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EVENTS & APPEARANCES
2022-2023
Feb 28, 2023
6:00 pm
Guest Reader: Meltwater by Claire Wahmanholm Book Launch
The Hook & Ladder Theater - Minneapolis, MN
with Chris Santiago, Sarah Green, Elizabeth Tannen and Su Hwang
Hosted by Milkweed Editions
Apr 7, 2022
7:30 pm EST
(Online)
NC State Literary Reading Series
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC
Presented by the NCSU Department of English
Apr 5, 2022
5:00 pm EST
(Online)
Fluid Vessels: A Poetry Reading Series
McGill University - Montreal, QC
with Heather Christie and Cameron Awkward Rich
Presented by the Montreal International Poetry Prize & the McGill University Department of English
Jan 29, 2022
10:00 am CST
(Online)
Writing North 12: "Forms of Memory, Memory as Form"
Regina, SK
An interactive craft class hosted by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild
Jan 25, 2022
7:00 pm EST
(Online)
Valzhyna Mort & Michael Prior at the Lannan Center for Poetics & Social Practices
Georgetown University - Washington, DC
Moderated by Carolyn Forché
2021 & PRIOR
Nov 24, 2021
7:00 pm PST
(Online)
Storied: On Writing History & The Past
Vancouver, BC
with Shaena Lambert and Eve Lazarus; moderated by Fiona Tinwei Lam
Presented by the BC & Yukon Book Prizes
Nov 18, 2021
9:00 pm EST
(Online)
Plan 99 Presents Poetry Reading
Ottawa, ON
with Donna Kane, Michaël Trahan, and Sylvia Legris; hosted by David O'Meara and Eric Charlebois
For the VERSeFest Poetry Festival
Nov 11, 2021
5:00 pm
The Philip Freund Prize for Creative Writing Alumni Reading
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
with Julie Phillips Brown, Renia White, and Lena Nguyen
Presented by the Cornell University Department of Literatures in English
Sep 25, 2021
6:30 pm PST
(Online)
BC & Yukon Book Prizes 2021 Gala & Viewing Party
Vancouver, BC
Finalist
Sep 22, 2021
5:30 pm EST
(Online)
with Larissa Lai and SJ Sindu; moderated by Christine Kim
For Word on the Street Book Festival
May 15, 2021
12:00 pm PST
(Online)
SFU The Writers Studio Online: Guest Author Panel
Simon Fraser University - Burnaby, BC
with David A. Robertson, J.B. McKinnon, Elizabeth Boyle, and Genki Ferguson
May 6, 2021
3:00 pm EST
(Online)
Guest Speaker: Mata Ashita Writers Circle
Toronto, ON
Hosted by the National Association of Japanese Canadians
Nov 19, 2020
5:00 pm PST
(Online)
Guest Reader: The Fool by Jessie Jones Book Launch
Massy Books - Vancouver, BC
with Kayla Czaga
Hosted by Massy Books
Nov 18, 2020
7:30 pm PST
(Online)
Poets Corner Reading Series
Vancouver, BC
with Kate Flaherty
Nov 10, 2020
7:00 pm EST
(Online)
Keynote Speaker: Canadian Writers in Person Lecture Series
York University - Toronto, ON
Presented by the York University Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
Oct 3, 2020
1:00 pm PST
(Online)
Truth, Beauty, Trauma, Beast
Victoria, BC
with Amanda Leduc and Jesse Thistle; moderated by Carla Funk
For the Victoria Festival of Authors
Sep 26, 2020
7:00 pm PST
(Online)
Canada, Do You Hear Me?
Vancouver, BC
with Chantal Gibson and Francine Cunningham; moderated by Heidi Greco
For the WORD Vancouver Literary Festival
Sep 24, 2020
7:00 pm EST
(Online)
Keynote Speaker: The Barbara & David Zalaznik Reading Series
Cornell University - Ithaca, NY
Presented by the Cornell University Department of Literatures in English
Jun 23, 2020
7:30 pm EST
(Online)
with Matt Miwa and Julie Tamiko Manning; moderated by Kerri Sakamoto
Hosted by the National Association of Japanese Canadians
May 1, 2020
7:30 pm EST
(Online)
Alexandra Chang & Michael Prior in Conversation
Buffalo Street Books - Ithaca, NY
Hosted by Buffalo Street Books
April 2, 2020
5:00 pm
POSTPONED
Burning Province US Book Launch
Next Chapter Booksellers - Saint Paul, MN
with Eduardo C. Corral
Mar 26, 2020
7:00 pm
POSTPONED
McClelland & Stewart Spring 2020 Poetry Launch
The Art Gallery of Ontario - Toronto, ON
with Nancy Lee, Canisia Lubrin and Noor Naga
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