LiterASIAN Arrives in the Capital! Monday, Sept 15, 2025 | 7pm – 8:30pm From The Margins To The Centre: Asian Writers Reclaim The Page Wayne looks forward to moderating a panel with this rising generation of Asian Canadian authors who are challenging the limits of diaspora storytelling and reshaping the national literary landscape. Jinwoo Park, […]
💥Register now for this epic LiterASIAN event, hosted by the University of Toronto’s Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library in collaboration with the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) and Ricepaper Magazine! Wayne is honoured to take part in this exciting event and would love for you to join them! 💥Registration is FREE – so save your spot at: https://forms.gle/M81HLpN2wiCdmPmE8 […]
Messy Lives – And Why We Write Them A mother suffering in silence. A transgressive love affair. A breakdown in the woods. Three authors explore three very different lives turned upside down. Join Elliott Gish (Grey Dog), Ian Colford (The Confessions of Joseph Blanchard), and Wayne Ng (The Family Code), as they discuss the joy of writing about chaos, complication, […]
Wayne is stoked to be in the lineup along with writers ViNa Nguyễn, Jean Van Loon and filmmaker Desmond Simon for the next Riverbed Reading Series S5:i1 – Familial Roots. The theme of Familial Roots will be brought to life as Wayne reads from his latest novel, THE FAMILY CODE, and gives a sneak preview […]
Wayne is excited to go on the road with THE FAMILY CODE to Alberta and Halifax, May 2024. For more details see Wayne’s Event Page. ALBERTA 📕Fri May 3 @ 7-9pm | CALGARY AB Owl’s Nest Books Wayne in Conversation with Ado Nkemka Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society Location: Britannia Plaza Shopping Center 815A 49 Avenue […]
Wayne had a great in depth conversation with Jason Emde about writing on the infamous podcast – Writers Read Their Early Sh*t – where authors and artists share the lopsided pleasures of their predeveloped, over-early, unripe work. Listen in at: https://wrtes.buzzsprout.com/1773639/12798015-s3-e9-busting-tropes-with-wayne-ng or wherever you get your pods. ~~~ Jason welcomes novelist Wayne Ng for a rattle […]
Please join Wayne for an afternoon of literature, community and conversation at the Supermarket in Toronto’s Kensington Market. Guernica Editions launches THE FAMILY CODE and other new releases. Sunday June 11, 2023 at 3:30pm, 268 Augusta Ave, Toronto ON. There will be readings from four Guernica Authors: Wayne Ng, author of The Family Code Jade Wallace, […]
Wayne is honoured that LETTERS FROM JOHNNY is a finalist for the Ottawa Book Awards 2022. The Ottawa Book Awards recognize published books of literary excellence, written by authors residing in Ottawa. They celebrate the talent and creativity of our authors past and present, and applaud their remarkable achievements on the world’s literary stage. 🎥YouTube […]
Wayne looks forward to participating in the Brockton Writers Series 13.07.22 ! Wayne will give a reading from LETTERS FROM JOHNNY on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 – 6:30pm. Readings by Joelle Barron, Elizabeth Vaah and Sheilah Salvador will also be presented. Guest speaker Anna Lee-Popham will give a talk titled “Which Creative Writing Program and […]
Wayne joined Alison Gadsby at Junction Reads for a superb conversation and read from his novel, Letters From Johnny, on Sun, Nov 21, 2021. Watch it now on YouTube