Thanks to all of you who submitted an entry for our Win a book – Loud Literature contest! We had some great entries, and we're happy to announce our winner! Sabrina let us know how much of a fan of the Fab Four she was, when she wrote to let us know about "The Beatles" by […]
Wanna come party with some other Word Out readers? A whole pile of libraries are throwing Word Out meetups and parties in August, and you're invited! Check to see if there'll be a Word Out party at a library branch close to you! Word Out PartySanderson Library (327 Bathurst St. at Dundas W.)Thursday Aug 16th2:00 PM […]
Don't forget! This Wednesday is your chance to meet the amazing & talented Tish Cohen at the Forest Hill library! So stop by and enjoy a visit with a great Toronto author. Forest Hill Library (700 Eglinton Ave. W)Wednesday August 151:00 – 2:00 PM
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Don't forget that this Tuesday is your chance to meet the supremely talented Marina Cohen at the Jane/Dundas library! Stop by for your chance to hang out with a seriously talented Toronto wordsmith. Jane/Dundas Branch (620 Jane Street)Tuesday August 14, 20122:00 – 3:15 p.m.
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Earlier this summer we were lucky enough to have Award-winning and wildly imaginative author Nalo Hopkinson stop by the Parkdale branch to visit the Word Out program and do a reading from her latest book, The Chaos. Its always interesting to hear an author read from their own book; sometimes it can be amazing, and […]
Meet Kagan McLeod, the author of this massive graphic mashup of kung fu, zombie, and blaxploitation film styles will be coming to Parkdale to talk about his inspirations, his process for creating his artwork and storylines, and how Infinite Kung Fu came to print. Parkdale Branch (1303 Queen Street W.)Wednesday, August 224-5:30 pm
We were very impressed with everyone's tabloid digging, muckraking, and general unearthing of the seedy behaviour of celebrities for our Scandalous! contest. And now we're pleased to announce that we have a winner! RR, for reminding us of all the trouble that Tiger Woods got into, you've won our contest, and your very own eReader. Here's RR's […]
(This post is the second in a series about Canadian Science Fiction. Here's a link to the first post) Its taken decades, but the Science Fiction genre has finally proven that its got a legitimate place in the world of high literature. The contributions of a small but incredibly talented group of Canadian writers have […]