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good reading tonight! launching my new Caitlin Press title alongside Garth Martens (with his new Biblioasis title), with opening reading by our pal Jennifer Baker; thanks to Perfect Books and David O’Meara for hosting!
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October 22 Windsor, ON Biblioasis Bookshop, 7pm @biblioasis_bookshop Triple Book Launch w/ poets Leigh Kotsilidis, Dominique Béchard, & Garth Martens Leigh Kotsilidis has written two full-length collections of poetry, ‘Hypotheticals’ (2011) and ‘Some of Us May Live’ (2026), both with Coach House Books. Her poems have also appeared in journals and magazines, including The Malahat Review, Prism international, EVENT, The Fiddlehead, Prairie Fire, and Hazlitt, as well as being anthologized in The Best Canadian Poetry in English and IV Lounge Nights, among others. She is also an intermedia artist. Kotsilidis lives and works in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). @leighkotsy @coachhousebooks ‘Shadow of the Living Brightness’ is Dominique Béchard’s second collection. Her first, ‘One Dog Town,’ came out with Gaspereau in 2019. She was a co-winner of the Frog Hollow Chapbook Contest in 2022 for Infinity Mirror. She has an MFA from New York University and a PhD from the University of New Brunswick. She currently lives in Windsor, where she works in publishing. @coachhousebooks Garth Martens is the author of ‘Prologue for the Age of Consequence’ and ‘Who Else in the Dark Headed There.’ For his first book, he was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. He is also a past winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. His poetry appears in Dark Mountain Project, Poetry Ireland, Hazlitt, This Magazine, Vallum, Fiddlehead, and Best Canadian Poetry. He is also a member of Palabra Flamenco, a literary flamenco ensemble that joins traditional flamenco dance and music with poetry and oral storytelling. He lives in Victoria, BC. @garthmartens @biblioasispublishing
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Two more exciting author panels today! It’s not too late to snag tickets to these, including tickets for online attendance to Beyond Witness. We’re heading into the final days of the festival so if you hadn’t had the chance to attend any events yet, now’s the time! Tickets at our website, linked in our bio.
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don't forget! Ottawa book launch: rob mclennan + Garth Martens (w Jennifer Baker + Margo LaPierre) : Oct 21, Perfect Books, Ottawa https://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2026/10/book-launch-rob-mclennan-garth-martens.html
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♥︎ We cannot wait to host this launch! Join us to celebrate new work by two renowned authors: a new collection of essays by poet-novelist-essayist Alex Boyd and a new collection of poems by poet Garth Martens! Hear them read from their excellent new books and chat about their writing lives! ♥︎ Garth Martens is the author of Prologue for the Age of Consequence (Anansi) and Who Else in the Dark Headed There (Biblioasis). For his first book, he was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Poetry. He is also a past winner of the Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers. He is a co-founder of Palabra Flamenco, a literary flamenco ensemble that joins flamenco dance and music with poetry and oral storytelling. He lives on Vancouver Island. Find him on Instagram @garthmartens. Alex Boyd helped establish Best Canadian Essays, co-editing the first two collections. His books of poems are Making Bones Walk (2007) and The Least Important Man (2012). In 2018 his first novel was published: Army of the Brave and Accidental, reviewed as “timely, original and profound.” Most recently, a collection of essays has been published, Take This for the Pain: Essays on Writing and Life.
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Sunday Oct 18th @barlerecord with @lochbaillie David B Gosselin @garthmartens
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So many #UVic Fine Arts folks participating in the annual @victoriafestivalofauthors (Oct 12-18), including (L-R from top row) Writing MFA @uvicalumni Sara Cassidy, Neil Griffin, Kyeren Regehr, Garth Martens, Hannalora Leavitt, Theatre/Writing alum & instructor Mark Leiren Young, @uvicwriting professor Danielle Geller, #UVicVisualArts MFA Rande Cook . . . although they’re not all at the same event, so check the VFA schedule for specific dates, times & tickets. With more than 50 authors across 20+ events, the VFA is Victoria’s go-to literary event of the year! Find full info at victoriafestivalofauthors.ca #uvicarts #yyjbooks #yyjarts
