The Factory Reading Series, January 23: Amanda Earl, Mia Morgan + Chris Johnson,

The Factory Reading Series Presents:

readings by:

Amanda Earl (Ottawa)
Mia Morgan (Ottawa)
+
Chris Johnson (Ottawa)

lovingly hosted by rob mclennan
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
Doors 7pm / Reading 730pm
Ten Toes Coffee House and Laundry
837 Somerset Street West (at Rochester Street,

Amanda Earl's latest book is Beast Body Epic. Her chapbook, the Seasons, an excerpt from Welcome to Upper Zygonia comes out this winter from Full House Literary. Earl is now offering an editing service. Ask her for more info.

Emilia Morgan is a Palestinian editor, writer, and small-press publisher. Their work appears in various places, including talking about strawberries all of the time, chaudiere books, and Train: a poetry journal. Emilia is the editorial half of Coven Editions poetry press and holds an MA in Literature and Film.

Chris Johnson [photo credit: Curtis Perry] was born in Scarborough, ON, and currently lives on unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. He is the Managing Editor for Arc Poetry Magazine, a board member at the Ottawa Arts Council, a member of the selection committee for Bywords.ca, and a member of the creative collective VII. Chris' latest chapbook is 320 lines of poetry (counting blank lines) (Anstruther Press, 2023).

The Factory Reading Series: Jenna Jarvis chapbook launch w Ian Martin + Mia Morgan, July 26

span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:

The Factory Reading Series
above/ground press chapbook launch

for Jenna Jarvis' year of pulses
(before she leaves the country again)

with special guest-readers:

Ian Martin
+
Mia Morgan

lovingly hosted by rob mclennan
Thursday, July 26, 2018;
doors 7pm; reading 7:30pm
The Carleton Tavern,
223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale; upstairs), Ottawa

author biographies:

Jenna Jarvis has published poems in such places as Word and Colour, sea foam, and The Puritan. Her poem “syndical not synecdochal” secured an honourable mention for The Puritan's 2014 Thomas Morton Prize. In 2012, she won Bywords.ca’s John Newlove Award. year of pulses (above/ground press) is her third chapbook.

Ian Martin is, by and large, bi and large. His writing has appeared recently in Pretty Owl Poetry, In/Words, rout/e, and Absolutely Orbital. Ian has released 4 chapbooks, including PLACES TO HIDE (Coven Editions, 2018) and YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THIS UP FOREVER (AngelHousePress, 2018). When he’s not writing, Ian is developing small video games and complaining online. [www.ian-martin.net]

Mia Morgan is the co-founder of Coven Editions, former editor of the Ottawa Arts Review, and former host of the Blue Mondays reading series. Her work has appeared in Bywords, Hussy, Battleaxe, In/Words and more. In her down time, she cooks and tends an ever-growing indoor jungle.