Reading series

A reading series is a recurring public literary event featuring writers reading from their work to a live audience. Some reading series are curated, some have themes, and some also feature music or other multimedia collaborations. Others simply focus on the act of listening to the written word, read out loud.

Prominent reading series

Australia

Canada

British Columbia

New Brunswick

Ontario

  • Harbourfront Centre Reading Series. Toronto.
  • Tree Reading Series. Ottawa.
  • The Reading Series at St. Jerome's. Waterloo

Great Britain

England

  • African Writers' Evening Reading Series. London.

Scotland

Wales

Ireland

Riverbank Reading Series, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

United States

Arkansas

  • Argenta Reading Series. North Little Rock.
  • Open Mouth Reading Series. Fayetteville.

California

  • Rhapsodomancy. Los Angeles.
  • Speakeasy Reading Series. San Francisco.
  • Opium Reading Series: Literary Death Match. San Francisco.

Illinois

  • Bookslut Reading Series. Chicago.
  • The Danny's Reading Series. Chicago.
  • The Encyclopedia Show

Massachusetts

Minnesota

  • Rain Taxi Reading Series. Minneapolis. Affiliated with the journal Rain Taxi.

Nebraska

New York

Louisiana

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Washington

References

  1. ^ http://www.thethepoetry.com/2012/04/poetry-scenes-portland-or-stumptown-renaissance-how-portland-learned-to-love-poetry-again/
  2. ^ "A Beginner's Guide to the Portland Literary World's Major Landmarks".