Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
October 21, 2015 by Elee
Last spring we were invited to participate in a CBC project with Secret Location. They invited 11 arts collectives across Canada to make short videos about their work. We were lucky enough to collaborate with Mateo Zepeda who knew us from making our Indiegogo video. Mateo masterminded a video shoot that includes as many of… Continue reading We’re Part of CBC’s “The Collective” Project!
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!
January 23, 2012 by Elee
Poet laureate and friend of Thursdays Fred Wah was Michael Enright’s guest on the CBC radio’s Sunday edition on Jan 22, 2012. Here’s the link to the show. Fred speaks about the vibrant community of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and mentions us. He’s in hour two of the program.
December 20, 2011 by Elee
We are thrilled at the appointment of Fred Wah, a recent visitor to Thursdays Writing Collective. The position calls for him to write poetry for parliamentary occasions, to sponsor poetry readings and to advise the parliamentary library. Fred, an award-winning poet, was chosen in part because of his social engagement – something we in the… Continue reading Congrats to Fred Wah, Canada’s New Poet Laureate!
November 28, 2011 by Elee
We are excited to have Fred Wah joining on us on Thursday, Dec 1, 2-4pm to read his work and write with Thursdays Writing Collective. Fred is the author of 17 books, many of them award-winning titles, and has been engaged in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside literary community most recently with October’s V125 Poetry Conference and… Continue reading Rockstar Guest Author Fred Wah Visits Dec 1!