What’s On Calendar
June 11–17, 2018
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
9:00am
– 9:00pm
The Canadian Writers’ Summit (#CWS2018) is a super-conference jointly hosted by a cohort of Canadian writer organizations. Members of all of these organizations are especially encouraged to attend, but #CWS2018 welcomes everyone and anyone interested in writing and publishing in Canada. Presented by the Book and Periodical Council and Humber College in association with IFOA, the Book Summit opens the first day of the #CWS2018. #CWS2018 takes place June 14–17, 2018.
Book Summit 2018: Disrupt Your Publishing Game
Thursday, June 14, 2018
9:00am
– 5:30pm
Presented by the Book and Periodical Council and Humber College in association with IFOA. Book Summit is taking place in conjunction with the Canadian Writers’ Summit.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
CWS 2018 presents d’bi.young anitafrika
Thursday, June 14, 2018
8:00pm
–10:00pm
d’bi.young anitafrika will be reading from her fresh off the press autobiography, Memoir of An Ugly Duckling: My Life, Art & Method, and her keynote will focus on the artist’s accountability and responsibility.
Friday, June 15, 2018
9:00am
– 9:00pm
The Canadian Writers’ Summit (#CWS2018) is a super-conference jointly hosted by a cohort of Canadian writer organizations. Members of all of these organizations are especially encouraged to attend, but #CWS2018 welcomes everyone and anyone interested in writing and publishing in Canada.#CWS2018 takes place June 14–17, 2018.
Friday, June 15, 2018
12:00pm
– 8:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
Tomson Highway: The Margaret Laurence Lecture
Friday, June 15, 2018
8:00pm
–10:00pm
For more than 30 years, the Writers’ Trust of Canada’s Margaret Laurence Lecture Series has invited Canada’s most prominent authors to discuss the theme of “A Writer’s Life.” Intimate in tone, frank, and revealing, the lectures give us unprecedented access to the heroes and heroines of Canadian literature. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Tomson Highway, a renowned playwright, novelist, and musician, and a trailblazer in the Indigenous creative artist community.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
9:00am
– 9:00pm
The Canadian Writers’ Summit (#CWS2018) is a super-conference jointly hosted by a cohort of Canadian writer organizations. Members of all of these organizations are especially encouraged to attend, but #CWS2018 welcomes everyone and anyone interested in writing and publishing in Canada. #CWS2018 takes place June 14–17, 2018.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
CWS 2018 presents Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau
Saturday, June 16, 2018
8:00pm
– 9:00pm
Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau will discuss the recent surge of francophone Indigenous writers in Québec; she’ll explore their writing, and the critical responses to it. She’ll also share with us her own work in the form of literary fiction and poetry.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
9:00am
– 9:00pm
The Canadian Writers’ Summit (#CWS2018) is a super-conference jointly hosted by a cohort of Canadian writer organizations. Members of all of these organizations are especially encouraged to attend, but #CWS2018 welcomes everyone and anyone interested in writing and publishing in Canada. #CWS2018 takes place June 14–17, 2018.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
12:00pm
– 6:00pm
Our newest exhibitions include solo works by Daniel Alexander and Tess Roby, presented as part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival; and Luke Painter, presented as part of Junior.
