The StoryBox Project

April 26, 2010 by Elee

This spring we are participating in the StoryBox Project, which unites writing groups throughout the Lower Mainland of Vancouver. Each group creates a themed box of some sort, which we fill with physical objects related to the theme and pieces of creative writing related to the objects. The Thursdays Writing Collective chose to work with… Continue reading The StoryBox Project

Read Well, Write Well

April 20, 2010 by Elee

Here’s a list of what we are reading, individually, this April in the Thursdays Writing Collective. The God of Missed Connections, Elizabeth Bachinsky Common Non-Sense, Andy Rooney Let the Crazy Child Write, Clive Matson Snow Job, William Deverell The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (and Philip too) Instructions for Panasonic Microwave Oven Animal Farm, George Orwell… Continue reading Read Well, Write Well

Thursdays Collective on the Radio

April 4, 2010 by Elee

Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Thursdays Writing Collective member James Eichel will be on Vancouver Coop Radio 102.7 CFRO on Monday, April 5, 2010 at 4pm-5pm. Join us for the first half of the “Eastside Story” show with Sandra Pronteau as we discuss the Collective and “Through an Open Door,” the anthology Kraljii Gardiner is compiling… Continue reading Thursdays Collective on the Radio

Spring Course March 18-June 3rd

March 23, 2010 by Elee

The Thursdays Writing Collective has begun classes. Please drop in and join us any Thursday from 2-4pm at the Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver. Bring paper and a pen and a willingness to write. This spring we are participating in the StoryBox Project, working towards collaborating with other Lower Mainland groups in generating stories. Thanks… Continue reading Spring Course March 18-June 3rd

Thursdays Reading at Candahar Art Bar, Feb 21, Sunday, 2-4pm

February 5, 2010 by Elee

The Thursdays Writing Collective  participated in the Cultural Olympiad at the art installation “The Candahar,” on Sunday, Feb 21, 2-4pm, at Playwrights Theatre Centre on Granville Island. For two weeks, The Candahar was a locus for social interaction and the host site for an ambitious series of events — musical programs, theatrical presentations, performances and… Continue reading Thursdays Reading at Candahar Art Bar, Feb 21, Sunday, 2-4pm

Spring Course Begins March 18, 2010

December 10, 2009 by Elee

The next twelve week Thursdays creative writing course begins on Thursday, March 18, 2-4pm at the Carnegie Community Centre in Vancouver. Everyone is welcome to drop in and write with us. This spring we are looking forward to in-class visits with poet Fiona Lam (Enter the Chrysanthemum, Intimate Distances) and novelist/short story writer Cathleen With… Continue reading Spring Course Begins March 18, 2010

Wrap Up

December 8, 2009 by Elee

The launch of the newest chapbook on December 3, 2009 was a warm, spirited event. Despite the absence of three contributors, Anne Young, James Eichel and John Alan Douglas, the reading was proof of the range and scope of Thursdays. Colleagues of the absent writers read their work with care and accepted applause on their… Continue reading Wrap Up

Writer’s Jamboree Set to Start Thursday, Nov 19

November 18, 2009 by Elee

A two-day schedule of panels and workshops for Downtown Eastside writers begins on Thursday, November 19, 2009 at the Carnegie Centre. Events include one-on-one editing sessions, two roundtables each day on writing-related issues, readings and an open mike. Come and talk with high-level editors and writers who are keen to answer your questions. The Writer’s… Continue reading Writer’s Jamboree Set to Start Thursday, Nov 19

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