Category: Uncategorized
-
Brockton Writers Series 11.03.26: Danila Botha
Danila Botha is the author of three critically acclaimed short story collections, Got No Secrets, For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I’ve Known, and Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness. Her novels include the award winning Too Much on the Inside and A Place for People Like Us. Her first graphic novel, Vidal, will…
Written by
·
-
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 — 6:30 p.m.
Brockton Writers Series presents readings by: Pratap Red’dy Tiffany Morris Danila Botha Ryad Assani-Razaki 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 a…
Written by
·
-
Brockton Writers Series 14.01.26 Report
Kirk DeMatas is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist, dancer, actor, poet, and the author of the collections Wordspeak and Conversations with Skeletons. In 2022, he incorporated poetry with original music for his first EP. His poetry also features in his music videos and the 2024 award-winning short film “Coffee, Black.” Shapeshifter: Manifesting your poetry across mediums Poetry is an ancient…
Written by
·
-
BWS 14.01.2026: In Case You Missed It
We had a wonderful group of writers talk about their work and share their stories with us this past Wednesday. Click here for the recorded live stream of our January 14th event featuring Tamara Jong, Jes Battis, Leslie Shimotakahara, and Maurice Vellekoop, with guest speaker Kirk DeMatas who spoke to us on the topic “Shapeshifter: Manifesting your poetry across mediums.”…
Written by
·
-
Brockton Writers Series 14.01.26: Leslie Shimotakahara
Leslie Shimotakahara is an award-winning author of three novels and a memoir, as well as numerous short fiction and essays. She won the Canada-Japan Literary Prize and has been shortlisted for the K.M. Hunter Artist Award. Her fourth novel, THE BREAKWATER, will be published in April 2026 by Cormorant Books. Video: Interview with “Shawn Breathes Books”…
Written by
·