Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

GRTTWaK (the Toronto-based live show) is now on hiatus until 2013. Why? Dan moved to France for a year. In the meantime, please feel free to sign up for the mailing list, so you’ll know exactly when we’ll start again in 2013.

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And just like that, less than 24 hours after I announced it, all 100 advance tickets for GRTTWaK11 have sold out. That means there are now only two ways to get into the show: Sign up to read or Show up at The Garrison on Monday, November 21, 2011 and hope to get a rush ticket [...]

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Update: we sold out. There are no more advanced tickets. That means there are now only two ways to get into the show: Sign up to read or Show up at The Garrison on Monday, November 21, 2011 and hope to get a rush ticket when they go on sale at 7:30pm ==== There are two things [...]

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From Mr. Daniel Shapiro, the man who brought you the Awkward Show and Tell open-mic series, comes a new event: Awkward “Talent” Contest Wednesday, June 15 at 8:30pm Clinton’s Tavern 693 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON My understanding is that basically, you can show up and perform or show up and not perform. And I’m [...]

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A few weeks ago, my radio-making pal (and past GRTTWaK reader) Steve Wadhams asked about doing an episode of Living Out Loud using some GRTTWaK tape. The result airs today, March 18, on most CBC Radio stations from 1-2pm. Listen online or check your local frequencies. I’ll post the audio here when I get a [...]

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Way back in 2009, I got a call from Sandy Nicholson, who wanted to talk about doing a GRTTWaK-style event in PEI. The resulting show was called The Hilroy Diaries (name courtesy of GRTTWaK reader Andrea Ledwell), which took place November 21, 2009. Todd McLean reviewed the show for The Guardian, and though the review isn’t [...]

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We came, we read, we laughed. GRTTWaK10 was a success. We had a ton of fun, and we raised some cash for Frontier College. Some coverage: Brad Wheeler covered the night for The Globe and Mail Lee-Anne Bigwood wrote about the night at Little Bites with Bigwood Reader Jodi Lastman chronicled her experience (and posted [...]

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That’s right folks. We’re sold out, and the signup list is full. At this point, the only way to see the show is to arrive at the Garrison early for rush tickets. GRTTWaK10 / The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St W / Doors (and rush tickets) 7:30pm, show at 8:00

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The GRTTWaK10 rush and reader tickets arrived in the mail today, fresh from Brown Paper Tickets. They’re lovely. The advanced tickets are almost sold out, and soon, the only way to get into GRTTWaK10 will be to show up at the door for a rush ticket, or sign up to read. Don’t wait!

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Because the last one was so much fun, we’re going to do another evening of GRTTWaK. It’ll be the tenth, which is kind of crazy. Like last time, it’ll be at The Garrison, and all proceeds will go to Frontier College, our favourite literacy organization. So if you’re like me, and you happen to find [...]

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