth within Lies: Thomas Pletzinger, Ron Currie Jr. and Ruth Ozeki

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Sat Apr 20 • 8:30pm • National Arts Centre Panorama Room

Suddenly, A Knock on the Door Etgar Keret in Conversation with Jonathan Goldstein

Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Israel

Thu Apr 18 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

419: One on One with Will Ferguson

Hosted by Alan Neal

Wed Apr 10 • 7:00pm • Southminster United Church

One on One with Alexander McCall Smith

Hosted by Inger Ash Wolfe

Sun Mar 3 • 2:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery

Workshop Twisting Reality:Hiding in Plain Sight

Sat Mar 2 • 7:00pm • Bridgehead Roastery

Twisting Reality: Hiding in Plain Sight with Charles de Lint, Gary Blackwood and Cheryl Rainfield

Sat Dec 1 • 11:00am • Jack Purcell Community Centre

Holiday Book Sale

Tue Oct 30 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Cosmo Lava Bridge with Anton Piatigorsky, Spencer Gordon and Barry Webster

Tue Oct 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Live Radio Play by David O'Meara, Ian Keteku, Jennilee Murray and Mike Dubue featuring Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde on cello

Mon Oct 29 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Truth of Who You Are with Shani Boianjiu, Sarah Dearing and Ayad Akhtar

Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Mon Oct 29 • 6:30pm • Octopus Books

ReLit Awards: Ideas Not Money

Hosted by Kenneth J. Harvey

Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Long Story Short with Nadine McInnis, Miranda Hill and Steven Heighton

Hosted by Stephen Brockwell

Sun Oct 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

CRIME NIGHT AT THE FESTIVAL with Mark Billingham, Maureen Jennings and Peter Robinson

Hosted by CBC’s Sandra Abma

Sun Oct 28 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Dark Diversions: One on One with John Ralston Saul

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Sat Oct 27 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction: Pasha Malla and Missy Marston

Hosted by David O’Meara

Fri Oct 26 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing for Young Readers A MASTERCLASS with Annabel Lyon

Hosted by Meagan Black

Thu Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

FREEDOM with Shauna Singh Baldwin, David Bergen and Annabel Lyon

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Thu Oct 25 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

THE EVER-PRESENT PAST with Linda Spalding, Christine Pountney and M.G. Vassanji

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Wed Oct 24 • 8:00pm • Shenkman Arts Centre, Richcraft Theatre

THE OTTAWA BOOK AWARDS / LE PRIX DU LIVRE D’OTTAWA & THE ARCHIBALD LAMPMAN AWARD FOR POETRY

Mon Jun 18 • 7:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Canada with Richard Ford

Mon Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Running in the Family with Brian Fawcett, Kim Thuy and Deni Y. Bechard

Hosted by CBC's Laurence Wall

Mon Apr 30 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Poetic Documentary: a Masterclass with Phil Jenkins

Sun Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Venus Envy

CockTales with Tamara Faith Berger, Daniel Allen Cox, Megan Butcher, Nerys Parry and Jasmine Aziz

Hosted by Bywords' Amanda Earl

Sun Apr 29 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

Plan 99 Fiction Cabaret with Claire Tacon and Heather Jessup

Hosted by David O’Meara

Sat Apr 28 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Truthiness or Dare (Do the Facts Matter?) with Guy Gavriel Kay and Marianne Apostolides

Hosted by The Globe and Mail's Martin Levin

Sat Apr 28 • 11:30am • Fraser Café's Table 40

Lunch with Vincent Lam at Fraser Cafe's Table 40

Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

The Weight of History with Peter Hobbs, Ami McKay and Vincent Lam

Hosted by The National Post's Mark Medley

Fri Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Cultural Icons: Carol Bishop-Gwyn on Celia Franca and Charles Foran on Mordecai Richler

Hosted by Charlotte Gray

Thu Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Not As I Do with Yejide Kilanko, Lauren B. Davis and Linden MacIntyre

Hosted by CBC's Adrian Harewood

Thu Oct 27 • 8:00pm • Library and Archives Canada

Award Presentations: Ottawa Book Awards and Archibald Lampman Prize for Poetry

Hosted by Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld of CBC TV and Isabelle Brisebois of Radio-Canada

Tue Oct 25 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Love of My Life with David Gilmour, Kevin Chong and Anne Enright

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Tue Oct 25 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

Writing Historical Fiction with Peter Behrens

Presented in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library

Mon Oct 24 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Scottish Crime Night with Stuart Macbride, Denise Mina and Ian Rankin

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Mon Oct 24 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Living History: East and West in the 1800’s with Amitav Ghosh and Guy Vanderhaeghe

Hosted by Steven Hayward

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Is It Hard to be Funny? with Christian McPherson and Miriam Toews

Curated and Hosted by The Ottawa Citizen’s Peter Simpson

Mon Oct 24 • 12:00pm • Play Food & Wine

Lunch at Playwith Ian Rankin: A fundraiser for Children’s Literacy

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Sun Oct 23 • 9:30pm • ARC Lounge

