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SUMMARY:El Ghourabaa online launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 6th at 1pm ET for our virtual launch of El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of Oddities\, edited by Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and Samia Marshy!\nREGISTER HERE: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/el-ghourabaa-launch \n\nFeaturing readings and discussion with:\n\n\nBazeed\n\n\nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch\n\n\nSherine Elbanhawy\n\n\nAhimsa Timoteo Bodhrán\n\n\nMicaela Kaibni Raen\n\n\nNaja Kassir\nSarah O’Neal\n\n\nLeila Marshy\nSamia Marshy\n\n\nTrish Salah\n\n\nSeif Siddiq\n\n\nNour Symon\n\n\n++ maybe some surprise guest appearances!\n\n\n\nMetonymy Press is delighted to publish its first-ever anthology!\n\n\nSeeking uncanny\, fun\, experimental\, creepy\, sarcastic\, playful\, vulgar\, inventive\, sexual\, weird\, sweet\, and evocative works\, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established writers and an homage to the lineages and complexities of queer Arab life. Multi-genre\, multi-generational\, and global\, El Ghourabaa is an enigma\, a delight\, and a contribution to an ongoing conversation and creative outpouring.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/el-ghourabaa-online-launch/
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SUMMARY:CHICAGO LAUNCH: EL GHOURABAA
DESCRIPTION:Pilsen Community Books: 1102 W 18th St\, Chicago\, IL \nJoin us for our Chicago launch of El Ghourabaa: A queer and trans collection of oddities\, featuring readings from Eman Abdelhadi\, George Abraham\, and Bazeed. Event starts at 7pm CDT. \n\nSeeking uncanny\, fun\, experimental\, creepy\, sarcastic\, playful\, vulgar\, inventive\, sexual\, weird\, sweet\, and evocative works\, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established writers and an homage to the lineages and complexities of queer Arab life. Multi-genre\, multi-generational\, and global\, El Ghourabaa is an enigma\, a delight\, and a contribution to an ongoing conversation and creative outpouring. \nEman Abdelhadi is an academic\, activist and writer who thinks at the intersection of gender\, sexuality\, religion\, and politics. She is an assistant professor and sociologist at the University of Chicago and co-author of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune\, 2052-2072\, a sci-fi novel published in 2022 with Common Notions Press.\n\nGeorge Abraham (they/he/هو) is a Palestinian American poet\, performance artist\, and writer from Jacksonville\, FL. Their debut poetry collection Birthright (Button Poetry\, 2020) won the Arab American Book Award and the Big Other Book Award in Poetry\, and was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in Bisexual Poetry. He is also the author of the chapbooks al youm (The Atlas Review\, 2017)\, and the specimen’s apology (Sibling Rivalry Press\, 2019). He is a board member for the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI)\, a recipient of fellowships from The Arab American National Museum\, The Boston Foundation\, the National Performance Network\, and the Map Fund\, and more. Their writing has appeared in The Nation\, The American Poetry Review\, The Baffler\, The Paris Review\, Mizna\, and many other journals and anthologies.\n\nBazeed is a multi–award winning Egyptian immigrant\, poet\, playwright\, performance artist\, actor\, editor\, translator\, curator\, massage therapist\, and cook\, living in Brooklyn. An alliteration-leaning writer of prose\, poetry\, plays\, and pantry lists\, their work across genres has been published by Poetry; Palette; Driftwood Press; Mizna; The Margins; and The Evergreen Review\, among others. Their first play\, peace camp org\, an autobiographical queer anti-Zionist musical(ish) comedy about summer camp\, is published by Oberon Books\, and won the Dramatists Guild’s Lanford Wilson Award for creative promise. Other works in prose and plays has been supported by the National Endowment for the Arts\, Sundance Institute\, Arab American National Museum\, AAWW\, the Center for Fiction\, Cafe Royal\, Lambda Literary\, Queer Art Mentorship\, and Trans Lab\, among others.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/chicago-launch-el-ghourabaa/
