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 different discipline, incorporating elements from the other arts, reading upside down … anything and everything.

With between four and six authors reading for about fifteen minutes each, the readings are fast paced, and very eclectic.  It is part of our mandate to host both experienced and emerging writers, and the readings go in alphabetical order: no feature readers as such.

Another component of the series is a publication called Draft. This is a numbered, limited edition available only on the day of the reading, with contributions by the readers. Contributors are invited to send rough drafts, collages, sketches, any kind of raw material, and this might include a quote from someone else’s work.