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Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
Web: shorturl.at/8wYzo
every week on Thursdays for music, poetry etc. sign up at 8pm
Third World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html
A very close-up photo looking directly down at a pile of greyish rocks partially submerged in water at the edge of the Thames River in London, Ontario
We are currently OPEN for Issue 35 journal submissions!
Details here:
www.thetemzreview.com/submissions....
Live on Elgin Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 8:00 pm. 220 Elgin, #2
Web: www.liveonelgin.com/calendar/event/?ID=KHE6Y2L
Ottawa Storytellers Open Mic Online
Time and Place: 7:30 pm.
Web: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/open-mic#open-mic-in-person
Zoom info on site. hosted by Lynda Joyce
The Distance of a Shout with Michael Ondaatje
Time and Place: March 3 at 7:00 pm. Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar
Web: writersfestival.org/events/spring-2026/the-distance-of-a-shout
$25
Words and Culture
Time and Place: Every Tuesday at 10:00 am. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/640/info.html
Namaashoum
Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. CKCU FM 93.1
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/53/info.html
Promoting the Persian culture, especially its music and literature. Hosted by: Mehdi Fallahi
Art House Cafe Open Mic
Time and Place: Every Monday at 7:00 pm. Art House Cafe, 555 Somerset W.
poetry, music, & more. sign up in person at 6:30pm
Rough Draft Paper Company Annotated Book Swap
Time and Place: 6:00 pm. Arlington Five, 5 Arlington
Web: www.instagram.com/p/DT8AiB_DM_p/
All poets based in the National Capital Region are encouraged to submit a 2025 title for consideration. More details here: buff.ly/TyAk9jQ
Calling all Ottawa-based writers who released a book of poetry in 2025! The deadline to submit your book to the Archibald Lampman Award is coming up fast. To submit, send 4 copies of an eligible title to Arc Poetry's offices by March 31.
For poetry, literary events, news, links and hard-to-find poetry collections and chapbooks by Ottawa writers, please go to www.bywords.ca .
Please share our calls.
**Please consult the guidelines on www.bywords.ca** then send poems to submissions@bywords.ca.
Thanks to everyone who has submitted poems & thank you to our dedicated selection committee.
Amanda Earl
Managing Editor
www.bywords.ca
Poems published in Bywords.ca between September, 2025 & August, 2026 will be eligible for consideration for the 2026 John Newlove Poetry Award. The 2025/26 Judge will be Tolu Oluruntoba
Current and former Ottawa residents, workers and students are invited to submit poems for the April 2026 issue of Bywords.ca. The deadline is March 15, 2026
Poets receive an honorarium upon publication.
Crowd Pleaser with Yotam Ottolenghi
Time and Place: March 1 at 2:00 pm. National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Babs Asper Theatre
Web: nac-cna.ca/en/event/38914#calendar
live cooking, storytelling, and audience interaction $88 2pm and 7:30pm
Culture géniale
Time and Place: Every Sunday at 1:00 pm. unique 94.5 fm
Web: uniquefm.ca/emission-culture-geniale
some above/ground press author activity: Kyla Houbolt, Amanda Earl, Isabel Sobral Campos, Frances Cannon + Benjamin Niespodziany, / @neonpajamas.bsky.social @frankyfrancescannon.com @amandaearl.bsky.social ;
abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/02/some...
this week's quotes feature a lot from The Nightmare Sequence, a new poetry collection written by Omar Sakr & illustrated by Safdar Ahmed w/ introdo by George Abraham. It's a powerful book that you can get from Nightboat Books. nightboat.org/book/the-nig...
amandaearl.substack.com/p/qotw-2026-...
Book Launch: Fancy Gap by Zak Jones
Time and Place: February 28 at 6:00 pm. Dominion City Brew Co, 5510 Canotek Rd Unit 15
Web: www.instagram.com/p/DU3ptkyEcSh/
Silent Book Club Stittsville
Time and Place: 12:00 pm. Kung Fu Bistro, 1110 Carp Rd. Unit 150,
every second and fourth Saturday. 1-3pm
Indigo Pinecrest Readings and Signings
Time and Place: Pinecrest Shopping Centre, 2735 Iris
February 28 - LeAnne O'Brien 1 to 3pm
Nostalgica Pub Open Mic
Every Thursday at 8:00 pm. 601 Cumberland
Web: shorturl.at/8wYzo
sign up at 8pmNostalgica Pub Open Mic
Third World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.htmlThird World Players Present
Time and Place: Every Thursday at 6:00 pm.
Web: cod.ckcufm.com/programs/108/info.html
Just a note that I publish +doc, a little lit mag for longer poems, and I'm still looking for work for the next couple issues. I usually put up a call on Chill Subs, and I might eventually anyway, but I thought I'd hold off this year to give people more time to submit, if they're interested.
don't forget that we're running two (Ottawa, in-person) poetry workshops as part of our 16th annual festival next month: by Toronto poet/editor Paul Vermeersch, and by Calgary poet/performer Sheri-D Wilson; spaces still available! see here for further information: verseottawa.ca/en/versefest
Silent Book Club - East End
Time and Place: 7:00 pm. Dominion City Brew Co, 5510 Canotek Rd Unit 15
Web: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/silent-book-club-ottawa/silent-book-club-ottawa-chapter-gloucester-east-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