Upcoming 2024
- The Brockton Writers Series. Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church Street, Toronto, ON. 6:30 p.m.
- art bar poetry series. Monday, May 27, 2024. The Free Times Café, 320 College Street, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m.
- Junction Reads. Sunday, June 23, 2024. TYPE Books, Junction, 2887 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON. Time TBD.
- Riverside Reading Series' Summer Book Festival. Saturday, June 29, 2024. Paris, ON. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The St. Jerome's University Reading Series. Late Sept., 2024. University of Waterloo. Waterloo, ON. Time TBD.
Past
2022
- Type Books Poetry Reading. Monday, October 17, 2022. Type Books. 2887 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON. 6:30 p.m. (w/ Zoe Imani Sharpe, MLA Chernoff, and Bardia Sinaee)
2019
- Frostbite: A Literary Icebreaker of an Evening. Monday, January 21, 2019. The Gladstone Hotel. 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Erin Moure, Michael Turner, Adebe DeRango-Adem, Phoebe Wang, Djamila Ibrahim, Catriona Wright, Dominique Bernier-Cormier, Victoria Hetherington, Chris Bailey, and Paul Carlucci)
2018
- The Launch of Clicking into Place by Jordan Moffatt. Friday, November 2, 2018. Tranzac Club. 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Jordan Moffatt, JC Bouchard, Terese Pierre, Khashayar Mohammadi, and Stephen Thomas; hosted by Fawn Parker and Thomas Molander)
- The Launch of Everyone Rides the Bus in a City of Losers by Jason Freure. Thursday, October 11, 2018. Farside. 600 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Jason Freure and Catriona Wright)
- The Tree Reading Series. Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Bar Robo. 692 Somerset West, Ottawa, ON. 8 p.m. (w/ Catriona Wright)
- Shab-e She'r LXII: Poetry Month Celebration. Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Church of St. Stephen in-the-Fields. 365 College Street, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Sozan Jamil; hosted by Bänoo Zan)
- Sawdust Reading Series. Wednesday, January 17, 2018. Bar Robo. 692 Somerset West, Ottawa, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Dorian Bell; hosted by Jennifer Pederson)
- Publishing and Promoting Your First Book: A Seminar for the University of Toronto's MA in Creative Writing Program. Wednesday, January 24, 2018. The English Department of the U of T. (Jackman Humanities Building), 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (w/ Rebecca Rosenblum and Robert McGill)
- The Speakeasy Reading Series. Thursday, January 25, 2018. Tequlia Bookworm, 512 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON. 7:30 p.m. (w/ Greg Rhyno, Catherine Bush, Rose Cullis, and Rebecca Kelly
- The Resonance Reading Series. Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Resonance Cafe. 5175A Park Avenue, Montreal, QC. 8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. (w/ Aisha Sasha John, Ayesha Chatterjee, Jake Byrne, and Nyla Matuk; hosted by Klara du Plessis)
- Poets and Prosecco: A Winter Fundraiser for The Hamilton Review of Books. Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Redchurch Cafe + Gallery. 68 King Street East, Victoria Hall, Hamilton, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Shannon Bramer, Madhur Anand, and Catherine Graham; hosted by Krista Foss, Sally Cooper, and Dana Hansen)
2017
- Guest on HOWL, CIUT 89FM Radio, with host Nancy Jane Bullis Greer. Tuesday, December 19. Toronto, ON. Live at 10 p.m.
- The Boneshaker Reading Series. Tuesday, December 12. The Bloor/Gladstone Toronto Public Library. 1101 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Margo Lapierre)
- Three-City-Tour: A Reading at Biblioasis Bookstore. Sunday, December 10. 1520 Wyandotte St. East, Windsor, ON. 4 - 7 p.m. (w/ Melanie Janisse, Kate Hargreaves, Ian Thibodeau, Donato Mancini, Canisia Lubrin, & E Martin Nolan).
- Three-City-Tour: Poetry in Detroit. Saturday, December 9, 2017. Jam Handy, 2900 E Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI. 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. (w/ Canisia Lubrin, Aaron Foley, Marlin M. Jenkins, Young Eun Yook, Justin Rogers, & E Martin Nolan)
- Three-City Tour: Poetry in London. Friday, December 8, 2017. DNA Art Gallery, 123 Dundas Street, London, ON. 7:30 p.m. (w/ Tom Cull, Canisia Lubrin, & E Martin Nolan)
- Common Readings, the November Edition. Monday, November 20, 2017. The Belljar Cafe. 2072 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON. 8 p.m. (w/ Adam Sol & Cassidy McFadzean; hosted by Daniel Renton)
- Nightwood Editions Showcase at Librarie Drawn & Quarterly. Friday, November 10, 2017. La Petit D+Q, 176 Bernard O., Montreal, QC. 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (w/ Sam Shelstad, Michelle Elrick, Rebecca Papucaru, & Rachel McCrum)
- Toronto Lit Up/IFOA Presents: The Launch of Cruise Missile Liberals. Thursday, November 9, 2017. The Ossington. 61 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, ON. 7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Hosted by Jay MillAr. Books Sold by Type Books. This event is also a fundraiser for The Red Door Family Shelter.
