Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
August 24, 2016 by Elee
Dear Thursdays Writing Collective writers, When I started writing at Carnegie Community Centre in February 2008 I didn’t expect to become so deeply knit into the literary community of the Downtown Eastside. I thought I was co-facilitating a four-week course! Now just shy of nine years later, we have spent thousands of hours of writing… Continue reading Change and Growth
May 27, 2016 by Elee
We had a beautiful afternoon at Heartwood Community Café today, May 26, 2016. Our trip to Heartwood, a space that practices radical hospitality, was only two hours long but it felt like we packed a lot in. The chefs and staff were accommodating, welcoming and so nourishing to our writing practice! Elee introduced board member Amber Dawn, who collaborated… Continue reading Literary Verses and Courses
September 9, 2014 by Elee
We’re thrilled to announce our Indiegogo campaign was funded 116.67% and we are on our way to creating our 7th book, Voice to Voice! We managed to surpass our $6000 goal and reach $7000 (which means we receive $6720 after Indiegogo subtracts charges.) We had 98 contributions and our campaign had 2206 visitors from around the… Continue reading On September 18 We Begin Voice to Voice!
March 20, 2014 by Elee
This year, as part of our project LETTERING, we are bringing our writing to a wide audience by relaunching the popular Postal Code Reading Series that supported V6A. We hope you will join us to kick off this reading series at the SFU Burnaby campus on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 12:30pm at 8888 University Drive,… Continue reading Postal Code Reading Series Relaunches