Draft Reading Series: Archive

Season six preview

We’re on hiatus for the summer and look forward to seeing you in season six. The dates for the new season have already been set: October 31, 2010 Day of the Dead Edition November 28, 2010 March 6th, 2011 April 10th, 2011 May 15th, 2011 We’re proud and delighted to continue our association with the folks at Merchants of Green, our new venue: www.merchantsofgreencoffee.com We look...

Jun 30th

Martini-in-progress

I made martinis the other day. It was one of those beautiful days over the Easter weekend that felt like a gift and duped me into believing that it was summer. And that I could still hold my liquor. I don’t use a recipe for martinis, nor do I measure, much, so it’s really hard to describe these drinks, except that they involved a lot of rich, dark blackcurrant juice, and various other...

Apr 14th

But in the Present Climate: A Salon des Refusés

Rejection ain’t what it used to be. For one thing, there’s a lot more of it going around. And editors often refer to “the present climate” as their reason for saying no. For National Poetry Month, Draft celebrates rejection, as we take a sounding of our notorious “climate” in work, art and — oh yes! — love. We’ve asked our authors this month...

Mar 16th

Motion Statement

Draft is a literary reading series held in the Riverdale/Leslieville area of Toronto. Draft is a celebration of process. Readers are invited to try something new … anything they’ve always wanted to try but never had the opportunity. This might involve simply reading new work, but it might also include writing in a genre they’re not known for, collaborating with another writer or someone from a...

Mar 10th

Who's Read at Draft?

Here’s a list of all the authors who have read at Draft since our first reading, November 16, 2005. https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AfBcRXPF0rd8ZGRzOHhxbTNfMzV3cnBudHRjZg&hl=en

Mar 3rd