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The Read Quebec Holiday Book Fest begins TONIGHT at 7 PM with the Rapid Fire Reading, Ricochet Writing! Register to attend via Crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rapid-fire-reading

[BLACK WRITERS OUT LOUD] This edition of Black Writers Out Loud is hosted by Canisia Lubrin. Do not miss it: https://bit.ly/3eL9gnQ *** Canisia Lubrin is a writer, critic, editor, and teacher whose most recent book is The Dyzgrapxst (McClelland & Stewart, 2020) as seen in The New York Times, Quill & Quire, Jewish Currents, Humber Literary Review, and elsewhere. Lubrin’s international publications include translations of her work into Spanish, Italian, French, and German. He...r writing has been recognized by, among others, the Toronto Book Award, Journey Prize, Gerald Lampert, Pat Lowther, and the Writers Trust. Her debut, Voodoo Hypothesis (Wolsak & Wynn, 2017), was named a CBC Best Book and her writing has appeared and is forthcoming in Room, Brick, Joyland, Poetry London, Poets.org, blackiris.co, and elsewhere. Lubrin’s debut collection of short fiction is forthcoming. She has an MFA from the University of Guelph. * Photo credit to Samuel Engelking

Association of English-language Publishers of Quebec and Read Quebec have just launched their brand-new website! Take a peek to see a curated list of books from Quebec writers. You can also see and register for all the events part of their Holiday Book Fest. Check it out! http://readquebec.ca/

[WORKSHOP] Work with Endre Farkas and Carmine Starnino in this exciting online poetry workshop hosted by Yolk!

Prix et bourses Le Black Theatre Workshop offre deux prix et bourses à des jeunes artistes émergent-e-s. La date limite pour appliquer est le 30 novembre. Ne manquez pas ça!

[BLACK WRITERS OUT LOUD] Our next #BWOL event, featuring Kaie Kellough and hosted by Canisia Lubrin, takes place on Nov 27 at 7:00 PM via Zoom. This event is part of the Read Quebec Holiday Book Fest. https://fb.me/e/1LH7cUq5O

This Thursday at 7 PM, log on to Crowdcast to hear from Kama La Mackerel, Eva Crocker and Carmine Starnino at the Montreal Review of Books Launch, part of the Read Quebec: Holiday Book Fest!

[BLACK WRITERS OUT LOUD] This edition of Black Writers Out Loud features Kaie Kellough in conversation with Canisia Lubrin. Do not miss it: https://bit.ly/3eL9gnQ *** KAIE KELLOUGH is a novelist, poet, and sound performer. His work emerges at a crossroads of social engagement and formal experiment. From western Canada, he lives in Montréal and has roots in Guyana, South America. ... His books include Dominoes at the Crossroads (short fiction, Véhicule 2020) longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and recent winner of the QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize, and Magnetic Equator (poetry, McClelland and Stewart 2019) winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize. His novel Accordéon (ARP, 2016) was a finalist for the Amazon/Walrus Foundation First Novel Award. Kaie’s vocal performance, recorded audio, and electronic narrative explore migration and the suspension of arrival. Since 2011 he has created mixed media compositions with saxophonist and synthesist Jason Sharp. Kaie’s work has traveled internationally, notably to festivals in the UK, Australia, Asia, the Caribbean, and continental Europe. He continues to craft new passages.

Juror Kate Sterns speaks with Taras Grescoe, author of "Possess the Air: Love, Heroism, and the Battle for the Soul of Mussolini’s Rome" and the winner of this year's Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction. To hear author readings and watch the 2020 QWF Awards gala, visit our Youtube channel: https://bit.ly/3ljUKFu

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