Bywords: Poetry and Ottawa Literary Events

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November 7, 2026

Books on Beechwood Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 35 Beechwood
Web: booksonbeechwood.ca/
November 7 - A Book Signing with Winston Webber 11am to 1pm

CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/events/drive/14965.html
51 years of keeping media human. donate if you can!

Perfect Books Readings and Signings
Time and Place: 258A Elgin
Web: https://perfectbooks.ca/events
small step up. ramp on Somerset by Scrimms.
November 7 - Book signing for “A Capital Mystery: Vol. 2” with Mike Martin and Bernadette Cox | 1:00-3:00PM
November 14 - Book signing with Carolyn Y. Nakagawa and their debut book “Asahi: Japanese Canadian Baseball Heroes” | 1:00-3:00PM
November 15 - Book signing with Rod Carley and their latest book “The Great Catsby” | Perfect Books, 1:00-3:00PM
November 16 - Gary Barwin launches “The Comedian’s Book of the Dead” with Conyer Clayton 7:00-8:30PM
November 17 - Andrew Lafleche launches Polaroids of Tomorrow with Ron Corbett and an audience Q&A 7 to 8:30pm
November 18 - Jinwoo Park and The Soju Korean Literature Club, featuring Dolki Min, Lee Young-Do, Cheon Seon-ran and Park Seolyeon | Perfect Books, 7:00PM-8:30PM
November 19 - Book talk with Jen Agg and their latest book “Table Boss” | 7:00-8:30PM
November 24 - Apt. 9 Press Chap Book Launch with Monty Reid, Phil Hall, Sandra Ridley | 7:00-8:30PM
November 25 - Robin Blackburn McBride and Frances Boyle 7 to 8:30pm

Re-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South
Time and Place: 160 Blanca St #7
November 7 - Peggy Blair book signing 12-3pm

Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books
Time and Place: 875b Bank Street
Web: evermorebooks.ca/pages/events
tickets on site.
November 7 - Inked Ever After with The Raven’s Den 3–9 PM (889 Bank St)
November 21 - Debbie Mason Book Signing 1–3 PM

Readings at Library and Archives Canada
Time and Place: Library and Archives of Canada,395 Wellington Street.
Web: www.canada.ca/en/library-archives/services/public/events/events.html
registration recommended
November 7 - Book Launch: We Remember: Canada’s Story English: 10am. French: 1:30pm
November 12 - Always a Part of the Land – Book Launch 7pm
November 17 - Knowledge Exchange Series—Arctic Narratives 1-5pm. in person and on Zoom. register at link.
November 18 - Ghosts of Ortona – Book Launch 7pm
November 20 - STEP INTO STORIES An Inter-Generational Celebration of A Child’s Inalienable Right To Be Heard 12:30pm. free. reserve tickets writersfestival.org/event/step-into-stories
November 25 - The Making of a Champion with Brad Gushue 7pm

Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival
Time and Place: November 7 at 10:00 am. Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/childrens-storytelling-festival
free to register and free to attend. 10am to 2pm. Recommended ages: 3–10

Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library
Time and Place: 5:00 pm. 1104 Somerset W.
Web: ottawatranslibrary.ca/
An informal evening of poetry reading and discussion. No mic, no stage! Share poems you have discovered or ones you have written in a casual atmosphere of poetry appreciation. Meeting on the first Saturday of the month at 5pm

Night of Lights Takeover: Grotesque Book Launch by Elliot Dunstan
Time and Place: November 7 at 10:00 pm. Swizzles Bar and Grill, 246 B Queen
Web: www.facebook.com/events/2290396615044812
NoL Variety show and book launch Cover: $15 19+ only, doors at 9:45 and event begins at 10:00 Starring: Trixie Rose Lee Anni Elation Prince Vic Durtee Munee Nut Ella Cox Enelle our wonderful Ben Dover at the DJ booth and Steven King's Daughter on door!

