Salon of the Refused is a series of literary events inspired by the 1863 Salon des Refusés. It is a celebration of writing that was initially rejected. It is also a celebration of marginalized communities who often feel rejected by mainstream society.

About the organizer, Wayne Johnston

Wayne Johnston is a retired librarian from the University of Guelph. He is also a painter and a writer. From 2017 through 2019 he created a series of events called Ten Cities: The Past is Present. Those events took place in the following locations:

• Dixon Place, New York City – 8 June 2017
• Theatre Passe Muraille, Toronto – 22 September 2017
• PagYa Literary Festival, Accra (Ghana) – 21 October 2017
• ImpactHub, Geneva (Switzerland) – 8 April 2018
• Booksa, Zagreb (Croatia) – 13 April 2018
• TAP Centre for Creativity, London – 23 May 2018
• Arts Court, Ottawa – 7 June 2018
• Quixote’s Cove, Kathmandu (Nepal) – 28 July 2018
• Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre, Iqaluit – 16 April 2019
• Cafe MagicK, La Paz (Bolivia) – 13 June 2019