Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

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June 7, 2026

Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction
Time and Place: 310 Elgin
over 15k books and great prices.

Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings
Time and Place: 400 Earl Grey Dr Unit 1
Web: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/store-locator/kanata-indigo-kanata.html
June 7 - Heather Grace Stewart 11am to 2pm
June 13 - Dr. Cheryl Bauman 12 to 3pm
June 14 - Niraj Chandra 11am to 2pm

National Indigenous History Month
Web: www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1466616436543/1534874922512
June 19 - Waubgeshig Rice Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. 7pm. Free, but reservations recommended: octopusbooks.ca/waubrice

Octopus Books Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 116 Third
Web: octopusbooks.ca/events
June 7 - Signing | Mary-Jean Harris presents Princess Lyria's Last Collection 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
June 16 - Book Launch | Colossus by Ross Barkan 7pm

Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club
Web: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1989110794933?aff=oddtdtcreator
A community for lovers of novels by African authors and panafricain writers based in Ottawa
June 7 - Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch. 120 Metcalfe. Rm B125 2pm

Tea for Tara
Time and Place: Ottawa Trans Library, 1104 Somerset W. and FB and YouTube
Web: www.youtube.com/@ottawa-translibrary
a year-long, monthly community storytelling program created by and for trans people.
June 7 - Five- Art & Activism with special guest speaker from Toronto the incredible "Mikiki" in conversation with Dr. Cara Tierney. 1-3pm Registraton for in-person: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-for-tara-episode-5-art-activism-tickets-1990385501615

The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 1131 Wellington Street West
Web: thespanielstale.ca/events
rsvp on web site
June 7 - The Big Mouse Party Reading and Signing. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

An Indian Morning
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/30/info.html
An Indian Morning celebrates not only the music of India but equally its various arts and artisans, poets and potters, kings and patriots.

Culture géniale
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm
Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale
La culture est la possibilité même de créer, de renouveler et de partager des valeurs. Culture géniale est une émission hebdomadaire animée par Jean-Paul Moreau qui explore le monde du cinéma, de la littérature, des arts vivants, et bien plus encore.

Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26
Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue, Blackbox Studio and On Demand
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/signature-series
Tickets $23 in person or on demand
June 7 - The Strategy Of War: Aztec Mythology Artist: Mera Reyes
January 11 - (un)Told: Stories That Stayed With Us
January 30 - Adisoke

	June 2026 Events
Submit upcoming events to events@bywords.ca

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Elgin Street Book Fair and Silent Auction Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Heather Grace Stewart 11am to 2pm National Indigenous History Month Octopus Books Readings and Signings Signing \| Mary-Jean Harris presents Princess Lyria's Last Collection 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ottawa Afrocentric Book Club Imbolo Mbue - How Beautiful We Were. Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch. 120 Metcalfe. Rm B125 2pm Tea for Tara Five- Art & Activism with special guest speaker from Toronto the incredible "Mikiki" in conversation with Dr. Cara Tierney. 1-3pm Registraton for in-person: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tea-for-tara-episode-5-art-activism-tickets-1990385501615 The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings The Big Mouse Party Reading and Signing. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26 2:00pm The Strategy Of War: Aztec Mythology Artist: Mera Reyes	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Triple Book Launch with Jaclyn Desforges, Lisa Richter, and Alison Gadsby 7-8:30pm Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Rod Phillips Book Launch for Cats: A History 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Words and Culture 10:00am Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Maude Barlow Book Launch: Earth for Sale 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Naive Fanatic Collage Night 6:00pm The Ripple Effect: Inspiring Future Water Leaders through Storybooks 6:00pm Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Readings at Library and Archives Canada Book Launch \| Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories 7pm Third World Players Present 6:00pm Book Launch: Vitality: Iconic Images, Hidden Stories: Carol Lee, Susanna Ng, and Ramona Mar 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Friday Special Blend 7:00am Urban Legends Poetry Collective 7:00pm SPIN El Poeta . Arts Court Studio. 2 Daly. Doors and poet sign up 7pm. Tickets at the door, PWYD (suggested donation: $10)	Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Dr. Cheryl Bauman 12 to 3pm National Indigenous History Month ArtsPark 2026 10:00am Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm Robyn G. Grove James Joyce Association of Ottawa 2:00pm Songs from the Streets of Dublin + Readings from James Joyce for Bloomsday 7pm
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Indigo Kanata Signings and Readings Niraj Chandra 11am to 2pm National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Signing with Ann Cavlovic 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Adult Book Fair 12:00pm Beyond the Pale, 250 City Centre Ave Bay 106 12-5pm Culture géniale 1:00pm les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm Ottawa Knitting Guild Vendor Fair 7:30pm	National Indigenous History Month Octopus Books Readings and Signings Book Launch \| Colossus by Ross Barkan 7pm Perfect Books Readings and Signings David Jon Fuller Book Launch: Venue 13 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Readings at Library and Archives Canada Book Launch \| Lisa L’Heureux (Haus) and Julie Gillet (Faire feu) online. registration required. 7pm Words and Culture 10:00am Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	Italian Week Literary Events Bread By Us 128 Smirle Avenue: 1 Books and Biscotti 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm. 2. Queer Italian Voices: Italian-Canadian Writers Today with Liana Cusmano National Indigenous History Month Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Monster Smut Storytelling 7pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am The Other Hill presents Everyday Reconciliation by Derek Aronhie:nens Montour and Elin Sandberg Miller 5:00pm Asian Sounds 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Third World Players Present 6:00pm Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Waubgeshig Rice Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. 7pm. Free, but reservations recommended: octopusbooks.ca/waubrice ottawa small press book fair spring 2026: pre-fair reading Friday Special Blend 7:00am	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book Signing with Ayla Vejdani 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books YOU x ME Conversation with Ayla Vejdani and August Chun 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ottawa small press book fair spring 2026 edition 12:00pm Indigo Carlingwood Signings 1:00pm Sharon Teklu
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National Indigenous History Month An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Jamaal Amir Akbari - CHAMBERS - book launch and concert 3:30pm Living with the Animals: chapbook launch - LM Rochefort 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Elee Kraljii Gardiner Book Launch : sometimes, forest with Chris Turnbull and David O'Meara. 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Words and Culture 10:00am Canadian Authors' Association National Capital Region MONTHLY MEETINGS 7:00pm Writing the Past: Research, Imagination, and Historical Fiction Presenters: Natalie Poulson and Jennifer Chevalier Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Michael Decter Book Launch 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Third World Players Present 6:00pm CBC All in A Day Book Club 6:15pm Kagiso Lesego Molope, We Inherit The Fire! CLUB SAW, 67 Nicholas for your in-person ticket to join us at Club Saw: www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-in-person-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991183482397?aff=oddtdtcreator for your virtual ticket (to join us from your home or wherever you might be): www.eventbrite.com/e/all-in-a-day-book-club-virtual-kagiso-lesego-molope-tickets-1991185125311?aff=oddtdtcreator Author Talk \| The AI Con by Alex Hanna 6:30pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Friday Special Blend 7:00am	National Indigenous History Month Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair 2026 10:00am Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail 10:30am
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National Indigenous History Month Perfect Books Readings and Signings Amanda Sung Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	National Indigenous History Month Words and Culture 10:00am Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm