Upcoming Events

    • 9 Jun 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • The CAP Brewery, 362 Queen Street, Fredericton
    • 3
    Register

    Come on...Step up and read for five minutes. We want to hear it!

    Reading aloud in front of other people offers a special sort of magic: you learn to present your writing to other people, which brings encouragement and feedback, and when you read in the presence of others, it helps bring your words alive. It's useful to try out bits of your current project in front of an audience.

    Plus - it's lots of fun! 

    Share five minutes from your current published work or work in progress, whether French or English, whether it's prose, poetry, or script.

    You must register if you'd like to read. The afternoon is free, but freewill donations are cheerfully accepted.

    If you don't want to read but would like to listen, you are welcome. Parking and seating is limited - first come, first served!

    This Open Mic Event in Fredericton will take place in The Nest at The CAP Brewery, 362 Queen Street. (Please note, The Nest is on the second floor at this venue, stairs only. Please contact if you have mobility issues.)


    • 13 Jun 2026
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • The Write Cup Bookstore Cafe, Market Square, Saint John
    • 0
    Join waitlist

    Come on...Step up and read for five minutes. We want to hear it!

    Reading aloud in front of other people offers a special sort of magic: you learn to present your writing to other people, which brings encouragement and feedback, and when you read in the presence of others, it helps bring your words alive. It's useful to try out bits of your current project in front of an audience.

    Plus - it's lots of fun! 

    Share five minutes from your current published work or work in progress, whether French or English, whether it's prose, poetry, or script.

    You must register if you'd like to read. The afternoon is free, but freewill donations are cheerfully accepted.

    If you don't want to read but would like to listen, you are welcome. Parking and seating is limited - first come, first served!



Past events

31 May 2026 2026 WordSpring Pitch the Publisher
29 May 2026 2026 WordSpring Festival
29 May 2026 2026 WordSpring Festival: Meet and Greet, Readings and Book Launch
7 May 2026 The Writer's Mic - WFNB Open Mic event in Shediac
11 Apr 2026 The Writer's Mic - WFNB Open Mic event in Miramichi
28 Mar 2026 Bios, Book Blurbs and Back Cover Copy- a workshop with Wendy Kitts
18 Mar 2026 The Writer's Mic - WFNB Open Mic event in Moncton
8 Feb 2026 Short Story Love - a workshop on writing short stories with Elaine McCluskey
7 Feb 2026 Flash Nonfiction, a 4-session mini-course with Sandra Phinney!
24 Jan 2026 You and Your Voice - a workshop with Heather Browne
6 Dec 2025 How and Why to Write a Cozy Mystery, with Chuck Bowie
27 Nov 2025 The Seven Persistent Troubles (that keep your manuscript up at night) with Lee Thompson
26 Nov 2025 The Writer's Mic - WFNB Open Mic event in Moncton
1 Nov 2025 The Foundations of Book Marketing + Unusual Marketing Moves, with Melissa Addey
26 Oct 2025 The Indie Publishing Primer, with Joe Mahoney
27 Sep 2025 Children's Lit, Memoir and more with Brian Henry
28 Jun 2025 Tree Lines: A Poetry Workshop with Anne Simpson
19 Jun 2025 Writers' Federation of NB 2025 Annual General Meeting
30 May 2025 2025 WordSpring Festival
30 May 2025 2025 WordSpring Festival: Meet and Greet, Readings and Book Launch
15 Mar 2025 Braiding our Truths with Sandra Phinney: a 3-part essay workshop
16 Feb 2025 The fundamentals of Poetry - Discussion Three, with Matthew Gwathmey
17 Jan 2025 WFNB Winter 2025 Writers' Retreat
12 Jan 2025 The fundamentals of Poetry - Discussion Two, with Kathy Mac
12 Dec 2024 The fundamentals of Poetry - Discussion One, with Roger Moore
27 Oct 2024 2024 WordsFall Festival: Self-Editing Master Class
25 Oct 2024 WFNB WordsFall 2024: Open Mic Reader
25 Oct 2024 WFNB WordsFall 2024
10 Sep 2024 Frances Peck presents: From Editor to Author - A Journey in Several Parts
25 Jul 2024 A free presentation - Artsnb grant programs for professional artists - how to create a strong grant application.
11 Jul 2024 Frances Peck presents: Show, Don't Tell!
13 Jun 2024 Writers' Federation of NB 2024 Annual General Meeting
2 Jun 2024 2024 WordSpring Festival: Blue Pencil Café
31 May 2024 2024 WordSpring Festival: Readings and Book Launch
31 May 2024 2024 WordSpring Festival
8 May 2024 Frances Peck presents: Sentences with Style
16 Mar 2024 Beth Powning workshop - Mining the depths of Memoir and Historical Fiction
23 Feb 2024 WFNB Winter Writers' Retreat
8 Feb 2024 Workshop with Vanessa Hawkins -Ink and Intimacy - via Zoom
13 Jan 2024 Workshop with Marshall Button - Comedy in the Ear of the Beholder
9 Dec 2023 Workshop with Allan Cooper - Object poems and the Nature of Poetry
27 Oct 2023 WFNB WordsFall 2023: Open Mic Reader
27 Oct 2023 WFNB WordsFall 2023
18 Aug 2023 WFNB August Writers' Retreat
14 Jun 2023 Writers' Federation of NB 2023 Annual General Meeting
3 Jun 2023 2023 WordSpring Festival: Blue Pencil Café
2 Jun 2023 2023 WordSpring Festival: Book Launch Reader
2 Jun 2023 2023 WordSpring Festival: Book Table Reservation
2 Jun 2023 2023 WordSpring Festival: Open Mic Reader
2 Jun 2023 2023 WordSpring Festival
15 May 2023 YOU'RE HIRED AT WRITER, INC. AND - uh oh! - YOU'RE THE CEO!
12 Nov 2022 WFNB November Open Mic Night!
5 Nov 2022 The Poetry and Craft of Picture Book Writing--Redux!
1 Oct 2022 WFNB October online Open Mic Night!
9 Sep 2022 WFNB Fall Writers' Retreat
6 Aug 2022 August Open Mic Night
9 Jul 2022 July Open Mic Night
20 Jun 2022 WFNB Annual General Meeting 2022 via Zoom
4 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Blue Pencil Café
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Book Launch Reader
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Book Table Reservation
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Single Room Reservation
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Double Room Reservation
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival: Open Mic Reader
3 Jun 2022 2022 WordSpring Festival
7 May 2022 May online Open Mic Night!
2 Apr 2022 April online Open Mic Night!
5 Mar 2022 March Winter Open Mic Night
5 Feb 2022 February Winter Open Mic Night
8 Jan 2022 January Winter Open Mic Night
4 Dec 2021 Winter Open Mic Night (Members Only)
22 Oct 2021 WordsFall 2021
22 Oct 2021 NB Writing Competition Award Readings
26 Aug 2021 Annual General Meeting

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