Calendar compliments of
www.bywords.ca
.
January 12, 2026
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
Book Launch: We Inherit the Fire Kagiso Lesego Molope
Time and Place:
January 12 at 7:00 pm. Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington
Web:
writersfestival.org/events/fall-2025/book-launch-we-inherit-the-fire
free. Registration on site
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
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
Time and Place:
7:00 pm. The Hollander, 65 Holland
Web:
www.ottawastorytellers.ca/story-cafe
Pay-What-You-Can event, and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca. Suggested donation: $5.
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre
Time and Place:
7:00 pm. Beyond the Pale, 250 City Centre, Bay 106
Web:
www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-city-centre-meetup#
a quiet place to read and meet other book lovers. Sign up on site.
January 2026 Events
Submit upcoming events to
events@bywords.ca
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2
3
Third World Players
6:00pm
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Culture géniale
1:00pm
SOIRÉE POÉSIE AU PUB À LA DÉRIVE: UNE PINTE OU UN VERS ?
6:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
12:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle
3:00pm
The Greenhouse
6:30pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online
7:30pm
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay
7:00pm
The Carleton University Poetics Society, CUSA and Impact Present Verses for Change
6:00pm
Third World Players
6:00pm
Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Qualifer
7:30pm
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Ludovic Viger Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Silent Book Club Stittsville
12:00pm
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Book Signing with Jagjeet Sharma 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Culture géniale
1:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais
2:00pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program
6:30pm
Book Launch: We Inherit the Fire Kagiso Lesego Molope
7:00pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe
7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre
7:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
12:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle
3:00pm
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners
6:30pm
The Greenhouse
6:30pm
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers
7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Silent Book Club - Hintonburg
2:00pm
Third World Players
6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe
7:00pm
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Culture géniale
1:00pm
Ottawa Silent Book Club, Downtown
1:30pm
Ottawa StoryTellers Signature Series 2025/26
2:00pm
The Women in Me Artist: Sao-Mai Nguyen
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program
6:30pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
New Vision for Transit Launch Party & OPEN MIC in collaboration with Free Transit Ottawa
7:30pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
12:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle
3:00pm
The Greenhouse
6:30pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata
7:00pm
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person
7:00pm
Third World Players
6:00pm
Silent Book Club Stittsville
12:00pm
Kind Space Clothing Swap and Fundraiser for the 2026 Ottawa Anarchist Book Fair
12:30pm
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Carter Vance Book Signing 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Culture géniale
1:00pm
Bywords.ca Poetry Open Mic
2:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers
7:00pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program
6:30pm
Namaashoum
7:00pm
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
12:30pm
Books on Beechwood Book Club
1:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle
3:00pm
The Greenhouse
6:30pm
Asian Sounds
6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage
7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club
7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End
7:00pm
An Evening with Cory Doctorow, presented by The Perfect Books Lecture Series and The Other Hill
7:30pm
Third World Players
6:00pm