LOCATION:Quebec
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SUMMARY:New York launch of El Ghourabaa
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 12 at 7pm ET for our New York launch of El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of Oddities! \nFeaturing readings and discussion with: \nBazeed\nSarah O’Neal\nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch\nSamia Marshy \nMetonymy Press is delighted to have published its first-ever anthology! \nSeeking uncanny\, fun\, experimental\, creepy\, sarcastic\, playful\, vulgar\, inventive\, sexual\, weird\, sweet\, and evocative works\, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established writers and an homage to the lineages and complexities of queer Arab life. Multi-genre\, multi-generational\, and global\, El Ghourabaa is an enigma\, a delight\, and a contribution to an ongoing conversation and creative outpouring. \nBazeed is a multi–award winning Egyptian immigrant\, poet\, playwright\, performance artist\, actor\, literary translator\, curator\, editor\, massage therapist\, and cook\, living in Brooklyn. \nSarah O’Neal is a queer Moroccan\, Black\, and Muslim artist and writer born and raised in the Bay Area. Sarah’s work grapples with the impact of colonial violence on familial memory and the way systems of oppression shape the most intimate detail of our lives. Sarah’s debut collection\, Even Two Hands Pressed Together Are Split\, brought together poetry\, photography\, and ephemera to create an immersive experience for readers to explore the way embodied trauma shapes all of our relationships. Her writing has been featured in the Institute for Palestine Studies\, The Nation\, and Teen Vogue. When she is not writing\, you can find her scheming on the end of empire\, swimming laps\, or on IG and Twitter @atayqueen. \nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch is a mixed Lebanese writer living in Tiohtià:ke. Their first book\, knot body\, was published by Metatron Press in 2020\, and their second book\, The Good Arabs\, published by Metonymy Press in 2021\, was granted an Honorable Mention from the 2022 Arab American Book Awards\, an Honorable Mention for the 2022 Khayrallah Prize\, and won the 2022 Grand Prix du livre de Montréal. Their translation from the French of Gabrielle Boulianne- Tremblay’s La fille d’elle-même came out spring 2023. They are an acquisitions editor at Metonymy Press. \nSamia Marshy is a full-time reader and part-time writer located in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal\, QC). She has been a practising massage therapist since 2015 and cares deeply about bodies\, access to care\, and consent in bodywork. She co-wrote “The Hands That Planted Them” with Lee Lai\, published in Metal Hurlant\, and was an editor for The Philistine by Leila Marshy.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/new-york-launch-of-el-ghourabaa/
LOCATION:The World’s Borough Bookshop\, 3406 73rd St\, Jackson Heights\, NY\, 11372\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spotlight on El Ghourabaa at Word on the Street Toronto
DESCRIPTION:In Tkaronto on the last weekend of September? Head over to the Contemporary Stage at Word on the Street for a conversation between El Ghourabaa editors and two contributors featured in this new queer and trans Arab anthology. \nSeeking uncanny\, fun\, experimental\, creepy\, sarcastic\, playful\, vulgar\, inventive\, sexual\, weird\, sweet\, and evocative works\, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established writers and an homage to the lineages and complexities of queer Arab life. Multi-genre\, multi-generational\, and global\, El Ghourabaa is an enigma\, a delight\, and a contribution to an ongoing conversation and creative outpouring. \nEditors Samia and Eli Tareq will be joined by Trish Salah and Hoda Adra to discuss the process of creating the anthology\, and what it means to celebrate queer Arab life in this collective moment in time.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/spotlight-on-el-ghourabaa-at-word-on-the-street-toronto/
LOCATION:Queen’s Park
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SUMMARY:El Ghourabaa launches in Madison\, Wisconsin!
