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SUMMARY:Author Reading! I Remember Lights by Ben Ladouceur\, w/ Jenny Haysom & Elliott Gish!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Halifax launch of Ottawa author Ben Ladouceur’s I Remember Lights\, from Book*hug press! He will be reading from the new book and joined by local legends Jenny Haysom (Keep) and Elliott Gish (Grey Dog)! \nWhen: Friday\, September 5th 2025 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/author-reading-i-remember-lights-by-ben-ladouceur-w-jenny-haysom-elliott-gish/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:Author Reading: Elliott Gish & David Demchuk
DESCRIPTION:Join Canadian horror writers Elliott Gish & David Demchuk as they read from their works and discus their writing journeys\, queer perspectives in horror\, and why Canadians are hungry for stories that unnerve and unsettle. \nWhen: Monday\, October 6th 2025 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St\, Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/author-reading-elliott-gish-david-demchuk/
CATEGORIES:Reading
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SUMMARY:Launch of Harry Thurston's "I Could See It Spoken"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of Harry Thurston’s latest poetry collection\, I Could See It Spoken\, from Gaspereau Press!  \nI Could See It Spoken brings together Harry Thurston’s two earliest poetry collections\, barefaced stone (1980) and Clouds Flying Before the Eye (1985)\, as well as previously uncollected poems written between 1969 and 1985. In surveying this body of work\, spanning the years from fledgling youth to middle-age\, the reader tracks the evolution of a writer’s preoccupation with the subject of time—historical\, ancestral\, seasonal and personal—and the development of one of the most iconic voices to come out of the Atlantic region in a generation. \nWhen: Friday\, October 24th 2025 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/launch-of-harry-thurstons-i-could-see-it-spoken/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Poetry,Reading
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SUMMARY:Halifax Launch of Marc Bendavid's The Sapling!
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Halifax launch of Marc Bendavid’s debut autobiographical novel\, The Sapling! Starting at 7pm\, we’ll have a reading\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to buy the book & get it signed! \nWhen: Saturday\, November 8th 2025 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & cafe\, 1256 Hollis St.\, Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/halifax-launch-of-marc-bendavids-the-sapling/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251114T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch! He Who Would Walk the Earth by Griffin Bjerke-Clarke!
DESCRIPTION:This Friday\, November 14th\, join us for a launch of Griffin Bjerke-Clarke’s stunning debut novel\, He Who Would Walk the Earth. Griffin will be reading\, and in conversation with Jack Amos! \nWhen: Friday\, November 14th 2025 @ 5pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis ST\, Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/book-launch-he-who-would-walk-the-earth-by-griffin-bjerke-clarke/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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SUMMARY:Haunted Holidays: Readings By Horror Writers
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of cozy and spooky ghost stories from a lineup of Nova Scotia’s best horror writers! \nStarting at 7pm\, we’ve got Brittni Brinn\, Peter Brinn\, Elliott Gish\, Sarah Hawthorne\, Tiffany Morris\, and Vanessa Penney bringing their finest work. Books from the authors will be available for purchase. \nWhen: Monday\, December 22nd @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/haunted-holidays-readings-by-horror-writers/
CATEGORIES:Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260204T183000
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SUMMARY:Kitchen Party: Poetry & Prose Readings
DESCRIPTION:This Wednesday (and every two weeks going forward\,) Black Sails Publications will be hosting a poetry open stage at Trident Halifax! Sign-ups at 6:30pm\, readings start at 7pm sharp. This eries gives local writers (of all levels) the opportunity to share their original poetry and prose in a casual and collaborative environment.  \nReadings take place over the course of two rounds\, with contributors getting the chance to read twice throughout the evening (numbers depending). \nEach reader\, per round\, is limited to two pieces or five minutes of content (whichever is shorter).  \nWe are excited to share our series with the Halifax community. If you have any questions about the event\, or about Black Sails Publications\, feel free to check out our Instagram @BlackSailsPublications or email us BlackSailsPublications@gmail.com. \nThis event is PWYC.  \nWhen: Wednesday\, February 4th 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/kitchen-party-poetry-prose-readings/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Reading
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SUMMARY:Kitchen Party: Poetry & Prose Readings
