Reviewed in Jacket2

Author Mercedes Eng has been writing a wonderful series about the DTES for Jacket 2, a literary magazine. twice she has engaged with writing coming from the Collective. She has taken a close look at the work of two Thursdays Writing Collective authors, Phoenix Winter and Antonette Rea. Here is a link to her first piece!… Continue reading Reviewed in Jacket2

Word Vancouver 2014

Word Vancouver 2014

Thanks to SFU’s Writing and Publishing Program, Thursdays Writing Collective had a table of its own at the smorgasbord that is the Word Festival. Held outdoors at the Vancouver Public Library Main Branch, Word is a fair of readings, publishing and magazine tables that usually suffers from Vancouver’s damp weather. Not this year. We had… Continue reading Word Vancouver 2014

Read Music

A few writers expressed an interest in learning more about reading music. Laura Barron sent these links, which may be helpful: http://www.teoria.com/tutorials/reading/index.php – written lessons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsnR9AoSPTA – series of video lessons

Proof

This fall we had the pleasure of writing with US author Nick Flynn. We had been reading his poetry over the years and then this fall, when he lived in Vancouver for a few months, we got to know him.  We passed around a couple copies of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City, his memoir… Continue reading Proof

In Her Own Words

Thursdays Writing Collective participant Jane Miller wrote this press release to help our Indiegogo crowdfunding effort for our next book. We’re very appreciative of her skills and commitment to the group.   August 2014, for immediate release   STRONG VOICES FROM THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE Residents Raise Money to Publish Their Own Book VANCOUVER, CANADA-It might… Continue reading In Her Own Words

Indiegogo fund for our 7th book!

Indiegogo fund for our 7th book!

Thursdays Writing Collective is a group of more than 150 writers who get together once a week – on Thursdays – at Vancouver’s Carnegie Centre to write. We’re passionate about connecting with audiences within and beyond the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood. We’ve published six anthologies of creative writing in all genres that are for sale in… Continue reading Indiegogo fund for our 7th book!

Summer

Summer

The summer lull is a strange time – we break the habit of writing together and turn towards other new rhythms. For those of us who don’t use computers or phones, it can be hard to stay in touch unless we happen to bump into each other. Sometimes summer can restore our energy for writing;… Continue reading Summer

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