Upcoming Readings & Events

• TBA

Past Readings & Events

• Short Story Intensive for Unpublished and Emerging Writers – Toronto Public Library – Short Fiction Workshop – October 16th, 2019
• Building Writing Community, and Finding it to Begin With – Toronto Public Library – Panel with Amy Jones – October 10th, 2019
• Drew Hayden Taylor at the CNE, with Kevin Hardcastle – Toronto, Ontario – Interview with Drew Hayden Taylor – August 22nd, 2019
• The FOLD – Remote from Toronto – Webinar on Literary Contests & Prizes – February 9th, 2019
• Wordstock Sudbury – Sudbury, Ontario – Guest Author – November 1st to November 3rd, 2018
• Festival America: Littératures et les cultures d’Amérique du Nord – Vincennes, France – Guest Author – September 20th to September 24th, 2018
• Talk at the McLaren Art Centre – Barrie, Ontario – Guest Author – May 4th, 2018
• GritLit: Hamilton Readers & Writers Festival – Hamilton, Ontario – Guest Author – April 12th to April 15th, 2018
• Junction Reads – Toronto, Ontario – Guest Author – March 25th, 2018
• IFOA Weekly presents ‘What’s Life Got To Do With It?’ – Toronto, Ontario – With Mayank Bhatt, Terri Favro, Catherine Graham, Kevin Hardcastle and Grace O’Connell – Hosted by Lisa De Nikolits – March 7th, 2018
• Common Reading Series – The Bell Jar Cafe – Toronto, Ontario – With Amy Jojo Jones & Cherie Dimaline – February 19th, 2018
• Pivot Reading Series – Toronto, Ontario – Guest Author – December 14th, 2017
• IFOA Weekly – John Irving in conversation with Kevin Hardcastle – Interview and book signing – Toronto, Ontario – Harbourfront Centre – November 29th, 2017
• NYC Reading with Kevin Hardcastle & Nelson George (Akashic Books) – Brooklyn, New York – Community Bookstore – November 15th, 2017
• Reading at Trent University – Peterborough, Ontario – Visiting Author – November 1st, 2017
• Vancouver Writers Fest – Vancouver, British Columbia – Guest Author – October 19th to 22nd, 2017
• Reading at Audreys Books – Edmonton, Alberta – Guest Author – October 17th, 2017
• Calgary Wordfest – Calgary, Alberta – Guest Author – October 13th to 15th, 2017
• Reading at Queens University – Kingston, Ontario – Visiting Author – October 10th, 2017
• Word on the Street – Toronto, Ontario – Guest Author – September 24th, 2017
• Biblioasis Fall Launch – Windsor, Ontario – Biblioasis – September 22nd, 2017
• Biblioasis Fall Launch – London, Ontario – Attic Books – September 21st, 2017
• IN THE CAGE launch as part of the Biblioasis Fall Launch – Toronto, Ontario – The Garrison – September 20th, 2017
• Biblioasis Fall Launch – Hamilton, Ontario – Bryan Prince Books – September 19th, 2017
• Arts in the Park: High Park 150 Authors’ Symposium – Toronto, Ontario – Guest Author – August 27th, 2017
• Trillium Book Award 30th Anniversary Readings – Guelph, Ontario – Guest Author – March 16th, 2016
• Trillium Book Award 30th Anniversary Readings – Peterborough, Ontario – Guest Author – March 9th, 2016
• Wordsfest London – London, Ontario – Guest Author – November 5th, 2016
• IFOA (St. Catharines) – St. Catharines, Ontario – Guest Author – October 15th, 2016
• Read Local – Midland, Ontario – Headlining Author – September 10th, 2016
• Rowers Reading Series – Toronto, Ontario – May 2nd, 2016
• Authors for Indies – Book City, Bloor West Village – Guest Author – April 30th, 2016
• Double-Launch of Debris & Bad Things Happen – Shelf Life Books – Calgary, Alberta – March 4th, 2016 (with Kris Bertin)
• Reading at Russell Books – Victoria, British Columbia – March 3rd, 2016 (with Kris Bertin & Jess Taylor)
• Incite Reading Series, in partnership with Vancouver Writers Festival – Vancouver, British Columbia – March 2nd, 2016 (with Kris Bertin & Jess Taylor)
• The FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity) – Human Lit Library – Brampton, Ontario – Guest Speaker – December 15th, 2015
• Wild Writers Literary Festival – Waterloo, Ontario – November 6th to 8th, 2015
• Reading at Octopus Books  – Ottawa, Ontario – October 29th, 2015 (with Jess Taylor & Andrew Battershill)
• Reading at Novel Idea – Kingston, Ontario – October 28th, 2015 (with Jess Taylor & Andrew Battershill)
• Reading at the London Public Library – Landon Branch – London, Ontario – October 22nd, 2015 (with Jess Taylor & Andrew Battershill)
• Pivot Reading Series – Toronto, Ontario – October 21st, 2015 (with George Murray & Meira Cook)
• Reading at Epic Books – Hamilton, Ontario – October 20th, 2015 (with Jess Taylor & Andrew Battershill)
• The Bookshelf presents an evening with Kevin Hardcastle, author of Debris (Biblioasis) & Jess Taylor, author of Pauls (BookThug) – Guelph, Ontario – October 15th, 2015 (with Jess Taylor)
• Common Reading Series – Toronto, Ontario – September 21st, 2015 (with Heidi Reimer & Ann Shin)
• DEBRIS Book Launch (Biblioasis Fall Launch Tour) – Montreal (Sept 14, 2015), Toronto (Sept 15, 2015), Windsor (Sept 16, 2015)
• Writers’ Trust of Canada – Visiting Writer Program Speaker – May 2015
• Blue Coffee Reading Series – Guest Reader – March 2015
• Seneca College – Guest Speaker – November 2014
• Big On Bloor – Guest Reader – July 2014
• EW Reading Series – Guest Reader – March 2014