Turtle Island Reads (NEW SHOW)

THURSDAY, OCT 17 @ 7:30PM $25
DJD Dance Centre
111 12 Ave SE

At turns edgy, humorous, experimental, complex, and raw, the tales told by these cross-country stars of contemporary Canadian storytelling—B.C.-based story story innovators Carleigh Baker (Last Woman) and Shashi Bhat (Death By A Thousand Cuts), Montreal écrivaine Fanny Britt (Sugaring Off), graphic novelist Sig Burwash (Vera Bushwack), Wordfest fave Richard Kelly Kemick (Hello, Horse), and Albertan force of nature Conor Kerr (Prairie Edge)—speak to our longing for community and connection. 

Note: Due to travel conflicts, we are unable to present The O’Neill Reads Talk Show on Oct. 17. But you can still get tickets here to celebrate Heather O’Neill on Saturday, Oct. 19 @ 3:30 PM. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

• 90-minute extravaganza
• Storytelling, conversation, mad fun
• Complimentary Parking Code (see FAQ)
• DJD Bar, with non-alcoholic options
• Onsite Bookseller: Owl’s Nest Books
• Post-Show signing & author selfies

ABOUT HOST PAULA TURCOTTE

Paula Turcotte is a poet, writer, and dog lover based in Moh’kins’stis (Calgary). Her debut chapbook Permutations was published in July 2024 by Baseline Press. Her poetry has been shortlisted for The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Award and received People’s Choice in CV2’s 2-Day Poetry Contest. Her recent work appears in Canthius, Arc Poetry, and elsewhere. She is the Youth Programming Associate at Wordfest and a poetry editor at MAYDAY.