About Us
the Accent Reading Series
Accent is a bilingual, bimonthly literary series and open mic that takes place at Bar Le Record on the first and third Sunday of every month.
Our Story
Established in 2019 by Devon Gallant and Luc-Antoine Chiasson, the Accent Reading Series was founded out of a desire to provide Montreal authors with a reliable venue to congregate and share their work with one another. Drawing inspiration from other long-running literary open mic series such as Toronto's Art Bar Poetry Series and Paris' Spoken Word Paris, Accent takes cues from each of these series to create something altogether new. Infamous for our unlimited open mic spots and the dreaded five-minute bell, over thirty open mic readers have graced the Accent stage on any given night.
