Brockton Writers Series
@brocktonwriters.bsky.social
A literary series featuring diverse writers. The 2nd Wednesday of every other month, at Glad Day & livestreamed on YouTube. Funded by Ontario Arts Council.
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Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the new Glad Day Lit space at 32 Lisgar St! We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
Read Premee Mohamed's new post, "Does This Idea Have Legs?", on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Read Premee Mohamed's new post, "Does This Idea Have Legs?", on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
Check out a new post by Terese Mason Pierre on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Check out a new post by Terese Mason Pierre on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
Read Lisa Baird's piece, "Blue Angel," on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Read Lisa Baird's piece, "Blue Angel," on the Brockton Writers Series blog!
Tune in to our blog for an article on Guy Elston's debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention!
November 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Tune in to our blog for an article on Guy Elston's debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention!
Meet guest reader Terese Mason Pierre on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Meet guest reader Terese Mason Pierre on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest speaker Guy Elston on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Meet guest speaker Guy Elston on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Premee Mohamed on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Meet guest reader Premee Mohamed on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Lisa Baird on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Meet guest reader Lisa Baird on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest speaker Farzana Doctor, who will discuss "Psych Hacks for Writer's Block" on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Meet guest speaker Farzana Doctor, who will discuss "Psych Hacks for Writer's Block" on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new space at 32 Lisgar St.
Come listen to readings from some amazing authors!
We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
Come listen to readings from some amazing authors!
We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new space at 32 Lisgar St.
Come listen to readings from some amazing authors!
We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
Come listen to readings from some amazing authors!
We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
Read an excerpt from SHADOW PRICE by Farah Ghafoor on our blog!
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
September 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Read an excerpt from SHADOW PRICE by Farah Ghafoor on our blog!
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Read a poem by Steffi Tad-y on our blog!
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Read a poem by Steffi Tad-y on our blog!
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Read a new post by Christopher Yusko on our blog!
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
September 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Read a new post by Christopher Yusko on our blog!
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Hello #BWS community! We're excited to see everyone at our forthcoming event on Sept 10 at Glad Day, but unfortunately, we've lost our grant funding for the next season. To support a local reading series that highlights diverse Canadian writing, please donate and/or share our campaign!
September 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hello #BWS community! We're excited to see everyone at our forthcoming event on Sept 10 at Glad Day, but unfortunately, we've lost our grant funding for the next season. To support a local reading series that highlights diverse Canadian writing, please donate and/or share our campaign!
Meet guest speaker Mark Leslie Lefebvre on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube. Mark will discuss how writers can work with libraries for long-term writing success.
August 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Meet guest speaker Mark Leslie Lefebvre on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube. Mark will discuss how writers can work with libraries for long-term writing success.
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
August 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Meet guest reader Farah Ghafoor on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
August 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Meet guest reader Mark Sampson on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
August 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Meet guest reader Steffi Tad-y on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the new Glad Day Lit space at 32 Lisgar St! We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
August 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the new Glad Day Lit space at 32 Lisgar St! We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
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Bet you didn't think I had MORE to say about book blurbs after my last 1,800-word article on them but here I am! Brockton Writers Series @brocktonwriters.bsky.social was kind enough to invite me to speak on the subject at their latest event, and to do a guest blog post about it.
July 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Bet you didn't think I had MORE to say about book blurbs after my last 1,800-word article on them but here I am! Brockton Writers Series @brocktonwriters.bsky.social was kind enough to invite me to speak on the subject at their latest event, and to do a guest blog post about it.
Meet guest reader Christopher Yusko on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
August 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Meet guest reader Christopher Yusko on September 10, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
Check out these book recommendations from our July 9 authors!
July 11, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Check out these book recommendations from our July 9 authors!
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July 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Read rob mclennan's review of Jessica Popeski's full-length poetry debut, "the problem with having a body." Link in bio.
July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Read rob mclennan's review of Jessica Popeski's full-length poetry debut, "the problem with having a body." Link in bio.
In a thoughtful new blog post, Martha Bátiz discusses the challenging but rewarding process of writing in English as a non-native speaker. Read it on our website -- link in bio.
July 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In a thoughtful new blog post, Martha Bátiz discusses the challenging but rewarding process of writing in English as a non-native speaker. Read it on our website -- link in bio.