Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
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!
April 14, 2014 by Elee
We are excited to bring our Lettering project to SFU tomorrow and appreciative of everyone who has made that happen. That includes the people who have let the community at large know about our joint reading with Madeleine Thien. Below is a letter from TWC participant Cindy McBride to the author of a press release… Continue reading An Open Letter
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
November 19, 2013 by Elee
Madeleine Thien grew up in Vancouver (you can read about her experiences in V6A) and is back in town as Simon Fraser University’s Writer in Residence. She is engaging with the city in a fascinating way already. Her novel Dogs at the Perimeter sparked this dreamlike website and it seems to have inspired this intriguing collaborative online… Continue reading Madelein Thien On Hastings Street