The Ampersand Review Reading Series returns! Join us in the Creative Campus Gallery at Sheridan College's Hazel McCallion Campus for an immersive evening of readings and discussion. Readings will be followed by an open mic with the sign-up sheet available at the event. Slots are limited, so be sure to arrive on time to reserve your time at the mic!

Thank you to the Ontario Arts Council for supporting this event.

Danila Botha is the author of three critically acclaimed short story collections, GOT NO SECRETS and FOR ALL THE MEN (AND SOME OF THE WOMEN I’VE KNOWN) which was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award, The Vine Awards and the ReLit Award. Her new collection, THINGS THAT CAUSE INAPPROPRIATE HAPPINESS was published in April by Guernica Editions. The title story, Things that Cause Inappropriate Happiness was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. It was named by The Toronto Star as one of Twenty-One Books to Put At the Top Of Your Reading List. She is also the author of the award-winning novel TOO MUCH ON THE INSIDE which was optioned for film. Her new novel, A PLACE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US will be published by Guernica Editions in 2025. She teaches Creative Writing as part of the faculty at Humber School for Writers.

Damian Tarnopolsky is the author of Lanzmann and Other Stories, Goya’s Dog, and The Defence. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award, and the Journey Prize, and he won the Voaden Prize for Playwriting in 2019. He teaches at the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab at the University of Toronto.