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Brockton Writers Series 08.07.26: Sky Gilbert
Sky Gilbert is a poet, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, theatre director, and drag queen extraordinaire. He was co-founder and artistic director of Toronto’s Buddies in Bad Times Theatre — one of the world’s largest gay and lesbian theatres — from 1979 to 1997. He has had more than 40 plays produced, and written 10 critically acclaimed novels…
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Brockton Writers Series 08.07.26: Greg Frankson
Greg Frankson is a former national poetry slam champion and on-air poetic commentator on CBC Radio One. He is currently the artistic director of BlackLit Durham / Canadian Black Literary Festival. Greg’s first book of creative nonfiction, Alphabet Soup: A Memoir in Letters, was published by Dundurn Press in January 2025. Review: CaitTacklesTBRPile: Alphabet Soup…
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026 — 6:30 p.m.
Brockton Writers Series presents readings by: J. Marshall Freeman Greg Frankson Antanas Sileika Sky Gilbert Our event will be hosted in person at Glad Day Lit, located at 32 Lisgar St., Toronto. We will also live stream the event on the Brockton Writers Series YouTube channel! The event starts at 6:30 p.m. The reading is PWYC and features…
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Brockton Writers Series 08.07.26: Antanas Slieka
Antanas Sileika is the author of seven books of fiction and two memoirs; he’s been long-listed for Canada Reads and short-listed for the Leacock and Toronto book awards. He has been translated into three languages and had his work made into a fifteen-part radio drama and a European feature film. The Seaside Café Metropolis The Birth…
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Brockton Writers Series: 13.05.26: Allister Thompson
Allister Thompson is a professional book editor of almost three decades and an eclectic musician. He is author of the cli-fi novel “Birch and Jay.” A former resident of Toronto, he now makes his home near the woods of North Bay, Ontario. BRINGING THE ROADS OF ONTARIO INTO CLIMATE FICTION There is a lot of fiction…
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