My Lesbian Novel by Renee Gladman is a delightful hybrid work that I highly recommend. https://amandaearl.substack.com/p/my-lesbian-novel-by-renee-gladman
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Amanda Earl
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(she/her) Writer, pedestrians, transit rider. I have diabetes and no colon. I publish Bywords.ca, a literary site that has a calendar of events for literary, spoken word, storytelling and nonfiction events happening in the NCR. I have lived in Ottawa since 1987. I love this city but how do we make it better? Social justice, equity, accessible for all.
I'm pleased to announce that singer-songwriter extraordinaire, Eliza Rankin will be joining me on April 26 for a celebration of the end of winter in poetry and song! 2pm EDT. contact me for the Zoom link if you might be coming. Thanks to the Writers Union of Canada for supporting my reading! and the City of Ottawa for funding my manuscript of winter poems!
a dear friend of mine who is a Senior, and lives in Ottawa, is going thru a health issue and could use a week or two in respite care. does anyone have any recommendations? she was quoted for one place, a minimum of one month's stay at $4500 which is way more time than she needs. all the places i've looked at don't give price lists unless you contact them. she's really not in any condition to do this. sigh.#ottawa
thanks to Malcolm Curtis for including my visual poems from Winter Collected in talking about strawberries all the time https://talkingaboutstrawberries.blogspot.com/2026/04/amanda-earl.html
UESA Creative Writing Capstone Reading
Time and Place: April 1 at 7:00 pm. Club Saw, 67 Nicholas
Web: www.instagram.com/p/DVwGbSODaXF/
As the academic year is coming to an end, many students are preparing for their graduations. Come down to Club Saw to checkout what the graduating creative writers have been working on throughout their degrees! It’ll be a night to celebrate their hard work, listen to some cool pieces, and socialize. You might even get to hear some works from your professors!
Time and Place: April 1 at 7:00 pm. Club Saw, 67 Nicholas
Web: www.instagram.com/p/DVwGbSODaXF/
As the academic year is coming to an end, many students are preparing for their graduations. Come down to Club Saw to checkout what the graduating creative writers have been working on throughout their degrees! It’ll be a night to celebrate their hard work, listen to some cool pieces, and socialize. You might even get to hear some works from your professors!
Silent Book Club - Constance Bay
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. The Bay Cafe , 131 Constance Bay Rd
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-constance-bay-meetup
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. The Bay Cafe , 131 Constance Bay Rd
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-constance-bay-meetup
Ottawa Scrabble Club
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale
Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/
Players of all skill are welcome
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Calvin Christian Reformed Church, 1475 Merivale
Web: www.ottawascrabbleclub.com/
Players of all skill are welcome
Asian Sounds
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html
music from the Indian sub-continent and showcases events taking place in Ottawa. The show hosts conduct a number of interviews with local artists, musicians, and writers.
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/91/info.html
music from the Indian sub-continent and showcases events taking place in Ottawa. The show hosts conduct a number of interviews with local artists, musicians, and writers.
The Lit Room with Susan Johnston
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html
where books meet conversation, a half-hour show
Time and Place: Every Wednesday at 9:30 am. Every Wednesday at 9:30 am CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/666/info.html
where books meet conversation, a half-hour show
Vancouver Public Library 2026 Writer in Residence Applications are Open. Deadline: 20260427 5pm PDT https://www.vpl.ca/writer
Writer in Residence | Vancouver Public Library
Our writer in residence program promotes Canadian writing and literature to Vancouver citizens. During the four-month residency from September to December, the writer spends 50% of their time working on their own project and 50% of their time mentoring emerging writers, conducting workshops and participating in other activities and programs to share their experience with the community. Applications for the 2025 Writer in Residence position are open until Friday, March 28.