DESCRIPTION:Every second Wednesday\, Black Sails Publications will be hosting a poetry open stage at Trident Halifax! Sign-ups at 6:30pm\, readings start at 7pm sharp. This series gives local writers (of all levels) the opportunity to share their original poetry and prose in a casual and collaborative environment.  \nReadings take place over the course of two rounds\, with contributors getting the chance to read twice throughout the evening (numbers depending). \nEach reader\, per round\, is limited to two pieces or five minutes of content (whichever is shorter).  \nWe are excited to share our series with the Halifax community. If you have any questions about the event\, or about Black Sails Publications\, feel free to check out our Instagram @BlackSailsPublications or email us BlackSailsPublications@gmail.com. \nThis event is PWYC.  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 4th 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/kitchen-party-poetry-prose-readings-2/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260318T183000
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UID:868-1773858600-1773865800@tridenthalifax.ca
SUMMARY:Kitchen Party: Poetry & Prose Readings
DESCRIPTION:Every second Wednesday\, Black Sails Publications will be hosting a poetry open stage at Trident Halifax! Sign-ups at 6:30pm\, readings start at 7pm sharp. This series gives local writers (of all levels) the opportunity to share their original poetry and prose in a casual and collaborative environment.  \nReadings take place over the course of two rounds\, with contributors getting the chance to read twice throughout the evening (numbers depending). \nEach reader\, per round\, is limited to two pieces or five minutes of content (whichever is shorter).  \nWe are excited to share our series with the Halifax community. If you have any questions about the event\, or about Black Sails Publications\, feel free to check out our Instagram @BlackSailsPublications or email us BlackSailsPublications@gmail.com. \nThis event is PWYC.  \nWhen: Wednesday\, March 18th 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/kitchen-party-poetry-prose-readings-3/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260320T203000
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SUMMARY:Author Readings: Heather Birrell\, Jaime Forsythe\, & Nanci Lee!
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 20h\, join us in celebrating Heather Birrell’s new novel\, Born\, with local poets Jaime Forsythe & Nanci Lee! \nWhen: Friday\, March 20th 2026 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St\, Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/author-readings-heather-birrell-jaime-forsythe-nanci-lee/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260408T190000
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SUMMARY:Dalhousie University Creative Writing Spring Student Reading!
DESCRIPTION:Come join Dalhousie’s advanced poetry and fiction students for a reading of original new work! Seating starts at 6:30pm for a reading start of 7pm! \nWhen: Wednesday\, April 8th 2026 @ 7pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/dalhousie-university-creative-writing-spring-student-reading/
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260508T183000
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UID:883-1778265000-1778272200@tridenthalifax.ca
SUMMARY:Halifax launch of Marie-Josée Poisson's Blood Bound (w/ special guest Robert de la Chevotière)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 8th\, join us for the Halifax launch of Montreal author Marie-Josée Poisson’s new novel\, Blood Bound\, with special guest Robert de la Chevotière\, author of Tall Is Her Body.  \nWhen: Friday\, May 8th 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/halifax-launch-of-marie-josee-poissons-blood-bound-w-special-guest-robert-de-la-chevotiere/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Reading
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260523T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260523T203000
DTSTAMP:20260430T124026
CREATED:20260212T171426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T144845Z
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SUMMARY:Editors Canada Open Mic Short Story Night!
DESCRIPTION:Are you working on a piece that you’d like to share with a group of writers and editors? Editors Canada and Trident Booksellers are co-hosting an open mic fiction reading event on Saturday\, May 23rd\, 2026. Doors open at 6:30pm and readings will take place from 7pm-8pm. Readers will have 5-7 minutes to read an excerpt from their latest piece\, and the audience will have a few minutes to give constructive feedback.  \nWe’ll only have time for 6 readers\, so please get here on time and signup with the host to secure your reading spot! \nSign up at Evenbrite! \nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/editors-canada-open-mic-short-story-night-tickets-1985450512931 \nWhen: Saturday\, May 23rd 2026 @ 6:30pm\nWhere: Trident Booksellers & Cafe\, 1256 Hollis St. Halifax
URL:https://tridenthalifax.ca/event/editors-canada-open-mic-short-story-night/
CATEGORIES:Reading
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