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Windsor, Ontario’s premier literary reading series

Founded in 2015, By the River is a monthly series in celebration of the literary arts of Southwestern Ontario and world beyond. We craft an open and welcoming space where the works of writers can be enjoyed by our local community. Our series is a bridge that brings writers and audiences and communities together.

Waawiiyantanong is Our Home

What We Do


We provide a welcoming, paying space for poets and writers to share their work with local audiences. Our series receives funding from the League of Canadian Poets and The Writers Union of Canada.

By The River Reading January 2019. MacKenzie Hall, Windsor, ON

Our readings and events are free and open to public. Author books are available for purchase and our venue(s) are chosen for the accessibility and transit access.

Bert Weeks Memorial Fountain, December 2018

By the River believes in promoting diverse and important voices in the literary arts today.

By the River Reading Series by the Numbers

1000+

total attendance

44

featured writers

5

season produced

8

events per season

2021-2022 Season

Due to the ongoing COVID pandemic we will be producing this season online exclusively We will miss you all in person, but look forward to expanding our footprint across the internet to the world.

Our Featured Readers for this season:

  • Marty Gervais
  • Micheline Maylor-Kovitz
  • Carol Rose GoldenEagle
  • Ellie Csepergi
  • Laurence Hutchman
  • Pheobe Wang
  • Conyer Clayton
  • Sachi Nag
  • Khashayar Mohammadi
  • Kevin Heslop
  • Catharine Leggett
  • Vanessa Shields
  • Tyler Pennock
  • Natalie Meisner
  • Kate Rogers
  • Adebe Derango-Adem
  • Tom Cull


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