A '''reading series''' is a recurring public literary event featuring writers reading from their work to a live audience. Some reading series are curated, some have [[theme (literature)|themes]], and some also feature [[music]] or other multimedia collaborations. Others simply focus on the act of listening to the written word, read out loud.
==Prominent reading series==
===Australia===
===Canada===
====British Columbia==== * On Edge Reading Series. [[Vancouver]]. * [http://toby.library.ubc.ca/webpage/webpage.cfm?id=386 The Robson Reading Series]. [[Vancouver]]. * [[Short Line Reading Series]], Vancouver
====New Brunswick==== * [http://www.unbsj.ca/lorenzo/readingseries/index.html The Lorenzo Reading Series]. [[Saint John, New Brunswick|Saint John]].
====Ontario==== * [http://www.readings.org/ Harbourfront Centre Reading Series] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722081729/http://www.readings.org/ |date=2010-07-22 }}. [[Toronto]]. * [http://www.treereadingseries.ca/ Tree Reading Series]. [[Ottawa]]. * [http://www.sju.ca/readings/schedule.html The Reading Series at St. Jerome's]. [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]]
===Great Britain===
====England==== * [[African Writers' Evening]] Reading Series. [[London]].
====Scotland====
====Wales====
===Ireland=== Riverbank Reading Series, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
===United States===
====Arkansas==== * [https://www.argentareadingseries.com/ Argenta Reading Series]. [[North Little Rock]]. * [https://www.facebook.com/openmouthreadingseries/ Open Mouth Reading Series]. [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]].
====California==== * [http://rhapsodomancy.typepad.com/ Rhapsodomancy]. [[Los Angeles]]. * [http://speakeasyreadings.com/ Speakeasy Reading Series]. [[San Francisco]]. * [http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/LDM_Home.html/ Opium Reading Series]: [[Literary Death Match]]. [[San Francisco]].
====Illinois==== * [http://www.bookslut.com/readings.html Bookslut Reading Series]. [[Chicago]]. * [http://www.noslander.com/dannys.html The Danny's Reading Series]. [[Chicago]]. * [[The Encyclopedia Show]]
====Massachusetts==== *[http://literary-firsts.com Literary Firsts]: [[Aforementioned Productions]]. [[Cambridge]]. *[http://www.tanneryseries.com The Tannery Reading Series]: [[Newburyport]].
====Minnesota==== * [http://www.raintaxi.com/readings/ Rain Taxi Reading Series]. [[Minneapolis]]. Affiliated with the journal ''Rain Taxi''.
====Nebraska====
====New York==== * [http://www.amandastern.com/happyending.html Happy Ending Music and Reading Series]. [[New York City]]. * [http://www.guerrillalitreadingseries.com/ Guerrilla Lit Reading Series]. [[New York City]]. * [http://www.petescandystore.com/reading/ Pete's Reading Series]. [[New York City]]. * [http://www.peelseries.com/ P.E.E.L. Series]. [[New York City]]. * [http://www.literarydeathmatch.com/LDM_Home.html/ Opium Reading Series]: [[Literary Death Match]]. [[New York City]]
====Louisiana==== * [http://seventeeneighteen.com/ 1718 Reading Series]. [[New Orleans]].
====Oregon==== * [http://www.ifnotforkidnap.com/ If Not For Kidnap], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thethepoetry.com/2012/04/poetry-scenes-portland-or-stumptown-renaissance-how-portland-learned-to-love-poetry-again/ | title=Poetry Scenes: Portland — OR Stumptown Renaissance: How Portland Learned to Love Poetry (Again) }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment/books-and-talks/articles/a-beginners-guide-to-the-portland-literary-world-march-2015|title=A Beginner's Guide to the Portland Literary World's Major Landmarks}}</ref> * [http://www.literary-arts.org/poetry_downtown/ Literary Arts - Poetry Downtown], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. * [[Loggernaut|Loggernaut Reading Series]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. * [http://www.flim.com/spareroom/ Spare Room], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080918101037/http://www.thetangentpress.org/readings.html Tangent Reading Series], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]. * [http://www.laneliteraryguild.org/windfall.html Windfall Reading Series], [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]].
====Pennsylvania==== * [http://www.unionproject.org/About_Us/events/UPWords/ UPWords], [[Pittsburgh]]. Founding Curator, [[Damian Dressick]].
====Texas==== * Zero-to-Sixty Reading Series. [[Austin, Texas]].
====Washington==== * [http://www.itsaboutimewriters.homestead.com/ It's About Time Reading Series]. [[Seattle]]. * [http://www.speakeasy.org/~subtext/ Subtext]. [[Seattle]].
==References== {{Reflist}}
[[Category:Social events]] [[Category:Literary societies]]