Who doesn't love Montreal -- the city, the ideas? How does spending early years in Montreal affects a writer's work?

Join Rona Altrows, Susan Calder, Barbara Schleifer and Julie Sedivy, four Calgary writers, all Montreal transplants, who have never lost their passion for the old sod, with brief readings, open discussion, book sales and mingling.

TSMG - The Foundations of the Successful Screenplay

Celebrate new writing by the Parkdale Street Writers!

Party to launch our new zine Underground Inspirations with performances by contributors plus special guests LAL and Abstract Random!

Free! fun! snacks! cake! readings! books!

DJ! art! performances! really nice people!

More info about the event or Parkdale Street Writers: 416-779-1448 or info@parkdalewriters.ca

We are grateful to our community partners (Lakeview Lunch, Toronto Public Library, Small Print) and our sponsors (Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council, Canada Council for the Arts, Celebrate Canada Fund, Diaspora Dialogues).

Registration required: email registration@mayworks.ca

This year Mayworks is pleased to offer writing workshops from two performers that are part of the opening night line-up, What's Becoming of Our City?. If you were inspired by what you heard, wonder how you too can capture the subtleness and depth of emotion using only words, these workshops will provide you with the tools you need.

Facilitated by Motion, from lyrics to rhymes, spoken word and poetry, scribology is the art of verbal poetics: transforming words from the mind to a page, through a mic, off the tongue, on stage. The Art of Scribology workshop will bring your word/flows to life - this will be a lively and active session!