DESCRIPTION:We couldn’t be more excited to be working with A Room of One’s Own Bookstore in Madison\, WI for this upcoming event. They will be hosting a launch of El Ghourabaa featuring co-editor Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and anthology contributor Bazeed in conversation with Fawzy Taylor. \nAbout the book \nSeeking uncanny\, fun\, experimental\, creepy\, sarcastic\, playful\, vulgar\, inventive\, sexual\, weird\, sweet\, and evocative works\, editors Samia Marshy and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch set out to collect Arab and Arabophone queer writing. The result is an anthology brimming with gems by emerging and established writers and an homage to the lineages and complexities of queer Arab life. Multi-genre\, multi-generational\, and global\, El Ghourabaa is an enigma\, a delight\, and a contribution to an ongoing conversation and creative outpouring. \nIn addition to Marshy and El Bechelany-Lynch\, contributors include: Etel Adnan\, Rabih Alameddine\, Joe Kadi\, Marlin M. Jenkins\, Leila Marshy\, Trish Salah\, Olivia Tapiero\, Nour Symon\, Yehia Anas Sabaa\, Nofel\, Hoda Adra\, Ralph Haddad\, Seif Siddiq\, Karim Kattan\, Andrea Abi-Karam\, Bazeed\, George Abraham\, Sarah O’Neal\, Micaela Kaibni Raen\, Nour Kamel\, Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán\, Naja Kassir\, and Barrak Alzaid. Plus a foreword by Sherine Elbanhawy. \nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch is a writer and translator living in Tio’tia:ke. Their book\, knot body\, was published by Metatron Press in 2020\, and their second book\, The Good Arabs\, published by Metonymy Press in 2021\, was granted the honorary mention for poetry by the Arab American Book Awards and won the Grand Prix du Livre de Montréal. Their translation of Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay’s La fille d’elle-même was published April 2023\, and was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. They are also an acquisitions editor at Metonymy Press. \nBazeed is a multi–award winning Egyptian immigrant\, poet\, playwright\, performance artist\, actor\, literary translator\, curator\, editor\, massage therapist\, and cook\, living in Brooklyn. \nFawzy Taylor is a zine maker and bookseller in Madison\, WI. They are the social media manager at A Room of One’s Own\, where they fill the book store with trans joy\, abolitionist love\, and bright colors! \n \n 
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/el-ghourabaa-launches-in-madison-wisconsin/
LOCATION:A Room of One’s Own Bookstore\, 2717 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
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SUMMARY:Violet Hour: 10 Years of Metonymy Press
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Violet Hour at Pulp Bookstore in Verdun\, celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Metonymy Press.\n \nCreated in 2014 by Ashley Fortier and Oliver Fugler\, Metonymy Press aims to reduce barriers to publishing for authors whose perspectives are underrepresented in order to produce quality materials relevant to queer\, feminist\, and social justice communities.\n \nViolet Hour’s Christopher DiRaddo will be speaking with publishers Ashley and Oliver about Metonymy’s beginnings and the past decade. We’ll also be hearing from press authors H Felix Chau Bradley and Kama La Mackerel\, and there will be readings from Ralph Haddad and Leila Marshy\, both of whom appear in Metonymy’s recent release\, El Ghourabaa: A Queer and Trans Collection of Oddities.\n \nThursday\, October 247 PMAt Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe (3952 Wellington St.)Hosted by Christopher DiRaddo\n \nA partnership between Metonymy Press\, Librairie Pulp Books & Cafe\, The Équipe de recherche en études Queer au Québec and Violet Hour.\n \n///\n\nABOUT THE PRESS\n \nMetonymy Press is based in Tio’tià:ke\, unceded Kanien’kehá:ka territory. For ten years\, Metonymy has been publishing literary works by emerging queer and trans writers — what one author described as “books that reframe power and affirm life.” They really want to keep gay book lovers satisfied.\n \nMetonymy is the project of Ashley Fortier and Oliver Fugler. They met on their first day of high school and have been writing together and editing for each other ever since. Their work is supported by a fantastic roster of collaborators\, including acquisitions editors H Felix Chau Bradley\, Kama La Mackerel\, and Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch.\n \nABOUT THE WRITERS\n \nH Felix Chau Bradley is a writer and editor living in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). They are the author of Personal Attention Roleplay\, a story collection. You can find their recent work in carte blanche\, ESPACE art actuel\, the Ex-Puritan\, GLYPHÖRIA\, the Humber Literary Review\, PRISM International\, Words Without Borders and Xtra.