Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
March 24, 2015 by Elee
We invite you to the premieres of 11 original art song compositions based on texts by Thursdays Writing Collective and brought to life by UBC graduate composers and performers. The first evening is April 2, 2015 at 8pm at UBC’s School of Music, Roy Barnett Hall 6361 Memorial Rd. The second is April 16, 2015 at 8pm… Continue reading World Premiere of Voice to Voice Project
January 20, 2015 by Elee
We have heard from all six composers about which of the 60 submissions they will turn into artsong original musical pieces. Two composers committed to doing three songs. Another person is tackling two. Most of the composers are each doing one. This means we have 11 poems that will become artsongs. Composer Brian Topp has… Continue reading Voice to Voice Match Up
October 25, 2014 by Elee
We’d like to invite you to an event Thursdays Writing Collective is doing as part of the Heart of the City Festival. It’s a reading of work by and related to the Downtown Eastside’s Bud Osborn, a poet and activist who died this May. Here is a memory of Bud by Am Johal. Jean Swanson… Continue reading Heart of the City Festival
July 31, 2014 by Elee
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!
October 21, 2013 by Elee
We’re very pleased to return to the Heart of the City Festival to read from The Stanza Project, our 6th book. Thursday October 24, 8pm – 9:30pm at the Brickhouse Bar at 730 Main (at Union) in Vancouver, BC If you’re curious and would like a preview, listen to Coop Radio’s Wax Poetic show with hosts… Continue reading Heart of the City Festival
July 30, 2013 by Elee
We hold our writing sessions two floors above the Carnegie Community Centre DTES branch of the Vancouver Public Library and we have a close relationship with the staff there. Vancouver reader, writer, activist, teacher Rita Wong sent this letter today. We’re sharing it with her permission. Dear readers & writers, If you’ve recently… Continue reading We Love Libraries
July 23, 2013 by Elee
We launched our 6th book, The Stanza Project on June 29, 2013 at the Brickhouse. Our collaborator, architect Mark Proosten, flew in from his home in The Netherlands to celebrate with the people he has been working with throughout the year. It was a warm reunion and very exciting for us all. Thanks to all… Continue reading The Stanza Project Launch
June 6, 2013 by Elee
Join us for a celebration and selected readings from our perfect-bound, 108 page beauty! Wed, June 19, 2013, doors at 8pm Brickhouse Bar, 730 Main St, Vancouver Accessible, free, all welcome The Stanza Project is our 6th book of creative writing by Downtown Eastside writers and is a collaboration with Dutch architect MLP Proosten.… Continue reading The Stanza Project launches!
February 21, 2013 by Elee
With such a diverse and changing group of writers, it helps to check in and see what our goals are so we get what we want out of our time together. Some of us have been writing together for six years now and we continue to welcome new members every week. Last week we had… Continue reading What do I need?
September 25, 2012 by Elee
All Thursdays Writing Collective participants are welcomed and encouraged to submit to two activities by Oct 11 and Nov 29. The first event is an art exhibit of our books, photos, videos and writing at the Lobby Gallery at the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC from Nov 7-Dec 7, 2012. They are interested… Continue reading Fall Activities and Publications!