Thursdays Editing Collective Workshop
March 13, 2012 by Elee
Thursdays Editing Collective Workshop Saturday, March 17 from 2:30 to 4:30 pm Carnegie Centre, Third Floor We shall start with a writing prompt: Write about walking through a bank as a bank robber. Then we will write again: walking through the same bank as a lottery winner depositing their winnings. We shall have a… Continue reading Thursdays Editing Collective Workshop
Call for Writing for Literary Magazine
March 11, 2012 by Elee
Vancouver-based poetry magazine Poetry Is Dead is looking for poetry (spoken word, free verse, prose poems) for the upcoming Queer issue. We welcome writers from all walks of life, sexualities and gender presentations. We welcome writing that blurs the line between poetry and prose. All are welcome to submit, regardless of publication history. Handwritten submissions… Continue reading Call for Writing for Literary Magazine
Thursdays’ mentor John Asfour on CBC
March 5, 2012 by Elee
This morning John Asfour spent half an hour on CBC radio’s Sunday Edition discussing his fifth book of poetry, “Blindfold.” John guest edited our second chapbook when he was here in Vancouver as the Inaugural Writer in Residence at Historic Joy Kogawa house. Since then he has stayed in touch with us, following our successes… Continue reading Thursdays’ mentor John Asfour on CBC
Carnegie Newsletter Funding Crisis
February 24, 2012 by Elee
Yesterday I learned that the newsletter has lost its funding. The newsletter is a vital communication device for residents of the Downtown Eastside. Aside from its role as a message board for info about health and safety services the newsletter also functions as a town square for a population that does not have the same… Continue reading Carnegie Newsletter Funding Crisis
News on The Stanza Project
February 22, 2012 by Elee
Here is some updated information on our plan for The Stanza Project. Because it is a collaboration with Mark Proosten, an architect in the Netherlands, Mark and I started a facebook page to be able to stay in touch easily with anyone interested in what Thursdays Writing Collective and MLP Proosten Architects are doing. On… Continue reading News on The Stanza Project
DTES Writers: Want help getting a manuscript together?
February 16, 2012 by Elee
Many of us in Thursdays Writing Collective are ready to move towards organizing our writing into manuscripts that may become chapbooks, books or projects. This spring there is a phenomenal chance to work with a professional writer one on one. Read below for all the details! DTES WRITERS WANTED FOR DTES MANUSCRIPT COACHING Do you… Continue reading DTES Writers: Want help getting a manuscript together?
A Thought for Rainy February
February 16, 2012 by Elee
As we finish off our Love Letters to Art and Artists, here is a reminder of the ways in which we can support each other when the writing doldrums hit. Joan Flood, from the Thursdays Editing Collective, shares this letter from Martha Graham to Agnes DeMille: “There is a vitality, a life force,… Continue reading A Thought for Rainy February
Writing Love Letters to Art and Artists
February 7, 2012 by Elee
The love letter is a form that can go far beyond a profession of romance for one’s paramour. As writers in the Downtown Eastside, an area in Canada with one of the highest per capita rates of artists, we are inspired by the people around us. In honour of World Community Arts day we’ll… Continue reading Writing Love Letters to Art and Artists
If you are on Facebook…
February 3, 2012 by Elee
Join our pages for Thursdays Writing Collective, The Writers Caravan and The Stanza Project! Just click on the links or search for is by name.
Class Starts Feb 9, 2012!
January 31, 2012 by Elee
Hi everyone, We begin our writing sessions again on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 2pm-4pm. If you want a seat at the table, come on time! A prompt will be up on the board for you to start with and once everyone has had a chance to settle in and get some words down,… Continue reading Class Starts Feb 9, 2012!
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