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. I’m excited to announce the second leg of my poetry book tour of SOME OF US MAY LIVE in Quebec and Ontario! Once again, I’m so looking forward to reading alongside so many talented poets/authors, some of whom also have new books out! Hope to see you there! @leighkotsy @coachhousebooks October 17 Montreal, QC Rocket Science Room, 7pm Some of Us May Live Home Base Launch! w/ poets Leigh Kotsilidis, Yusuf Saadi, & Deanna Radford (word-sound performance) @deezamr @nightwood_editions @rocketscienceroom October 22 Windsor, ON Biblioasis Bookshop, 7pm Triple Book Launch w/ poets Leigh Kotsilidis, Dominique Béchard, & Garth Martens @garthmartens @biblioasis_bookshop @biblioasispublishing October 27 Ottawa, ON Perfect Books, 7pm Some of Us May Live Book Launch & Conversation w/ poets Leigh Kotsilidis, Kimberly Quiogue Andrews, Anita Lahey, & Ellen Chang-Richardson @anitamlahey @ehjchang @perfectbooksottawa @vehiculepress @wolsakandwynn November 18 (online: lawnchairsoiree.org/meeting.html) Lawn Chair Soirée, 7pm w/ Leigh Kotsilidis & speculative and interstitial fiction writer Su J Sokol @sujsokol @flamearrowpublishing November 21 London, ON Little Wren Books, 4pm Triple Book Launch w/ Leigh Kotsilidis, Jade Wallace, & Grace Also w/ bonus poets Tom Cull & Blair Trewartha @nycterosea @thrillandgrace @thomaswaltercull @btrewart @littlewrenbooks @guernicaeditions @anvilpress_publishers November 24 Hamilton, ON, 7pm The Printed Word Some of Us May Live Book Launch & Conversation w/ poets Leigh Kotsilidis & Paul Vermeersch @paulvermeersch @theprintedwordbookshop @ecwpress November 25 St. Catharines, ON, 7pm Phylum Press Reading Series w/ authors Leigh Kotsilidis, Ruth Taylor, Chris Pannell, & Ed Seaward @ruthtaylorwrites @cpannell3 @eddy_seaward @wolsakandwynn @darkwinterlitmag @guernicaeditions @phylumpress December 6 Montreal, QC, 12:30pm Read Quebec Book Fair, Lightning Round w/ Quebec Authors December 7 Quebec City, QC Morrin Centre Poetry Soirée, 7:30pm w/ Featured Reader Leigh Kotsilidis Followed by open-mic w/ Local Poets @morrincentre
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What better way to spend an evening that with us, @biblioasispublishing, @coachhousebooks and a whole bunch of poetry? Join us on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 at 7pm for a celebration of three new poetry collections that released this year: WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE by Garth Martens, SHADOW OF THE LIVING BRIGHTNESS by Dominique Bechard and SOME OF US MAY LIVE by Leigh Kotsilidis. WHO ELSE IN THE DARK HEADED THERE and SHADOW OF THE LIVING BRIGHTNESS are both available in store, and you can preorder a copy of SOME OF US MAY LIVE on the website. More details available at biblioasisbookshop.com/events!
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💚📚OCTOBER EVENTS 💚📚 Big month incoming!!! Head to perfectbooks.ca/events for more info 🤓 Oct 2: What Dreams May Come with Kate Heartfield, Amanda Connolly, and Eden Robinson, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Library and Archives Canada, 7 pm Oct 3: Book Signing for Jordan Tannahill for The Living Realm | In store, 1-3 pm Oct 5: End Times Fascism with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Christ Church Cathedral, 7 pm *SOLD OUT Oct 6: Red with Ben McIntyre, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Knox Presbyterian Church, 7 pm Oct 7: Heated Rivalry with Rachel Reid, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre, 7 pm *SOLD OUT Oct 14: Margo MacDonald launches A Curious Presence, in conversation with Amal El-Mohtar | in store, 7 pm Oct 15: Bywords John Newlove Poetry Awards plus the Lampman Award presentation | Club Saw, 6:30 pm Oct 15: Conyer Clayton and Sanna Wani Book Launches, hosted by Manahil Bandukwala, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Club Saw, 8 pm Oct 16: Learning to Breathe with Clara Hughes, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Library and Archives Canada, 6:30 pm Oct 16: Game Changers with Cassie Campbell-Pascall and Jennifer Botterill, presented by Ottawa Writers Festival | Library and Archives Canada, 8 pm Oct 17: An Evening with Zadie Smith | Southam Hall, Nationals Arts Centre, 8 pm Oct 18: Book Signing with Sonali Menezes for Depression Cooking | In store, 1-3 pm Oct 21: Garth Marthens launches Who Else in the Dark Headed There | In store, 7 pm Oct 21: The Munro Beattie Lecture Series with Ian Williams | Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 7 pm Oct 22-25: Ottawa Writers Festival Fall Edition, Library and Archives Canada Oct 24: Book Signing with Piers Hemmingsen for Beatles in Canada | In store, 1-3 pm Oct 27: Leigh Kotsilidis launches Some of Us May Live, with Anita Lahey, Kimberly Quiogue Andrews, and Ellen Chang-Richardson | In store, 7 pm Oct 28: A Celebration of Barachois by Cynthia French | In store, 7 pm Oct 31: Book Signing with Jennifer Chevalier for The Winter Witch | In store, 1-3 pm
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How is writing an act of transformation? Hear a memoirist, a poet, and a translator explore this topic in the Victoria Festival of Authors event Translation and Transformation. Join Danielle Geller, Garth Martens, and Yilin Wang in conversation with moderator Iain Higgins on Friday, October 16 at Langham Court Theatre for this must-see panel. Tickets available on a sliding scale at the VFA website, linked in our bio.
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Today, September 26, is the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian Journalists. Last September, Canadian Writers for Palestine released this Open Letter, to decry the systemic murder of members of the press by the israeli regime. I share it again today. The deaths have not stopped. We stand with Palestinian journalists, the bravest on the planet. We condemn their killings by the Israeli state as war crimes. Each paid with their life, for another to have the truth. Our names bear witness to theirs. Art by Noura Alqasasia
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