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
February 6, 2016 by Elee
Join us to hear members of Thursdays Writing Collective who have self-published books at a reading for emerging writers. Ghia Aweida, Gilles Cyrenne, Henry Doyle and Harry Langen join two members of Wolf Mountain Writing Collective on Feb 20, Saturday at 2pm at the Main Branch of the Vancouver Public Library. We will… Continue reading New Voices
November 9, 2015 by Elee
We’re pleased to have had a chance to react and respond to the shortlist of the City of Vancouver Book Award. Congratulations to all the nominees! Click here to read d.n.simmers on Bren Simmers’ Hastings Sunrise! Click here to read James Witwicki on Aaron Chapman’s Live at the Commodore! And click here to read Eleri Glass… Continue reading Vancouver Book Award
November 21, 2014 by Elee
Many thanks to the Heart of the City Festival for inviting us to pay tribute to DTES Bud Osborn and the impact he has had on writing the neighbourhood. Here are a few photos from our afternoon at the Interurban Gallery. Thank you, Tom Quirk, for shooting these.
August 23, 2014 by Elee
We are thrilled that we reached our $6000 goal one week ahead of time! This means our book, Voice to Voice, will be published. Thank you to all the contributors and donors who made this happen. Our Indiegogo campaign doesn’t close until Wed Aug 27 at midnight so we now have a challenge goal: can… Continue reading We Have Until Wed Aug 27 at Midnight PST!
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!
September 10, 2013 by Elee
Thursdays Writing Collective will have a table at WORD Festival at Library Square on Sept 29, 2013, Sunday, 11-4pm staffed by participants where you can ask questions, buy books and see what we are up to. Last year we made connections with several writers who joined us for The Stanza Project and now appear in… Continue reading WORD Vancouver Literary Festival
September 1, 2013 by Elee
What are we up to for our 13th session? We begin writing Sep 19, Thursday at 2pm at Carnegie Community Centre. That marks the officialy beginning of “Piece Work”, our project for the 2013/14 year. We will be creating individual chapbooks and printing them for individual sale and a collaborative “boxed set.” During the… Continue reading Fall 2013 Plans
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