\n \nRalph Haddad specialized in Islamic Studies with a Concentration on emerging Gender and Sexuality studies coming out of and around Southwest Asia. He currently serves as the Head of Advocacy for Basmeh and Zeitooneh\, a Syrian refugee-led organization based in Lebanon\, where he aims to advance the cause of refugee protection at such a critical juncture in Lebanese history. Ralph is Lebanese-born and currently resides in Montreal\, but is perpetually in search of home.\n \nKama La Mackerel is an educator\, visual artist\, performer\, writer and translator who works between and across English\, French and Mauritian Kreol. They are the author of the award-winning poetry collection ZOM-FAM (Metonymy Press) and have translated works by Canadian writers Vivek Shraya and Kai Cheng Thom. They have lectured\, performed and exhibited their work internationally. Find them on social media @kamalamackerel\n \nLeila Marshy is a Palestinian-Montrealer. During the First Intifada\, she worked for the Palestinian Red Crescent\, the Palestinian Mental Health Association\, and Medical Aid for Palestine. In 2011\, she founded Friends of Hutchison\, a groundbreaking community group bringing Hasidic and non-Hasidic neighbours together in dialogue. Her first novel\, The Philistine\, was published in 2018 and in French in 2021. Her collection of stories\, My Thievery of the People\, will be out in March 2025. She is Fiction Editor at Baraka Books.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/violet-hour-10-years-of-metonymy-press/
LOCATION:Librairie Pulp Books\, 3952 Wellington Street\, Verdun\, Quebec\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Vancouver launch of The Sacred Heart Motel
DESCRIPTION:“One of the sheer brilliances of Kwan’s book is turning migration into a love poem and love into a migration. Don’t even try to separate the political from the personal; there are too many transient rooms in the heart\, unregistered hearts in any given room. And\, of course\, there’s the border – of desire\, home\, identity – where all the action happens: ‘the convergence of lives\, motivations / riding shotgun\,’ as Kwan puts it\, or rather wrenches it from our very hearts.” \n—Carlos A. Pittella\, recipient of a Frontier 2022 Global Poetry Prize \nJoin Grace Kwan for their hometown launch of THE SACRED HEART MOTEL\, hosted at the City Centre Artist Lodge (The Well Studios – Unit 27) in Mount Pleasant. \nFeaturing special guests Kyla Jamieson and Clio Lake \nFood! Drinks! Readings! Heart-shaped key chains! \nAccess info: This is a free event. There is one flight of stairs with a handrail to access the venue. There is one all-genders washroom. Neither the event space nor the washroom is wheelchair-accessible. Doors and windows will be propped open to increase air flow\, and there will also be fans on site. There is ample seating in the venue. Please wear a mask when you’re not eating or drinking. Masks will be available on site. \n// \nIn poet Grace Kwan’s debut\, they are ruthless and nimble\, guiding us through the recesses of body and roadside space. The reader tours the motel through this multiverse narrative\, from amenities to rooms to back alleys\, through the generations of ghosts and queer love stories\, until they are left alone with the heart at the centre. The Sacred Heart Motel is a disorienting\, startling collection about placelessness and longing. \nKyla Jamieson (she/her) is the author of Body Count (Nightwood Editions\, 2020)\, which was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Memorial Award\, named a CBC Best Poetry Book of 2020\, and awarded third place in the Metatron Prize for Rising Authors by CA Conrad and Anne Boyer. Kyla currently lives and relies on the traditional unceded territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam\, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations\, where she dreams of systemic change\, care-full futures\, and disabled joy. Find her online or in the water. \nGrace Kwan is a Malaysian-born sociologist and writer based in “Vancouver\,” the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Their recent poetry appears in Canthius\, Room Magazine\, and others. Find them at https://grckwn.wordpress.com/. \nClio Lake is mixed\, trans\, and gnc\, living as a settler on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and səlil̓wətaʔɬ territories. They like bosc pears\, pomegranates\, and being in the water. You can find her writing collected by Publication Studio Vancouver\, BiteZine N°2\, and in ___figuration: an anthology of trans writers\, forthcoming from Gnashing Teeth. She is a recipient of accolade for drama from the UC Writing Awards.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/vancouver-launch-of-the-sacred-heart-motel/
LOCATION:City Centre Artist Lodge\, 2111 Main Street - Unit 27\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5T 3C6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Montreal launch of The Sacred Heart Motel
DESCRIPTION:“I’m sick / of outsourcing care to desire” writes Grace Kwan in this sure-footed\, arrestingly wise début\, and this axis\, between fantasies of belonging and the experience of being held\, is perhaps at the core of the book\, threaded through each poem. If “again and again I’ve abandoned my urgency / for the romance of cruelty\,” how does that self in each of us return? \n\n\n\n\n— River Halen\, author of Dream Rooms \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Grace Kwan for the Montreal launch of THE SACRED HEART MOTEL\, taking place at Co-op Agenda in Petite-Patrie. \nFeaturing special guests Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch and Carlos A. Pittella \nFood! Drinks! Readings! Heart-shaped key chains! \nIn poet Grace Kwan’s debut\, they are ruthless and nimble\, guiding us through the recesses of body and roadside space. The reader tours the motel through this multiverse narrative\, from amenities to rooms to back alleys\, through the generations of ghosts and queer love stories\, until they are left alone with the heart at the centre. The Sacred Heart Motel is a disorienting\, startling collection about placelessness and longing. \nGrace Kwan is a Malaysian-born sociologist and writer based in “Vancouver\,” the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Their recent poetry appears in Canthius\, Room Magazine\, and others. Find them at https://grckwn.wordpress.com/. \nEli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch is a writer living in Tio’tià:ke. Their work has appeared in The Best Canadian Poetry 2018 anthology\, GUTS\, carte blanche\, the Shade Journal\, The New Quarterly\, Arc Poetry Magazine\, and elsewhere. They were longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize in 2019. Their book knot body (2020)\, published by Metatron Press\, was shortlisted for the QWF Concordia University First Book Prize. The Good Arabs (2021)\, published by Metonymy Press\, was the winner of the 2022 Grand Prix du livre de Montréal and received an Honorable Mention from the 2022 Arab American Book Awards for the George Ellenbogen Poetry Award. \nCarlos A. Pittella (he/him) is a Latinx poet & the recipient of a Frontier 2022 Global Poetry Prize. Born in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil\, he lives in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke & currently teaches Poetry at John Abbott College. He completed his MA in English/Creative Writing at Concordia University\, where he co-edited Headlight Anthology with the team who won the 2023 Forces AVENIR award. He also holds a doctorate in Literary Studies\, having defended his thesis on the trilingual sonnets of Fernando Pessoa. His writing is haunted by borders\, having recently appeared in Jacket2\, The Capilano Review\, & in the chapbook footnotes after Lorca (above/ground press\, 2024). \nCo-op Agenda is wheelchair accessible and has all-gender washrooms. We ask that attendees mask when they’re not eating or drinking. We will have air purifiers on site. There will be a lot of seating and an intermission. More detailed accessibility info coming soon.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/montreal-launch-of-the-sacred-heart-motel/
LOCATION:Co-op Agenda\, 6692 Saint Denis St\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2S 2R9\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Toronto launch of The Sacred Heart Motel
DESCRIPTION:“I’m sick / of outsourcing care to desire” writes Grace Kwan in this sure-footed\, arrestingly wise début\, and this axis\, between fantasies of belonging and the experience of being held\, is perhaps at the core of the book\, threaded through each poem. If “again and again I’ve abandoned my urgency / for the romance of cruelty\,” how does that self in each of us return? \n\n\n\n\n— River Halen\, author of Dream Rooms \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Grace Kwan for the Toronto launch of THE SACRED HEART MOTEL\, taking place at Another Story Bookshop. \nFeaturing special guest Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi  \nIn poet Grace Kwan’s debut\, they are ruthless and nimble\, guiding us through the recesses of body and roadside space. The reader tours the motel through this multiverse narrative\, from amenities to rooms to back alleys\, through the generations of ghosts and queer love stories\, until they are left alone with the heart at the centre. The Sacred Heart Motel is a disorienting\, startling collection about placelessness and longing. \nGrace Kwan is a Malaysian-born sociologist and writer based in “Vancouver\,” the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Their recent poetry appears in Canthius\, Room Magazine\, and others. Find them at https://grckwn.wordpress.com/. \nKhashayar “Kess” Mohammadi is a queer\, Iranian-born\, Toronto-based poet\, writer and translator. \nAnother Story Bookshop has a step-free entrance but no wheelchair accessible washrooms. We ask that attendees wear masks.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/toronto-launch-of-the-sacred-heart-motel/
