The Harbourfront Reading Series is the home of Toronto's International Festival of Authors and more.

Moose Jaw's Festival of Words.

The Porcupine's Quill Can Lit Links page will guide you to many reading series across the country. If you're planning a tour, start here!

The Canada Council maintains a list of readings across the country.

The Edmonton Stroll of Poets home page also lists other readings and literary events in Edmonton.

Sundays at the JBI is a weekly reading series that brings spoken word (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, script) to the relaxed environment of the James Bay Inn Pub in Victoria, BC. Organized within three-week cycles, the series hosts two consecutive Sundays featuring three invited readers, reading 20 minutes each with a short intermission between readings. The third Sunday in the cycle hosts an Open Mic and Poetry Slam.

WORD: Toronto's Literary Calendar tells you what's happening, where, and when. It is also a good starting point when you're planning a reading tour.

Scream in High Park: The Scream Literary Festival: An annual Toronto literary festival, presenting innovative literary events that feature Canada’s most influential, engaging, and enlightening writers. The festival usually runs from the beginning of July, culminating in the ever-popular Scream in High Park.

LiT LiVe, is a reading series in Hamilton Ontario. Readings take place the third Sunday of each month at Monaco's pasta bar and grill in Hamilton's Hess Village. For information about authors reading at this regular event,contact Linda Frank at lfrank@icom.ca.

Winnipeg's Heaven Art and Book Cafe is gone, but the good work continues. Tim is now running a reading series through the nearby Bread and Circuses Bakery Cafe, which is a few blocks from the late Heaven. You can phone your enquiries to Tim at the old Heaven number: (204) 452 6400.

The Art Bar Poetry Reading Series held on Wednesday nights at Toronto's Victory Cafe, will soon be celebrating its 12th anniversary. There are usually three featured readings plus an open mic session.

The Green Boathouse Reading Series in Vernon, B.C., is now in its sixth year. You can bet they'll be back again. Vernon shows its heart for these readings at Vernon's Headbones Gallery, and they are packed.

It may be more than a reading series, but The Poetry Project is the poetic heart of New York. They can boast experience and excellence.Housed in the landmark St. Mark's Church in the center of New York City's East Village, the Poetry Project offers three weekly reading series, writing workshops, a bimonthly Newsletter, an annual literary magazine, The World, an Annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading, tape and document archives, and general support for poets.

The TREE Reading Series has been bringing poets and audiences together in Ottawa for years now.

The Poetry Kit links to much (or more((or much more), and a continually-updated list of poetry events in Australia, Canada, Europe, India, Ireland, UK, USA, as well as on Radio/TV and the Internet.

In the spirit of community-building, CHBooks has a Events page for all literary events somehow (however loosely!) related to CHBooks, their authors, friends, and, in their words, their enemies. If you're planning a literary event (big or small, near or far), or if you're in one, they invite you to their events page to post your information. The page is automated, so only current, upcoming events will be displayed. They urge all poets and fans to check back often.