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Words, London's literary & creative arts festival, brings Southwestern Ontario together to celebrate creative ideas, artistic expression & cultural diversity.

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We're grateful to everyone who joined us at TAP Centre for Creativity & online for an evening visit with award-winning playwright and author Jason Rip. Words Director Josh Lambier Josh Lambier joined Jason to talk about his new book of horror stories, My Gehenna. #LdnOnt

We're grateful to everyone who joined us at TAP Centre for Creativity & online for an evening visit with award-winning playwright and author Jason Rip.

Words Director Josh Lambier <a href="/JoshuaLambier/">Josh Lambier</a>  joined Jason to talk about his new book of horror stories, My Gehenna. #LdnOnt
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Join us for a webinar with Governor General's Award winner Don Gillmor to talk about On Oil, a searching look of our complex relationship with oil. Oil has dominated our lives for the last century. It has been a gift and is now a threat. 🎟️Register now: eventbrite.ca/e/don-gillmor-…

Join us for a webinar with Governor General's Award winner Don Gillmor to talk about On Oil, a searching look of our complex relationship with oil.

Oil has dominated our lives for the last century. It has been a gift and is now a threat.

🎟️Register now: eventbrite.ca/e/don-gillmor-…
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Words was pleased to host a visit with award-winning author & playwright Jason Rip to explore his new book, My Gehenna, featuring sixty scary short stories. Watch Jason reimagine the figure of Jack the Ripper & read his story story "Little Jack." #LdnOnt youtu.be/_4kHoIOc1zY

Words was pleased to host a visit with award-winning author &amp; playwright Jason Rip to explore his new book, My Gehenna, featuring sixty scary short stories. 

Watch Jason reimagine the figure of Jack the Ripper &amp; read his story story "Little Jack." #LdnOnt
youtu.be/_4kHoIOc1zY
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Did you know that London will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2026? Did you know #LdnOnt already hosted a bicentennial in 1993? Join us for a visit with heritage curator Mike Baker as he explores London's bicentennial celebrations! Registration free! eventbrite.ca/e/mike-baker-l…

Did you know that London will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2026? Did you know #LdnOnt already hosted a bicentennial in 1993?

Join us for a visit with heritage curator Mike Baker as he explores London's bicentennial celebrations!

Registration free!
eventbrite.ca/e/mike-baker-l…
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Thanks to all who joined us at LondonPublicLibrary for Mike Baker's lecture, “London’s 200th Anniversary (Again) – From Simcoe’s Choice to Simcoe’s Legacy"! We had a full house, online and onsite. Warm thank you to #LdnOnt and Middlesex Historical Society for partnering with us!

Thanks to all who joined us at <a href="/londonlibrary/">LondonPublicLibrary</a> for Mike Baker's lecture, “London’s 200th Anniversary (Again) – From Simcoe’s Choice to Simcoe’s Legacy"!

We had a full house, online and onsite. Warm thank you to #LdnOnt and Middlesex Historical Society for partnering with us!
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Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Ting Comic & Graphic Arts Festival for a visit with feature artist and cartoonist Dave Lapp, in conversation with legendary graphic novelist Chester Brown. Was a fab conversation and comic jam session to animate the festival! #LdnOnt

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Ting Comic &amp; Graphic Arts Festival for a visit with feature artist and cartoonist Dave Lapp, in conversation with legendary graphic novelist Chester Brown.

Was a fab conversation and comic jam session to animate the festival! #LdnOnt
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We're very pleased to present the video of our visit with TingFest feature artist Dave Lapp and legendary graphic novelist Chester Brown at TAP Centre for Creativity! In case you missed it, make sure to check out the conversation and live comic jam! youtu.be/aWb3mKpdPGs

We're very pleased to present the video of our visit with TingFest feature artist Dave Lapp and legendary graphic novelist Chester Brown at <a href="/tapcreativityon/">TAP Centre for Creativity</a>! 

