Calendar compliments of www.bywords.ca.

August 9, 2025
All Things Bookish
Time and Place: August 9 at 12:00 pm. Byward Market, 55 Byward Market
Web: www.facebook.com/events/s/all-things-bookish-market-marc/1415285596021433/
Connect with local authors, find hidden gems from indie bookstores, and meet amazing creators
Silent Book Club Stittsville
Time and Place: 12:00 pm. Kung Fu Bistro, 1110 Carp Rd. Unit 150,
every second and fourth Saturday. 1-3pm
Prayers to the God of Tasty Moss with Matt Jones and Matt Atton
Time and Place: August 9 at 6:00 pm. Bamm's Snack Shack, 74 Cobourg
Web: www.bammssnackshack.com/
a poetry reading and epicurean delight with flash fiction, poetry & amazing food. registration advised.
August 2025 Events
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          CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Perfect Books
Christy Climenhage,, Caitlin Galway, Hollay Ghadery 7-8pm
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Online Story Swap 7:30pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
the above/ground press thirty-second anniversary party 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am All Things Bookish 12:00pm
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
Prayers to the God of Tasty Moss with Matt Jones and Matt Atton 6:00pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Perfect Books
Erin Brubacher and Jacob Wren Double Feature 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Ottawa Centre 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club - Bells Corners 6:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Open Mic 6:30pm
Silent Book Club - Vanier 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Bywords.ca
Submissions
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Pride Night Market 5:00pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm		 Capital Pride 2025
Perfect Books
D.M. Bradford presents Ring of Dust 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 Capital Pride 2025
CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Silent Book Club Ottawa - Kanata 7:00pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 Capital Pride 2025
Riverbed Reading Series Season 6
s6: iteration 2 7:30pm
CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Storytelling Open Mic 7:15pm		 Capital Pride 2025
Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 Capital Pride 2025
CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am		 Capital Pride 2025
Streetmarket featuring local bookstores and authors from noon to 4pm in Ottawa's Village capitalpride.ca/2025-street-festival/
Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
Collaborative Zine Making 2:00pm
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Capital Pride 2025
Streetmarket featuring local bookstores and authors from noon to 4pm in Ottawa's Village capitalpride.ca/2025-street-festival/
CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Zine Workshop 6:00pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Books on Beechwood Book Club 1:30pm
Words & Culture 7:00pm
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am  
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm