Literary Oktoberfest

Friday October 24th, 2025, 7pm-11pm.
L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise)

Pre-sale tickets have sold out. We will be selling tickets at the door.

Yolk is excited to announce its third annual Literary Oktoberfest! Join us for a night inspired by the atmospheric outdoor beer gardens of Oktoberfest and designed to connect writers, agents, publishers, booksellers, and literary support organizations in the city of Montreal. The evening will begin with three keynote speakerssharing insights about their publishing journeys, and conclude with two readings by prominent authors Tara McGowan-Ross and Christopher DiRaddo. Throughout the evening there will be time to meet new writers, industry professionals, and discover what this city and country has to offer. Tickets are 10$. Limited spots available! This is an 18+ event.

Keynote Speakers:‍
‍Pamela Mulloy (Editor-in-Chief, The New Quarterly)
‍Paige Sisley (Agent, CookeMcDermid)
‍Mikhail Iossel (Concordia Professor, Literary Retreat & Festival Organizer)
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When: Friday October 24th, 2025, 7pm-11pm.
Where: L’Ambroisie et L’Espace Canal (4020 Rue Saint-Ambroise)

Participating organizations tabling at the event include:
Ace of Swords Publishing
Ahoy
Association of English Language Publishers of Quebec
Cactus Press
carte blanche
Discordia Review
D.W. Wilson Creative Writing Workshops
Encore Poetry Project
Grapeseed Books
Headlight Anthology‍
Linda Leith Publishing
Maisonneuve
Maybe Mag
Metonymy Press
Montreal International Poetry Prize
Montreal Review of Books
Pastiche
The Pit
Pow Pow Press
Turret House Press
Quebec Writers’ Federation
Quist Literary Journal
RODAISUN
Scrivener Creative Review
Soliloquies
Squid Literary
Véhicule Press
Yiara