some (but not all) upcoming events:

Tuesday, October 9 (Edmonton): Stephen Brockwell launches at the Olive Reading Series

Friday, October 19 (Edmonton): Massey Lecture by Alberto Manguel at the University of Alberta

Sunday, October 21 (Ottawa): John Newlove selected poems launch + film screening

Tuesday, October 23 (Ottawa): Clare Latremouille reads at the TREE Reading Series

Saturday, October 27 (Ottawa); the ottawa small press book fair!

Saturday, October 27 (Ottawa): Sarah Lang, David McGimpsey, Cara Hedley and Jessica Westhead CH launch

Tuesday, October 30 (Edmonton): Elizabeth Bachinsky at the University of Alberta

Wednesday, October 31 (Edmonton): rob mclennan reads for the Writers Guild of Alberta

Thursday, November 1 (Ottawa): Natalie Zina Walschots, ryan fitzpatrick and William Neil Scott at Max Middle's A B Series

Wednesday, November 7 (Edmonton): Cara Hedley and Jessica Westhead CH launch

Monday, November 12 (Winnipeg): Anne Le Dressay book launch

Tuesday, November 13 (Toronto): rob mclennan launches his first novel as part of the annual Mercury Press launch

Thursday, November 22 (Ottawa): Anne Le Dressay book launch (with help from Clare Latremouille & Amanda Earl)

Thursday, December 13 (Ottawa): rob mclennan triple-book launch (fiction, essays, travel)

for further Ottawa, check out http://www.bywords.ca/ ; for further Edmonton, check out http://www.rivercitywriter.com/ ; for further Toronto, check out www.themercurypress.ca/?q=word/current_issue