Alex Leslie

 

Alex Leslie worked for Megaphone street newspaper’s community writing program for over three years, facilitating hundreds of writing workshops in housing facilities, drop-ins and community spaces in the Downtown Eastside and Downtown Core, and has facilitated many writing workshops for youth for the Vancouver School Board and the Surrey School Board. Their first book, ‘People Who Disappear,’ was shortlisted for a 2013 Lambda Award and a 2013 ReLit Award, and their second book, a collection of prose poems entitled ‘The things I heard about you’ is out this fall with Nightwood. 

Alex wrote us a letter that delved into several ideas they have been thinking about, among them identity and insomnia. Their letter is also one we can’t seem to leave behind: the idea, in particular of the essential self continues to surface.

We’re very excited to read in a joint event with Amber Dawn and Alex Leslie, who reached out to each other with the idea of this.

On June 19, Thursday, from 7-9pm at Lost + Found Café on 33W Hastings, both authors read their letters to Thursdays Writing Collective and heard, for the first time, individual responses from Collective participants who used those letters as seeds for new work.

All were welcome to this free event. Accessiblity details are thanks to Alex Leslie, please see below the poster. We had delicious food catered by Lost + Found.

Here is a beautiful poster Madeleine Thien made for us and a Facebook event page for the event.

 

Here is the accessibility info for the event. Please get in touch if you have any questions.

Main entrance: 5 feet wide, double doors that open outwards, wing handles 41” from ground. Weather permitting, doors to street will likely be left open. There are no steps to entrance. The space inside Lost & Found Café is stair-free. Signage is a sandwich board on the sidewalk.

There is parking (paid by metre) on Hastings St directly outside and opposite the café. There are bike lock-ups directly outside café, as well as the Hastings bus stop. There will be transit tickets available at the event for those who need them.