Thursday, July 2

Die Scream Die! Scream Literary Festival musical revue led by horror-lit luminaries Tony Burgess and Derek McCormack. 7 pm. Pwyc ($7 sugg). Gladstone, 1214 Queen W. 416-531-4635, thescream.ca.
Rochdale Rhymes And Readings Liz Howard, Josh Stewart and Kay'la Mahy plus an open mic. 8 pm. Free w/ a pass-the-hat. Regal Beagle, 355 Bloor W. lipsius@gmail.com.

Sunday, July 5

Exchanging Notes Spoken word open stage. 5:30 pm. Free. James Joyce Irish Pub, 386 Bloor W. 416-324-9400.
Karen Dales Dales launches Angel Of Death - Book One Of The Chosen with a reading. 5 pm-midnight. Free. Fox and Fiddle, 1525 Yonge. thechosenchronicles.com.

Tuesday, July 7

Art Bar Poetry Katerina Fretwell, Francine P Lewis and Jem Rolls. 8 pm. Free. Clinton's, 693 Bloor W. artbar.org.
Five New Manifestos On The Book Open Letter launch. 7 pm. $7. Supermarket, 268 Augusta. womensbookstore.com.
Strong Words John Goldbach, Valentino Assenza and Kenneth Farrell. 7:30 pm. Pwyc. Gladstone Art Bar, 1214 Queen W. strong-words.ca.

Wednesday, July 8

Summer Lingua Leanne Averbach, bill bissett and Kathleen Whelan. 7 pm. Free. Bar Italia, 582 College. 416-535-3621.

Friday, July 10

If Hope Disorders Words: Dennis Lee Reprised Lee reads from his classics as part of the Scream Literary Festival. 7 pm. $40 (includes dinner), reading only $15. Toronto Archives, 355 Spadina Rd. thescream.ca.

Monday, July 13

Sarah Dunant Reading. 6:30 pm. Grano, 2035 Yonge. 416-925-8576.
Scream In High Park Scream Literary Festival mainstage readings with Margaret Christakos, Jeramy Dodds, Paul Dutton, Lisa Foad, Shani Mootoo, Andrew Pyper and others. 7 pm. Pwyc ($10 sugg). Dream Stage, High Park. thescream.ca.

Sunday, July 19

Plasticine Poetry Janice Colbert, James Deahl, White Noise and Robin Richardson. 6 pm. Free w/ a pass-the-hat. Central, 603 Markham. thecentral.ca.

Monday, July 27

Chat With Matt! Matt Hughes reads short stories relating to gay life in Toronto. 3 pm. Free. 519 Church Community Centre. the519.org.

Wednesday, July 29

Stephanie Dickison Dickison talks about her book The 30-Second Commute. 7-8 pm. Free. Beach Library, 2161 Queen E. 416-393-7703.

Sunday, August 23

Plasticine Poetry David Harry Bateman, Catherine Black, Sonia DiPlacido and Melissa Major. Free (donations appreciated). Central, 603 Markham. thecentral.com.