Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
April 19, 2012 by Elee
Carnegie Community Centre, Simon Fraser University and the Vancouver Public Library are running a day of workshops and readings for Downtown Eastside Writers. This the fourth DTES Writers Jamboree, a popular day of panels and workshops culminating in an open mic session. It takes place on Friday April 27, 2012. Below is info on… Continue reading Writers Jamboree
June 29, 2009 by Elee
The launch of the new chapbook, “Thursdays 2: Writings from the Carnegie Centre,” was a packed event. More than 70 people crowded into the Brickhouse to hear contributors read their pieces. The writers held the place captive with the touching and sometimes hilarious presentation of their work. Co-editor John Asfour, in from Montreal especially… Continue reading Thursdays 2 Launch
March 7, 2009 by Elee
Author Evelyn Lau wrote a beautiful essay in the Vancouver Georgia Strait about her experience returning to the Carnegie Centre to join Simon Fraser Univerity’s Writer’s Studio Jamboree in November 2009. Many of the writers from “thursdays” were at the panel discussion and able to ask Lau her thoughts about writing. Lau commented that she… Continue reading Author Evelyn Lau shares her writing past at Carnegie Centre