Yolk is excited to announce its third annual Literary Oktoberfest! Join us for a night inspired by the atmospheric outdoor beer gardens of Oktoberfest and designed to connect writers, agents, publishers, booksellers, and literary support organizations in the city of Montreal. The evening will begin with three keynote speakers sharing insights about their publishing journeys, and conclude with two readings by prominent authors Tara McGowan-Ross and Christopher DiRaddo. Throughout the evening there will be time to meet new writers, industry professionals, and discover what this city and country has to offer. Tickets are 10$. Limited spots available! This is an 18+ event.
Keynote Speakers:
Pamela Mulloy (Editor-in-Chief, The New Quarterly)
Paige Sisley (Agent, CookeMcDermid)
Mikhail Iossel (Concordia Professor, Literary Retreat & Festival Organizer)
When: Friday October 24th, 2025, 7pm-11pm.
Where: L’Ambroisie et L'Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise)
Participating organizations tabling at the event include:
Ace of Swords Publishing
Ahoy
Association of English Language Publishers of Quebec
Cactus Press
Encore Poetry Project
Headlight Anthology
Linda Leith Publishing
Metonymy Press
Montreal International Poetry Prize
Montreal Review of Books
Pastiche
The Pit
Pow Pow Press
Quebec Writers’ Federation
Quist Literary Journal
Soliloquies
Squid Literary
Yiara
...and more to be announced.
Yolk acknowledges that our work in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal takes place on the unceded Indigenous lands of the Kanien’kehá:ka/Mohawk Nation. Tiohtià:ke is known as a gathering place for many First Nations, and we recognize the Kanien’kehá:ka as custodians of the lands on which we gather.
