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Brockton Writers Series 13.05.26 Report
Xio Axelrod is a USA Today bestselling author. She writes different flavors of contemporary romance and what she likes to call “strange, twisted tales.” She grew up in the recording industry and began performing at a very young age. When she isn’t working on the next story, Xio can be found behind a microphone in a…
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Brockton Writers Series 08.07.26: J. Marshall Freeman
J. Marshall Freeman is a writer of fiction and poetry. His queer-hero YA novels include THE DUBIOUS GIFT OF DRAGON BLOOD and BARNABAS BOPWRIGHT SAVES THE CITY. Freeman has released two chapbooks of his poetry and co-hosts the monthly Poetry Open Mic at Buddies in Bad times Theatre. Flowering Trees and Towers of Gold Mostly the…
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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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