Events

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Tuesday April 28 K.R. Wilson and Alison Gadsby in conversation

Runnymede United Church 432 Runnymede Road. Kingsbury Room. 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

Wednesday April 29: Instagram Live

A conversation about community with K.J. Aiello on Instagram Live. 7:00pm ET.

Wednesday May 20: 6:30-8:30pm.

Readings and conversation with Heidi von Palleske and K.R. Wilson. The Book People 1640 Queen Street West, Toronto Free for all, but please register.

Thursday May 28, 2026 7:00 pm 

McNally Robinson: Grant Park, Winnipeg Join acclaimed author Lindsay Wong, with Zilla JonesAlison Gadsby, and Hollay Ghadery for an evocative conversation. 

Friday June 5, 7:00pm: Angel Reading Series with Angel Di Zhang. No ticket No RSVP. The event is free and open to the public. Arts and Letters Club of Toronto, 14 Elm Street, Toronto.

Monday June 8, 7:00pm. The Jamalial Event

Ottawa Readings with Jaclyn Desforges, Lisa Richter and Margo LaPierre. Perfect Books, 258A Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON

Wednesday June 10, 7:00pm: Kingston readings with Hollay Ghadery, Michael Mirolla, Brent van Staalduinen and more. Novel Idea, 156 Princess Street | Kingston, Ontario

Thursday June 25th, 7:00pm: Hamilton readings with Liz Worth, Lisa Richter, Margo LaPierre, and Jaclyn Desforges. The Wallflower. 326 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario

Thursday July 16th – All day: Drunk Fiction Literary Extravaganza. The inaugural festival celebrating CanLit! The Caledonian 856 College Street, Toronto, Ontario

Fall Date TBD: Stop the Doomscroll with Jess Taylor. A fantastic Instagram Live chat about writing, always in support of a great fundraiser.

November 11, 2026: Brockton Writers’ Series. No ticket. No RSVP. PWYC at the door. Donations welcome (needed). Glad Day, 32 Lisgar St, Toronto, Ontario


More to come. If you know a series or event that might like to have a weird and dark short story writer, let me know. I also thoroughly enjoy moderating literary conversations, so if you’d like to invite me as a panel moderator, I’d love to join you.