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December 18, 2025
Silent Book Club - Hintonburg
Time and Place: 2:00 pm. Absinthe Cafe 1208 Wellington St. W.
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-hintonburg-meetup
Sign up to attend
Writing Circle
Time and Place: 3:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Ruth E. Dickinson Branch, 100 Malvern, 2nd Floor Meeting Room
Web: biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/writing-circle
90 minutes. Adult and Adult 50+ drop in program
December 18 -
January 15 -
February 19 -
March 19 -
April 16 -
May 21 -
June 18 -
The Carleton University Poetics Society Poetry Anthology: Cake Edition
Time and Place: December 18 at 6:00 pm. Ottawa Public Library, Sunnyside Branch, 1049 Bank
Web: tinyurl.com/carletoncakedec18
come join us for a sweet soirée where every slice tells a story! Let your creativity flow by capturing the sensory symphony of taste, texture and memories that every cake evokes. Share the heartfelt origins of your recipe, and together, let’s weave a tapestry of delicious narratives! To attend, each group of participants is required to bring a cake. Bring your own Tupperware to bring a bit of your favourite cakes home! Please write down a list of allergens in your cake. Drinks provided. This venue is wheelchair accessible. Sign up at link
Third World Players
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: www.ckcufm.com/
readings from Third World literature
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:30 pm. Ottawa Public Library, 2500 Campeau Dr, Meeting Room A
Web: booking.biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/event/beaverbrook-writing-group-0
drop in. adult. 120 minutes
Sad Girl Cafe
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. GigSpace, 953 Gladstone Ave
Web: www.gigspaceottawa.com
music, poetry spoken word open mic for women of all ages on the 3rd Thursday of each. Capacity: 35
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
all genres welcome. sign ups: 8pm
  December 2025 Events
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Albert Dumont: The Sound My Heart Makes 2:00pm
les cafés-rencontres de l’Association des auteurs et auteures de l’Outaouais 2:00pm
Exploratory Writing Workshops - Write With Us 2:30pm		 Bywords.ca
Submissions
Ottawa Urbanism Book Club 6:15pm
Cities and the Constitution: Giving Local Governments in Canada the Power They Need by Alexandra Flynn and others
Elmvale Writers Group 6:30pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Art House Cafe Open Mic 7:00pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm
Salon of the Refused Ottawa, 2025 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
Ottawa Public Library Orleans Writing Group 10:00am
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
Live on Elgin Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic In Person 7:00pm
Riverbed Reading Series Season 6 7:30pm
Mars Aspen Jason Christie, Cara Goodwin		 Silent Book Club - Hintonburg 2:00pm
Writing Circle 3:00pm
The Carleton University Poetics Society Poetry Anthology: Cake Edition 6:00pm
Third World Players 6:00pm
Ottawa Public Library Beaverbrook Writing Group 6:30pm
Sad Girl Cafe 7:00pm
Nostalgica Pub & Beer Garden Open Mic 8:00pm		 CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am
Ottawa Trans Library: Shared Stories Witness Circle 5:00pm
free with registration www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/shared-stories-witness-circle		 Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Mammoth Book Sale 10:00am
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Ottawa Silent Book Club, Downtown 1:30pm
Global Cypher Day for Climate Justice 2025 7:00pm		 In the Company of Writers 2:00pm
Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
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		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm
Silent Book Club - East End 7:00pm		 Third World Players 6:00pm CKCU FM Friday Special Blend 7:00am Silent Book Club Stittsville 12:00pm
the peter f yacht club : regatta/reading/christmas party 2025 7:00pm
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CKCU FM: An Indian Morning 10:00am
Culture géniale 1:00pm
Anina's Book Swap 3:00pm
(un)told 2025 - Ottawa StoryTellers 7:00pm		 Stittsville Creative Writing Group - Youth Program 6:30pm
Namaashoum 7:00pm		 CKCU FM Words and Culture 9:30am
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston 12:30pm
The Carleton Poetics Society Writers' Circle 3:00pm
The Greenhouse 6:30pm		 CKCU FM Literary News 9:30am
Asian Sounds 6:00pm
Night Oat Open Stage 7:00pm
Ottawa Scrabble Club 7:00pm