A reading series is a recurring public literary event featuring writers reading from their work to a live audience. Some reading series are curated, some have themes, and some also feature music or other multimedia collaborations. Others simply focus on the act of listening to the written word, read out loud.
Prominent reading series
Australia
Canada
British Columbia On Edge Reading Series. Vancouver. The Robson Reading Series. Vancouver. Short Line Reading Series, Vancouver
New Brunswick The Lorenzo Reading Series. Saint John.
Ontario Harbourfront Centre Reading Series . Toronto. Tree Reading Series. Ottawa. The Reading Series at St. Jerome's. Waterloo
Great Britain
England African Writers' Evening Reading Series. London.
Scotland
Wales
Ireland Riverbank Reading Series, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
United States
Arkansas Argenta Reading Series. North Little Rock. Open Mouth Reading Series. Fayetteville.
California Rhapsodomancy. Los Angeles. Speakeasy Reading Series. San Francisco. Opium Reading Series: Literary Death Match. San Francisco.
Illinois Bookslut Reading Series. Chicago. The Danny's Reading Series. Chicago. The Encyclopedia Show
Massachusetts Literary Firsts: Aforementioned Productions. Cambridge. The Tannery Reading Series: Newburyport.
Minnesota Rain Taxi Reading Series. Minneapolis. Affiliated with the journal Rain Taxi.
Nebraska
New York Happy Ending Music and Reading Series. New York City. Guerrilla Lit Reading Series. New York City. Pete's Reading Series. New York City. P.E.E.L. Series. New York City. Opium Reading Series: Literary Death Match. New York City
Louisiana 1718 Reading Series. New Orleans.
Oregon If Not For Kidnap, Portland. Literary Arts - Poetry Downtown, Portland. Loggernaut Reading Series, Portland. Spare Room, Portland. Tangent Reading Series, Portland. Windfall Reading Series, Eugene.
Pennsylvania UPWords, Pittsburgh. Founding Curator, Damian Dressick.
Texas Zero-to-Sixty Reading Series. Austin, Texas.
Washington It's About Time Reading Series. Seattle. Subtext. Seattle.
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