Thursdays Writer Headed to UBC
February 8, 2013 by Elee
Congratulations to Middle of the Sky Woman Brenda Prince which has just been accepted to UBC’s Creative Writing MFA program! Brenda began writing with us six years ago when we first started. Over the years she has written beautiful pieces that have been published in our chapbooks, translated into Spanish by CBC radio and of… Continue reading Thursdays Writer Headed to UBC
UK Journal Cites Thursdays Writing Collective
January 31, 2013 by Elee
The beauty of a project like V6A is the ongoing connections we forge with people and groups in different areas who work and write with similar impulses. At the launch in Montreal John Asfour and I met Sandra Sjollema, a McGill University researcher who is involved with Anneau Poetique, a writing group in Cote de… Continue reading UK Journal Cites Thursdays Writing Collective
Spring classes starting
January 28, 2013 by Elee
Welcome back from the long winter break! We begin our spring schedule on Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 from 2-4pm in the Carnegie Community Centre’s third floor classroom. Check the schedule section of this website for information on guest readers, extra events and plans. This spring we will be publishing our sixth chapbook, The… Continue reading Spring classes starting
Liu Exhibit Extended
December 2, 2012 by Elee
Happy news for our exhibit at UBC’s Liu Institute: organizers have asked to continue the exhibit, which was slated to come down next week, into the new year. Our second social writing event at the Liu was very well-attended, both by UBC people and others. Many of us from Thursdays Writing Collective made it… Continue reading Liu Exhibit Extended
Fieldtrip! No class at Carnegie Nov 29
November 23, 2012 by Elee
We opened our UBC Liu Institute exhibit with a social writing event that was so well-received they invited us back! On November 29 Thursdays Writing Collective and DTES residents will travel to UBC to the Liu Institute for Global Issues. It’s a lunchtime writing session open to DTES writers, students, professors, and the public. Join… Continue reading Fieldtrip! No class at Carnegie Nov 29
Last Postal Code Reading of 2012
November 19, 2012 by Elee
Join us on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 for our last reading of our launch year. Each of our five readings have been entirely different from each other because of the mix of contributors. Tomorrow Sen Yi, Daniel Zomparelli, Phoenix Winter, Stephen Lytton, Patrick Foley, Robyn Livingston and coeditor Elee Kraljii Gardiner will be at the… Continue reading Last Postal Code Reading of 2012
Guest Author
November 15, 2012 by Elee
On Thursday, November 15, 2012 from 2-4pm we will have a visit from poet Melanie Siebert. Melanie will read from her book, Deepwater Vee, and lead us in some writing prompts. Everyone is welcome! Melanie Siebert completed an MFA at the University of Victoria with a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Fellowship. She has worked… Continue reading Guest Author
Our interactive exhibit opens Nov 7, Wed, 7-9pm!
November 5, 2012 by Elee
The Thursdays Writing Collective, the Lobby Gallery and the Transitional Justice Network at the Liu Institute for Global Issues present an exhibition on the theme of social justice and empowerment through writing, celebrating the work and creativity of the Thursdays Writing Collective. Opening: Wed Nov 7, 2012, 7-9pm at UBC’s Liu Institute for Global Issues… Continue reading Our interactive exhibit opens Nov 7, Wed, 7-9pm!
Write with Thursdays Writing Collective
October 27, 2012 by Elee
Building: An Evening of Social Writing with Thursdays Writing Collective Thursday, Nov 1, 2012, 7-9pm Dunlevy Snackbar, 433 Dunlevy St. (at Hastings) During this two-hour, free session open to DTES residents and others, we will write short pieces about housing and architectural space. Thursdays Writing Collective’s Elee Kraljii Gardiner will lead an informal and… Continue reading Write with Thursdays Writing Collective
“Building” at the Heart of the City Festival Nov 1
October 24, 2012 by Elee
We are excited to return to the Heart of the City Festival on Nov 1, 2012 at Dunlevy Snackbar, 433 Dunlevy (at Hastings) for a 7pm social writing event called Building. During this two hour free session open to DTES residents and others, we will write short pieces about housing and architectural space. Some… Continue reading “Building” at the Heart of the City Festival Nov 1
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