Brick Books and Rattling Books authors Agnes Walsh and John Steffler will be reading at the following events:Sunday, September 9 - EDEN MILLS, ONTARIO - Eden Mills Writers Festival, 12 noon to 6 p.m. John Steffler http://www.edenmillswritersfestival.ca
Thursday, September 27 - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - THIN AIR Winnipeg International Writers Festival. Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors. Campus Event, University of Winnipeg, 1 - 2:20 p.m.
http://www.winnipegwords.com/index.html
Thursday, September 27 - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA - THIN AIR Winnipeg International Writers Festival. Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors. Mainstage: Writing on the Rock, 8 p.m., Manitoba Theatre for Young People. http://www.winnipegwords.com/index.html
Thursday, October 11 - CALGARY, ALBERTA - Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors. WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival. "Word of Mouth" spoken word poetry event at 9:30 p.m.
http://www.wordfest.com/
Saturday, October 13 - BANFF, ALBERTA - Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors. WordFest: Banff-Calgary International Writers Festival. "Banff Poetry Cabaret" at 9:30 p.m. at the Banff Centre.
http://www.wordfest.com/
Saturday, October 20 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver International Writers Festival. Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors.
"Poets Laureate", with moderator Gary Geddes. 2 - 3:30 p.m. at Performance Works. Four honoured poets read from their work and chat about the pleasures and challenges of being a Poet Laureate. George Bowering was Canada's first Poet Laureate. George McWhirter was recently named Vancouver's first Poet Laureate. Agnes Walsh is St. John's Poet Laureate and Carla Funk is Victoria's first.
http://www.writersfest.bc.ca/
Saturday, October 20 - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver International Writers Festival. Agnes Walsh reads from her new book Going Around with Bachelors.
www.writersfest.bc.ca
Friday, November 3 to Sunday, November 5 - DURHAM, ONTARIO - Words Aloud Spoken Word and Storytelling Festival. John Steffler, Canada’s poet laureate, will be reading with Clifton Joseph and Shane Koyczan on Sunday, November 4 from 3 - 5 p.m. Other authors appearing this weekend are Louise Bernice Halfe, Ivan Coyote, Lorna Crozier, Rukhsana Khan, Robert Priest and Reza Baraheni. Durham Art Gallery, 51 George Street East.
http://www.wordsaloud.ca
Tuesday, November 27 - TORONTO, ONTARIO - Art Bar Poetry Series. S.E. Venart reads from her new book Woodshedding with John Steffler - 8 p.m. at Clinton’s, 693 Bloor Street West, by Christie subway station. http://www.artbar.org/
Wednesday, November 28 - LONDON, ONTARIO - Poetry London - John Steffler. 7:30 p.m. at the Fred Landon Branch, London Public Library, 167 Wortley Road. Phone 519-439-6240.
Thursday, November 29 - ANCASTER, ONTARIO - afternoon reading - John Steffler. 777 Garner Road East. For more information, contact Deborah C. Bowen at
dcbowen@redeemer.ca
Thursday, November 29 - HAMILTON, ONTARIO - Hamilton Poetry Centre - John Steffler. 7:30 p.m. at Bryan Prince Bookseller, 1060 King Street West. http://hamiltonpoetrycentre.blogspot.com/
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In the Old Country of My Heart, Agnes Walsh's first book of poems, and John Steffler's celebrated poetry collection, The Grey Islands, are available as audio recordings from Rattling Books.