In case you missed it, make sure to check out the conversation and live comic jam! youtu.be/aWb3mKpdPGs
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Join us for a visit with Governor General’s Award recipient Wyn Geleynse, who will talk about his current exhibition, Community Portraits, a series that document the artist’s experience of community. #LdnOnt Register to join us online or onsite ➡️ eventbrite.ca/e/wyn-geleynse…

Join us for a visit with Governor General’s Award recipient Wyn Geleynse, who will talk about his current exhibition, Community Portraits, a series that document the artist’s experience of community. #LdnOnt

Register to join us online or onsite ➡️ eventbrite.ca/e/wyn-geleynse…
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Coming up tonight at TAP Centre for Creativity! Join us for a visit with award-winning multimedia artist Wyn Geleynse to talk about his current exhibition, Community Portraits! We'll also explore how this exhibition returns to earlier inspirations from the London Regionalism movement!

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Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at TAP Centre for Creativity for a visit with Governor General's Award laureate Wyn Geleynse to talk about his current exhibition, Community Portraits! Make sure you visit TAP to see the final weeks of the exhibition up in the space! #LdnOnt

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday at <a href="/tapcreativityon/">TAP Centre for Creativity</a> for a visit with Governor General's Award laureate Wyn Geleynse to talk about his current exhibition, Community Portraits!

Make sure you visit TAP to see the final weeks of the exhibition up in the space! #LdnOnt
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Join us for a webinar with acclaimed essayist and cartoonist Gabrielle Drolet to talk about her new book, Look Ma, No Hands, a debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility, and young adulthood. Registration is free to all! ➡️ eventbrite.ca/e/gabrielle-dr…

Join us for a webinar with acclaimed essayist and cartoonist Gabrielle Drolet to talk about her new book, Look Ma, No Hands, a debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility, and young adulthood. 

Registration is free to all! 
➡️ eventbrite.ca/e/gabrielle-dr…
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Governor General’s Award laureate Wyn Geleynse joined us TAP Centre for Creativity to talk about his exhibition, Community Portraits, a series of portraits documenting his experience of community in London, Ontario. #ldnont Our visit is now available on YouTube! youtu.be/_OpHN4enrGQ

Governor General’s Award laureate Wyn Geleynse joined us <a href="/tapcreativityon/">TAP Centre for Creativity</a> to talk about his exhibition, Community Portraits, a series of portraits documenting his experience of community in London, Ontario. #ldnont

Our visit is now available on YouTube! youtu.be/_OpHN4enrGQ
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Gabrielle Drolet stopped by - with Pidgey! - to talk about Look Ma, No Hands, her debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility & young adulthood. Gabrielle is also an alumna of Western University & Western Gazette! Our visit is now available on YouTube! #ldnont ➡️ youtu.be/3fJNAZVF7ds

Gabrielle Drolet stopped by - with Pidgey! - to talk about Look Ma, No Hands, her debut memoir about chronic pain, accessibility &amp; young adulthood. Gabrielle is also an alumna of <a href="/WesternU/">Western University</a> &amp; <a href="/uwogazette/">Western Gazette</a>! 

Our visit is now available on YouTube! #ldnont
➡️ youtu.be/3fJNAZVF7ds
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Join us to explore how the art world can navigate North American free trade during a time of trade war. #LdnOnt Western University's Sarah EK Smith will join Ruth Skinner & Judith Rodger to talk about Canadian culture, the arts, and free trade. 🎟️ Register free: eventbrite.ca/e/sarah-ek-smi…

Join us to explore how the art world can navigate North American free trade during a time of trade war. #LdnOnt

<a href="/WesternU/">Western University</a>'s Sarah EK Smith will join Ruth Skinner &amp; Judith Rodger to talk about Canadian culture, the arts, and free trade.

🎟️ Register free: eventbrite.ca/e/sarah-ek-smi…
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Words was saddened to learn that Bill Exley, vocalist of The Nihilist Spasm Band, has passed away. Exley was a celebrated English teacher who inspired many students, including Malcolm Gladwell. Image: Greg Curnoe, The Best Profile in the World (1963) a portrait of Bill Exley.

Words was saddened to learn that Bill Exley, vocalist of The Nihilist Spasm Band, has passed away.

Exley was a celebrated English teacher who inspired many students, including Malcolm Gladwell.

Image: Greg Curnoe, The Best Profile in the World (1963) a portrait of Bill Exley.
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Coming up this week at Museum London! Our event will be hybrid: you can join us onsite at Museum London or online via Zoom Webinar! Your registration here is good for either an online or onsite ticket. Register here: eventbrite.ca/e/sarah-ek-smi…