Words After Dark: An Online Open Mic

The 50 Days of Fall Writing Kickoff: Words After Dark Online Open Mic

Friday, October 30, 2026, at 7 p.m. (Pacific/Vancouver)

If you have registered for the 50 Days of Fall Writing event, admission to the open mic is included with your full-pass ticket. You do not need to register again.

Guest price: $5 CAD

**This event will not be recorded.**

Event description:

Join us for an evening of original poetry, fiction, memoir, and more. Seasonal selections and costumes are welcome! All full-pass registrations for the 50 Days of Fall Writing event will include admission to the open mic event (though note that reading spots are not guaranteed). 

Guests are welcome to log in and support their favourite writers for just $5!

Fifteen reading spots of up to five minutes each will be available. Spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis and are open to full-pass participants of the 50 Days of Fall Writing. If we still have spaces open, we will open sign-ups to the public.

The reader sign-up form will be included in the Participant Packet for the 50 Days of Fall Writing event. Please request your spot by October 22 at 11:59 p.m. PCT. If requests exceed the available spaces, readers will be selected at random, with a waitlist for remaining applicants. Selected readers will be contacted on October 23 and asked to confirm by October 26.

**Digital doors open at 6:55 p.m.**