LOCATION:Another Story Book Shop\, 315 Roncesvalles Ave\, Toronto\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Holiday drop-in book sale
DESCRIPTION:Metonymy Press is having a drop-in book sale at our office (635 Beaumont Ave.) on Thursday\, December 19. Stop by from 10am to 2pm or from 4-7pm. There will be snacks! And book bundle deals! And we won’t charge you GST because\, well\, you’ve probably already heard. Gay books make for gayer holidays. We hope to see you there. \nAlso\, solidarity 4eva with CUPW and eff you\, Canada Post and union-busting governments. \nAccessibility note: our space is on the second floor but we will gladly meet you at street level with books to peruse. \nLearn more about our book bundles.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/holiday-drop-in-book-sale/
LOCATION:Plaza Beaumont\, 635 Beaumont Ave.\, Montreal
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T233000
DTSTAMP:20260409T100214
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SUMMARY:10 Years of Metonymy: A Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:Join Metonymy Press for our neverending 10-year anniversary celebrations! \n17 books\, zillions of events\, and a veritable queer\, trans\, and feminist community of authors later\, we’re still here. Double-digits of queer book publishing in Tiohtià:ke deserves a cabaret showcase. Authors who sing! Spoken-word artists who dance! Artists who DJ! And more. Come party with us: books\, drinks\, and some of your all-time favourite writers putting on a very good show. \nThe decade of Metonymy Press will be celebrated in the company of H Felix Chau Bradley\, Shanice Nicole\, Kama La Mackerel\, Trish Salah\, Eli Tareq El Bechelany-Lynch\, Kai Cheng Thom\, and jiaqing wilson-yang\, and their evocative\, significant\, insightful\, transformative\, and lyrical contributions. \nNo one turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/10-years-of-metonymy-a-cabaret/
LOCATION:Casa del Popolo\, 4873 Boulevard Saint-Laurent\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2T1R6\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250726T170000
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SUMMARY:July edition of the Left-wing Book Sale in Montreal
DESCRIPTION:Metonymy Press and Sheer Spite Press will have a shared table at the July edition of the monthly Left-wing Pop-up Book Sale organized by Kersplebedeb Press. Details below! \nFree Entry! Everyone Welcome!Wheelchair accessible\nL’Achoppe\, 1800 ave Letourneux\nCome browse some fine radical literature from a number of Montreal radical publishers and literature projects!\nqueer\, feminist\, anti-colonial…anti-imperialist\, marxist\, anarchist…fiction\, history\, theory…\nSomething for everyone!\nfor more info: https://leftwingbooks.net/pages/pop-up-mtl
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/july-edition-of-the-left-wing-book-sale-in-montreal/
LOCATION:L’Achoppe\, 1800 Avenue Letourneux\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H1V 2N1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T220000
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SUMMARY:Montreal launch of SHARP PINK CLAWS
DESCRIPTION:Skip your awkward holiday party and come celebrate with us instead! Metonymy Press is launching a new two-volume anthology featuring 11 of our authors you’ve come to know and love. On the evening of December 11\, there will be readings! Drinks! Prizes! Tearful goodbyes! If you’ve placed a preorder\, you can pick up your books (and any other merch) on site. And if you haven’t\, you can do so on the night of. \nCome for the gay lit\, stay for the partyyyyy. \nCo-op Bar Milton-Parc is wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms. Mask-wearing is highly encouraged and we will have air filters at the event. Please get in touch with us about any accessibility questions. \n 
URL:https://metonymypress.com/event/montreal-launch-of-sharp-pink-claws/
LOCATION:Co-op Bar Milton-Parc\, 3714 Avenue du Parc\, Montreal\, QC\, Canada
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