UPCOMING EVENTS

Ecopoetry Writing Night with Ellen Chang-Richardson
[ A Love Letter Paper Boutique - 137 Beechwood Avenue, Ottawa ON ]
A relaxed and intimate night of generative poetry. Visit https://www.aloveletter.co/workshops for future date.

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PAST EVENTS [SELECTED]

poetea poésie: echoes/échos - Oct. 06, 2026
[ Wakefield, Canada ]
ft. Ellen Chang-Richardson

Chinatown REMIXED: Asian Writers Panel - Oct. 03, 2026
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
with Ellen Chang-Richardson and Jaime Chai Yun Liew

Ottawa: the "real surreal" poetry crawl - Sep. 12, 2026
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
with Manahil Bandukwala, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Amanda Earl & rob mclennan

drift/line press presents: shape-based poems by Lisa Borkovich, Ellen Chang-Richardson and Kirsteen MacLeod - Jun. 27, 2026
[ Kingston, Canada ]
A celebration of drift/line press' newest broadsheet series.

Planting Seeds: Nature Poetry on the Trail - Jun. 27, 2026
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
An engaging nature walk through the Bill Holland Trail and the Fletcher Wildlife Garden with interpreter Sandy and eight poets - Conyer Clayton, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Laurie Koensgen, Anita Lahey, Sneha Madhavan-Reese, Blaine Marchand, David O'Meara and David Stymeist

Worldly Girls: In Community and Conversation - Oct. 08, 2025
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
ft. conversations and nonfiction readings from Ellen Chang-Richardson and Tamara Jong.

Nuit Blanche dans le Vieux-Hull : Salon du livre de l'Outaouais x Riverbed Reading Series - Oct. 03, 2025
[ Gatineau, Canada ]
lectures de poésie expérimentale par Ellen Chang-Richardson, nina jane drystek et Margo LaPierre

Narratives of Belonging: Stories of Identity, Community and Kinship - May 22, 2025
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
readings and conversation ft. Jamie Chai Yun Liew (author of Dandelion ~ runner-up for Canada Reads 2025), Monia Mazigh and Ellen Chang-Richardson
presented by Library and Archives Canada

Blood Belies: Author Touring Dates and Additional Appearances - Fall/Winter 2024/2025
​[ in person ]

• Jan 22 - London - Antler River Poetry with Ronna Bloom and Shannon Arntfield ​at London Public Library, Landon Branch
• Dec 03 - Montréal - Reading with Jesse Eckerlin, Cory Lavender and Nyla Matuk ​at Librairie Saint-Henri
• ​Nov 21 - Picton - P.E.P. Rally Reading Series with Manahil Bandukwala and Ashley-Elizabeth Best at Books & Company
• Oct 25 - Ottawa - The Poetry Cabaret with Dina Del Bucchia, Matthew Walsh, Shani Mootoo and Manahil Bandukwala at Ottawa International Writers' Festival
• Sep 25 - Calgary - Book Launch with Ryanne Kap at Shelf Life Books
• ​Sep 20 - Denver - Panel Presentation & Reading with Alexei Perry Cox and Acamea Deadwiler at [margins.] literary conference + book festival
• Sep 18 - Vancouver - Book Launch with Patrick Grace, David Ly and Catherine Lewis at Massy Arts Society (Massy Books)
• Sep 13 - Victoria - Planet Earth Poetry Reading Series with Andrea Scott at Russell Books ​​

Blood Belies: Author Touring Dates - Spring 2024
​[ in person ]

• ​May 30 - Montréal - Book Launch with D.M. Bradford, Rachel McCrum and Liz Howard at La Petite Librairie Drawn & Quarterly
• May 23 - Toronto - Book Launch with Whitney French, Terese Mason Pierre and Manahil Bandukwala at Another Story Bookshop
• May 8 - Kingston - Book Launch with Ashley-Elizabeth Best and Y.S. Lee at Novel Idea 
• ​May 5 - Hamilton - LitLive Reading Series with Brent van Staalduinen, Kern Carter, Jess Taylor and Anuja Varghese at The Staircase​​

Double Book Launch: Ellen Chang-Richardson x Chuqiao Yang - Apr. 07, 2024
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
featuring Blood Belies (Wolsak & Wynn) and The Last to the Party (Goose Lane Editions)
​hosted by David O'Meara with guest readers Cameron Anstee and nina jane drystek

The Poetics of Possibility: A Workshop Series with Ellen Chang-Richardson
Part I: Tracing History - Oct. 21, 2023 // Part II: An Ekphrastic Intervention - Nov. 25, 2023
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
a workshop series exploring the themes and questions in Jin-me Yoon: Dreaming Birds, Becoming Crane
presented by Carleton University Art Gallery and supported by the Korean Cultural Centre Canada

Opening Reception of UNSETTLED: TRANSCULTURAL EXPERIENCES - Aug. 04, 2023 
[ Toronto, Canada ]
ft. curator talks and a poetry performance from Ellen Chang-Richardson​

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​Ottawa International Writers' Festival - May 13, 2023
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang
​hosted by Ellen Chang-Richardson

Canthius Poetry Panel at VERSeFest 2023 - Mar. 19, 2023
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
ft. Ellen Chang-Richardson, Natalie Lim and Sanna Wani
moderated by Manahil Bandukwala

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Love-In at Ursa Mtl - Feb. 14, 2023
[ Montreal, Canada ]
ft. Alexei Perry Cox, nina jane drystek, Rachel McCrum and Ellen Chang-Richardson

Book Launch: Assimilation Tactics by Ellen Chang-Richardson
Hosted by Coven Editions - Nov. 10, 2022
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
with special guests, Rhiannon Ng Cheng Hin and Chris Johnson

Plan 99 Presents Mike Garry and Ellen Chang-Richardson - Oct. 15, 2022
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
with accompanying musician and poet, Liam Burke

​Ottawa International Writers' Festival - Oct. 6, 2022
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
Dream of Me as Water with David Ly
in conversation with Ellen Chang-Richardson

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Five Poets - Mar. 09, 2022
[ via Zoom ]
ft. Jennifer Hosein, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Tyler Pennock, Andrea Thompson and Charlie Petch

Speakeasy Reading Series - Oct. 18, 2021
[ Guelph/Toronto, Canada ]
ft. Catherine Bush, David Bradford, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Deepa Rajagopalan and Mackenzie Wiebe

Draft Reading Series 16.5 - May 30, 2021
[ Toronto, Canada ]
ft. Sonja Boon, Kern Carter, Ellen Chang-Richardson, Mark Laliberte, Sanna Wani and Andrew Wilmot

​Ottawa International Writers' Festival - May 25, 2021
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
The Shadow List with Jen Sookfong Lee
in conversation with Ellen Chang-Richardson

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Poets in Pajamas #109 - Mar. 21, 2021
[ Knoxville, USA ]
ft. Ellen Chang-Richardson

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Ottawa International Writers' Festival - Sep. 11, 2020
[ Ottawa, Canada ]
Living with Dying Part One with Anita Lahey
in conversation with Ellen Chang-Richardson

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The Tartan Turban Secret Reading Series #26 - Aug. 27, 2020
[ Toronto, Canada ]
ft. Ashley Hynd, Manahil Bandukwala, Dominik Parisien, Ellen Chang-Richardson and Kristen Smith
curated by Puneet Dutt