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

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CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Le Salon du livre afro-canadien An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Letter Writing Workshop to Prisoners of the Palestinian Struggle 2:00pm	CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Between The Pages: The 2026 Giller Prize Shortlist 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Elayna R. Gallea Book Signing 7–8:30 PM The Spaniel's Tale Readings and Signings Book Launch - Reclaiming Canadian Sovereignty in a Ruptured World 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Words and Culture 10:00am Earthrise: A Canadian Astronaut’s Journey Into Deep Space with Jeremy Hansen 7:00pm Radical Wordcrafting: Exploring Poetry as Magical Practice \| Co-facilitated by Gemini and Spark 7:00pm Welcome to Radical Wordcrafting: Poetry as Spellcasting Book Study and Coworking Group Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online 7:30pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Talk Treaty to Me – Book Event 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Love Lyla Books Readings and Signings Book Speed Dating at Love Lyla Books $22.63 6-7:30pm Raise It, a spoken word showcase Lady la Profeta Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Friday Special Blend 7:00am Modern Whore: A Memoir: Film Screening and Book Talk 4:00pm Book Launch: Footnotes by Cameron Anstee with Jessica Bebenek and Christine McNair 6:00pm Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants with Dr. Joanne Liu 7:00pm	Books on Beechwood Readings and Signings A Book Signing with Winston Webber 11am to 1pm CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book signing for “A Capital Mystery: Vol. 2” with Mike Martin and Bernadette Cox \| 1:00-3:00PM Re-read Used Books Readings and Signings Riverside South Peggy Blair book signing 12-3pm Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Inked Ever After with The Raven’s Den 3–9 PM (889 Bank St) Readings at Library and Archives Canada Book Launch: We Remember: Canada’s Story English: 10am. French: 1:30pm Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival 10:00am Poetry Night at the Ottawa Trans Library 5:00pm Night of Lights Takeover: Grotesque Book Launch by Elliot Dunstan 10:00pm
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CKCU FM Fund Raising Drive An Indian Morning 10:00am Chroma Queer Presents QueerPhoric Storytelling with Jeffrey Canton 1:00pm Culture géniale 1:00pm	Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam Part 1 Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, Room B125 Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	Words and Culture 10:00am Many Faces of Orlando: Ema Nikolovska & Sean Shibe 7:00pm Ottawa StoryTellers: Story Cafe 7:00pm Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Capital Crime Writers 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	Readings at Library and Archives Canada Always a Part of the Land – Book Launch 7pm Third World Players Present 6:00pm A Noble Profession with Peter Mansbridge 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Singing Pebble Books Readings and Signings Book Talk with author & artist Rob Mullen 6:30PM - 8:00 PM Friday Special Blend 7:00am the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 pre fair reading 7:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book signing with Carolyn Y. Nakagawa and their debut book “Asahi: Japanese Canadian Baseball Heroes” \| 1:00-3:00PM the ottawa small press book fair autumn 2026 edition 12:00pm City of Ottawa Book Awards 7:00pm Joyce Carol Oates 8:00pm
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Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book signing with Rod Carley and their latest book “The Great Catsby” \| Perfect Books, 1:00-3:00PM An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm An Afternoon of Poetry & Social Justice with Carolyn Marie Souaid and Endre Farkas 2:00pm Book Launch: Lisa Rochon, the Paris Thief 4:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Gary Barwin launches “The Comedian’s Book of the Dead” with Conyer Clayton 7:00-8:30PM Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm True Patriot Love with Carol Off 7:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Andrew Lafleche launches Polaroids of Tomorrow with Ron Corbett and an audience Q&A 7 to 8:30pm Readings at Library and Archives Canada Knowledge Exchange Series—Arctic Narratives 1-5pm. in person and on Zoom. register at link. Words and Culture 10:00am Past and Present: Celebrating Archibald Lampman, an evening of poetry 6:30pm Radical Wordcrafting: Exploring Poetry as Magical Practice \| Co-facilitated by Gemini and Spark 7:00pm Opening the circle Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Jinwoo Park and The Soju Korean Literature Club, featuring Dolki Min, Lee Young-Do, Cheon Seon-ran and Park Seolyeon \| Perfect Books, 7:00PM-8:30PM Readings at Library and Archives Canada Ghosts of Ortona – Book Launch 7pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm Riverbed Reading Series Season 7 7:00pm Ma Myriah Peace, Andrea Thompson, Xavior Kayvon Gough	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Book talk with Jen Agg and their latest book “Table Boss” \| 7:00-8:30PM Third World Players Present 6:00pm Lost in a Strange World with Emmanuelle Erny 7:00pm Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Readings at Library and Archives Canada STEP INTO STORIES An Inter-Generational Celebration of A Child’s Inalienable Right To Be Heard 12:30pm. free. reserve tickets writersfestival.org/event/step-into-stories Friday Special Blend 7:00am Urban Legends Poetry Collective 7:00pm Urban Legends Poetry Slam	Readings, Signings and Book Club Meetings at Evermore Books Debbie Mason Book Signing 1–3 PM Unbound: Indie Lit Market 11:00am
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An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm (un)told - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm	N.G. Avant: Indie Author Group 1:00pm Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm	Octopus Books Readings and Signings Book Launch \| Marie-Claire McKelvey presents The Year my Head Exploded 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Perfect Books Readings and Signings Apt. 9 Press Chap Book Launch with Monty Reid, Phil Hall, Sandra Ridley \| 7:00-8:30PM Words and Culture 10:00am Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm	Perfect Books Readings and Signings Robin Blackburn McBride and Frances Boyle 7 to 8:30pm Readings at Library and Archives Canada The Making of a Champion with Brad Gushue 7pm The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 9:30am Asian Sounds 6:00pm In Conversation with Derek McCormack and Micah Lexier: Art, Text, and Collaboration 7:00pm Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm	Lancement: réédition des œuvres de Pierre Raphaël Pelletier 5:00pm Third World Players Present 6:00pm Nostalgica Pub Open Mic 8:00pm	Friday Special Blend 7:00am Mystery Author Book Fair 4:00pm
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An Indian Morning 10:00am Culture géniale 1:00pm Tales of the Forest Faeries with Farrah, Kyla, and Nadiah 6:00pm Art-N-Tell 7:00pm	Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm Namaashoum 7:00pm