Plume Winnipeg
Our purpose is to strengthen and support a broad reading community by curating and presenting two annual festivals celebrating writers and reading, as well as by acting as a reading resource. To serve those ends, we showcase quality writing, we create forums for conversation, creativity, and learning, and we share our enthusiasm.
Events
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Speaking Crow ft. Susan Wismer (in-person)
We are returning to our First Tuesday in-person events at the public library. NOTE:-the start time is 6:30 pm. Arrive early to sign up for the open mic.-the location is the St. Boniface library branch, right across the Provencher Bridge at Provencher and Tache. Free parking is available.-Polish up your new poems for your 2…
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Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World
An evening with Alex Neve exploring the promise and failures of universal human rights in today’s divided world. Cost: Free event; registration required Location: The Manitoba Teachers’ Society Classrooms, Canadian Museum for Human Rights Schedule: Tuesday, November 4, 2025Doors Open: 6:30 p.m.Lecture: 7:00 p.m.Booking signing and Q&A: 8:00 p.m. Language and Accessibility: This event will be primarily in English. ASL interpretation is…
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Speaking Crow December 2025 the Virtual Edition all-open-mic
Winnipeg’s longest-running poetry open mic is online this month, featuring you! Welcome to Speaking Crow the Virtual Edition. We meet the first Tuesday of the month, this time via ZOOM. We have two registration options:1. Register for the ZOOM link but don’t get added to the open-mic reader list. OR: 2. Register for the ZOOM…
Our Festivals
THIN AIR Festival
THIN AIR / LIVRES EN FÊTE is an annual fall celebration of books and writing. Discover some of the most exciting new books, both English and French, from writers across Canada and beyond. Our line-up is eclectic! Event highlights include Niizhotay Stories, Afternoon Book Chats, the Haiku Death Match, La Plume et le pinceau, our evening MainStages, and more. Spend some time with fascinating people, and find your new favourite book!
THIN AIR Kids Festival
THIN AIR KIDS / Livres en fête juniors is the new addition to our programming. In the middle of February, we celebrate I Love to Read Months with three days of readings and book-related activities in English and French, for kids of all ages—and their families. We’re investing in future writers, dreamers, leaders, citizens!
What’s New
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Plume Winnipeg seeks EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Organizational Profile Plume Winnipeg is a registered charitable organization dedicated to curating and delivering lively literary programming in English and French in Winnipeg and vicinity. Plume Winnipeg’s signature event is the fall festival, THIN AIR / Livres en fête, but Plume also hosts a monthly poetry open mic, as well as Winnipeg events in partnership…
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CONTRACT POSITION: ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR
Note: The application deadline has been extended to June 23, 2025 Plume Winnipeg, established in 1997 as the Winnipeg International Writers Festival, is a lively non-profit which believes in books, ideas, and community. Our small-but-mighty team is seeking an energetic book lover to join our team as we prepare for THIN AIR/ Livres en fête…
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SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: Writes of Spring 10th Anniversary!
2025 is the 10th year of Writes of Spring. Over 100 poems by Manitoba writers have appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press, sharing their vision of who we are and where we live. To celebrate, this year there will be NO THEME. That’s right, you can submit a short poem on ANY THEME. As long…
Browse Our Series
Find out more about all the programming we do!
Speaking Crow
Speaking Crow is our monthly poetry open mic series happening the first Tuesday of the month. Most gatherings kick off with a reading from a Manitoba poet, followed by an open mic. Most of our meetings are in person, but we also have lively international gatherings online several times each year. Bring your poems for three minutes at the mic!
Voices in the Circle
We champion Indigenous writers in all of our programming streams, and make them easier for interested readers to find by gathering under the banner of Voices in the Circle.
Writes of Spring
Writes of Spring is our April collaboration with Ariel Gordon and the Free Press, celebrating National Poetry Month. An annual open submission results in a curated group of original poems published in the Free Press with a public launch.
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You love books. We love books. We believe that books and ideas deserve to circulate freely and that healthy exchange is at the heart of healthy communities. That belief underscores our determination to present events which are low cost or free. Please support our efforts to keep our year-round programming open to all! We’re a registered non-profit with a great record of fiscal responsibility, and will put your gift to good use. Donate now. You’ll receive a tax receipt along with an extra helping of gratitude from all of us!
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Volunteers are the backbone of public events, and we treasure ours! If you are outgoing, fun, love to read, and just want to give a little something back to your community, you might be a perfect fit for us. Take a moment to register in our volunteer portal and let us get to know you!