- Nightwood Editions Showcase at The Bookshelf. Sunday, November 5, 2017. The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec Street, Guelph, ON. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (w/ Andrew Hood, Sam Shelstad, Rebecca Papucaru, and Michelle Elrick)
- The Pivot Reading Series. Wednesday, November 1, 2017. The Tranzac Club. 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, ON. 8 p.m. (w/ Dina del Bucchia & E Martin Nolan)
- Amazing New Stuff! Saturday, October 28, 2017. Solita, 1375 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON. 7:30 p.m. (w/ Marianne Apostolides and Ben Doerkson)
- We All Begin in a Little Magazine: An IFOA Celebration of 10 Years of The Puritan. Thursday, October 26, 2017. Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, ON. 8:30 p.m. (w/ Andre Babyn, Andre Forget, Jason Freure, Rudrapriya Rathore, Tyler Willis, and Catriona Wright)
- Nightwood Editions Showcase at Knife|Fork|Book. Friday, October 20, 2017. NEW TIME AND LOCATION: The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ David Alexander and Owain Nicholson)
- Say It! Cobourg Poetry Commons. Wednesday, October 18, 2017. The Human Bean, 80 King St. W., Cobourg, ON. Doors at 7:00; Readings Start at 7:30 p.m. (w/ Jessica Heimstra)
- the art bar poetry series. Tuesday, October 10, 2017. NEW TIME AND LOCATION: Cloak and Dagger Irish Pub. 394 College Street, Toronto, ON. 7 p.m. (w/ Anne Campbell and Benjamin Hertwig)
- LitLive Literary Readings. Sunday, October 1, 2017. The Staircase Theatre. 27 Dundurn Street N., Hamilton, ON. 7:30 p.m. (w/ Alban Goulden, Suzanna Derewicz, Jamie Tennant, Christopher Levenson, and Joanne Arnott)
- Show and Tell Reading Series. Friday, September 29, 2017. The Garnet. 231 Hunter Street West, Peterborough, ON. (w/ Angela Hibbs)
- Classroom Visit: ENG 389Y: Creative Writing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- Bad Nudes Comes to Toronto, Toronto, ON.
2016
- Desert Pets Press/The Emergency Response Unit Chapbook Launch, Toronto, ON
- Nightwood/Anvil Press Book Launch at Type Books, Toronto, ON
2015
- The Launch of 300 Hours a Minute (Desert Pets Press), Toronto, ON
- Tonight on Our Stage at the NAC Fourth Stage, Ottawa, ON
2014
- Lit Live Reading Series, Hamilton, ON
- “All Lit Up” Toronto Launch Party for the Literary Press Group, Toronto, ON
- words(on)stages Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- Blue Coffee Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- Poetry Remix: Tears for Fears, Toronto, ON
- Classroom Visit: ENG215H1S: The Canadian Short Story, University of Toronto
- Classroom Visit: Journalism Program, Sheridan College
- Classroom Visit: COMM 301: Professional Writing Skills, Humber, Toronto, ON
- The Launch of Issue 138.1 of Acta Victoriana, Toronto, ON
2013
- The Apt. 9 Launch of Conservative Majority, Ottawa, ON
- Classroom Visit: English, Marianapolis College (Private CEGEP), Montreal, QC
- The Ruckus Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- Amazing New Stuff Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- Toronto Luminato Festival, “A Literary Picnic,” Toronto, ON
- The Launch of All We Want Is Everything by Andrew Sullivan, Toronto, ON
- The Launch of Everything Is Fine, Toronto, ON
- Classroom Visit: Creative Book Publishing Program, Humber, Toronto, ON
- “The Boys Are Back in Burlingtown” with Andrew Faulkner, Burlington, ON
- Classroom Visit: ENGC87: Creative Writing Fiction II, UTSC, Toronto, ON
- Classroom Visit: ENGB61: Creative Writing Fiction I, UTSC, Toronto, ON
- The Grey Borders Reading Series, St. Catharines, ON
- This Is Happening Whether You Like It or Not Reading Series, Montreal, QC
2012
- Write Club Toronto, Toronto, ON
- The Pivot Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- The Winnipeg Launch of Cosmo at McNally Jackson, Winnipeg, MB
- Classroom Visit: The Short Story, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB
- Morning Television Interview: CTV Canada AM, Winnipeg, MB
- The Dusty Owl Reading Series, Ottawa, ON
- “Indie Lit Night” w/ Coach House Books, ECW, and House of Anansi, Waterloo, ON
- F*cked Up Presents: The Long Winter: Imposters, Toronto, ON
- The Coach House Fall 2012 Launch, Montreal, QC
- Ottawa International Writers Festival Fiction Event, Ottawa, ON
- The Toronto Launch of Cosmo with Barry Webster, Toronto, ON
- Real Vancouver Writers’ Literary Bash at W2, Vancouver, BC
- The Coach House Fall 2012 Launch, Toronto, ON
- The Boneshaker Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- The EW Reading Series, Toronto, ON
2011
- “Savage: Cult of Personality, Pure Media + the Art of Macho Madness,” Toronto, ON
- The Pivot Reading Series and Launch of Rebuild by Sachiko Murakami, Toronto, ON
- The Technicolour Music and Reading Series, Toronto, ON
2010
- Co-Hosted the Border Patrol Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- The Strong Words 5th Anniversary Reading Series, Toronto, ON
- The Launch of echolocation 9, Toronto, ON
2009
- The Ottawa Small Press Book Fair Pre-Reading, Ottawa, ON
- The John Newlove Awards Ceremony at the Ottawa Writers Festival, Ottawa, ON
- The Pivot Reading Series’ One Year Anniversary Reading, Toronto, ON
- The Broken Pencil Fantasy Party, Toronto, ON