Creative writing in Vancouver's downtown eastside
August 31, 2012 by Elee
Word on the Street Festival is happening on the weekend of September 29-30 and we are very excited for this second year of programming at Carnegie Community Centre. The first day of events at Carnegie includes a reading from V6A with Wayde Compton, Lora McElhinney and Rachel Rose from 3:3:20 in the Theatre. Other events… Continue reading Writing Events and Workshops for DTES writers Sep 29-30
July 17, 2012 by Elee
Word on the Street 2012 comes to the Carnegie Centre on Saturday, September 29! DTES Writers: The Type-Up, from 10AM until noon, is an excellent chance to have your writing typed up and looking good! Volunteers will enter your stories/poems/letters on their laptops and then email them to you or save them to a… Continue reading Type Up for DTES Writers
September 27, 2011 by Elee
The wind at Word on the Street nearly blew us away, but Thursdays Writing Collective members Henry Doyle, Anne Hopkinson, Sarah Oulette, Elisabeth Buchanan, James McLean and Joan Morelli valiantly staffed the table. They sold chapbooks, signed up new members and spread the word on what we do. We were thrilled to see the… Continue reading Untitled
September 12, 2011 by Elee
As part of the Word on the Street Festival Mercedes Eng is holding a free workshop for DTES writers who have a collection of poetry or prose they would like to publish in a small book format. Info is below and sign up is at Vancouver’s Carnegie Community Centre in the office. Space is limited!… Continue reading Learn How to Make Your Own Chapbook
September 14, 2009 by Elee
Three SFU Writer’s Studio alumni, Clarissa P Green, Sandra Pettman and Elee Kraljii Gardiner (replacing John Mavin) will offer free, on-site Blue Pencil Consultations on 2-3 pages of your work-in-progress and answer your writing questions. Bookings are available from 11am to 2pm at the SFU Writing and Publishing Program table at the Word On The… Continue reading Editing Help at Word on The Street Festival