Join the diverse experts, activists, and creative writers of Rising Tides in climate conversations and storytelling at a series of local events.*
November 2019
Saturday, November 2: London Wordsfest (London, Ontario), with Madeline Bassnet, Tom Cull, and Peter Hobbs.
For more information visit Words: The Literary and Creative Arts Festival
Monday, November 4: Toronto Book Launch. Gladstone Hotel Ballroom with Another Story Bookshop (Toronto, Ontario), with Christopher Campbell-Duruflé, Laurie D. Graham, Peter Hobbs, Tim Leduc, Lisa Szabo-Jones, and Bernard Soubry. Including special appearances by Kyo Maclear and Jesse Thistle.
For more information visit BlogTO or the event page
Tuesday, November 12: Someday Books (St. Catharines, Ontario), with Elysia French, Peter Hobbs, and Travis Mason.
For more information visit the event page.
Saturday, November 16: Stephen Leacock Museum with Manticore Books (Orillia, Ontario), with Sam Dewaele, Deborah McGregor, Hillary McGregor, and Kate Story.
For more information visit Orillia Matters or the event page.
Monday, November 25: “Strange Weather,” Symposium at the Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario).
For more information visit Strange Weather: The Science and Art of Climate Change
December 2019
Monday, December 9: Kitchener Public Library and Words Worth Books (Kitchener, Ontario), with Laurie D. Graham, Banakonda Kennedy-Kish Bell, Tim Leduc, and Jesse Thistle.
For more information visit the Kitchener Public Library or the event page.
January 2020
Saturday, January 18: Galiano Island Book Launch. Galiano South Hall and Galiano Island Books (Galiano Island, British Columbia), with Levi Wilson, Emily Menzies, Rosemary Georgeson, Alison Colwell, Reed Osler, Colleen Doty, Deblekha Guin, Suzanne Fournier, Sonnet L’Abbé, Holly Schofield, Ann Eriksson, Lauren Magner, Andrew Simon, and Stephen Collis.
For more information visit the event page.
Sunday, January 26: Van Dusen Gardens (Cedar Room) and Iron Dog Books (Vancouver, BC), with Stephen Collis, Suzanne Fournier, Rosemary Georgeson, Hiromi Goto, Betsy Warland, and Rita Wong.
For more information visit the event page.
Wednesday, January 29: School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia)
Friday, January 31: Planet Earth Poetry (Victoria, British Columbia), with Hiromi Goto and Emily McGiffin.
For more information visit Planet Earth Poetry
March 2020
Thursday, March 5: Huxley Speaker Series, Western Washington University (Bellingham, Washington), with Lauren Magner and Andrew Simon.
Events under consideration include Mayne Island, Pender Island, Powell River, and Victoria (Caffe Fantastico).
April 2020
Saturday, April 4: Imagination Writers Festival (Quebec City, Quebec).
Thursday, April 16: Brown University (Providence, Rhode Island).
Friday, April 24: St. John’s University, Manhattan Campus (New York City, New York).
Events under consideration include Montreal, Halifax, and St. John’s.
*All events include the editor unless otherwise noted. Please feel free to contact her if you would like to consider a Rising Tides event in your local community.