Musical Language: A Spotlight on Coach House Books featuring Rob Benvie and David McGimpsey

Sun Oct 23 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Hell Is Other People with Johanna Skibsrud, Helen Oyeyemi and Miriam Toews

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Sun Oct 23 • 4:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Stories about Storytellers with Douglas Gibson

Sat Oct 22 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

In the Shadow of the Soviet Union with Andrew Borkowski and David Bezmozgis

Curated and Hosted by the National Post’s Mark Medley

Sat Oct 22 • 5:00pm • Manx Pub

The Chairs Are Where the People Go with Sheila Heti and Misha Glouberman

Presented with Plan 99

Sat Oct 22 • 2:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Air Farce with Don Ferguson

Hosted by Barbara Budd

Fri Oct 21 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Marshall McLuhan Centenary: The Poetics of Heartmaking

featuring B.W. Powe and original music by Mike DubueHosted by Neil Wilson

Fri Oct 21 • 12:00pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

Writing for the Page and Writing for the Screen with Tony Burgess and Kenneth J. Harvey

Hosted by The Globe and Mail’s Martin Levin

Thu Oct 20 • 8:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

New York Night at the Festival with Emma Ruby-Sachs, Amy Waldman and Chang-rae Lee

Hosted by Mark Frutkin

Thu Oct 20 • 6:30pm • Knox Presbyterian Church

An Ever-Present Past with Frances Itani,Carmen Rodriguez and Anita Rau Badami

Hosted by Carleton University’s Paul Keen

Thu Oct 20 • 5:00pm • mother tongue books

What My Grandma Means to Say with JC Sulzenko

presented with mother tongue books

Thu Sep 29 • 8:00pm • ARC Lounge

A World Elsewhere with Wayne Johnston

Hosted by CBC Radio’s Alan Neal

Tue Sep 13 • 7:00pm • Ashbury College

THE CAT'S TABLEwith Michael Ondaatje

Hosted by Joseph Boyden

Wed May 4 • 8:00pm • Ottawa Art Gallery

Prairie Scene:Intersections: Cultural Collisions and Cultural Affinities

Tue May 3 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Running in the Family with Sarita Mandanna, Antanas Sileika and Suzanne Desrochers

Hosted by Carleton's Jan Schroeder

Tue May 3 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Truth and Justice: Documentary Fiction about Canada's First Nations with James Bartleman and David Adams Richards

Hosted by Saint Laurent Academy's Richard Forsyth

Tue May 3 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

Worlds Within Worlds: A Masterclass on Novels and Graphic Novels with J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Carey

Mon May 2 • 7:00pm • Carleton University

Blue Metropolis: A Celebration of Indian Writing

Hosted by Paul Keen Presented with Carleton University

Mon May 2 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Joyner's Dream: One on One with Sylvia Tyson

Hosted by Arthur McGregor

Sun May 1 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

And All Is Always Now with Michael V. Smith, Teju Cole and Timothy Taylor

Hosted by Carleton University's Sara Jamieson

Sun May 1 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Before the Beginning and After the End with Madeleine Thien, Hisham Matar and Johanna Skibsrud

Hosted by Michael Blouin

Sun May 1 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Mike Carey and Andrew Pyper

Presented in association with Plan 99

Sun May 1 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral

POETRY CABARET featuring Pearl Pirie, Gillian Sze and Lorna Crozier

Hosted by Sandra Ridley

Sun May 1 • 1:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

Book Launch: What My Grandma Means to Say by JC Sulzenko

Sat Apr 30 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Webmind: One on One with Robert J. Sawyer

Hosted by Bob LeDrew

Sat Apr 30 • 5:00pm • The Manx Pub

Michael Winter and Steven Hayward

Presented in association with Plan 99

Sat Apr 30 • 4:00pm • Collected Works Bookstore

Spotlight on Coach House Books

Hosted by Evan Munday

Sat Apr 30 • 11:00am • National Arts Centre, Panorama Room

Books and Brunch

Hosted by David Dollin

Fri Apr 29 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

Prairie Scene:featuring David Carpenter Connie Gault, Alissa York and Dianne Warren

Hosted by CBC's Laurie Brown

Fri Apr 29 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral

The Writer: One on One with Bernhard Schlink

Presented with the Goethe Institut Hosted by CBC's Sandra Abma

Fri Apr 29 • 12:00pm • Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch Auditorium

The Art of the Short Story: A Masterclass with Clark Blaise

Hosted by John Metcalf

Thu Apr 28 • 8:30am • Christ Church Cathedral

Alone in the Classroom: One on One with Elizabeth Hay

Hosted by Phil Jenkins

Sun Apr 3 • 7:00pm • Mayfair Theatre

One-on-One with Etgar Keret

Presented in partnership with the Embassy of Israel