Creative Writing in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 20th, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 4th, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 23rd, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2010
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 10th, 2009
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2009
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 30th, 2009
Join us for the launch of the third chapbook, “Thursdays 3.0: These Words” on Thursday Dec. 3, 2009 at 8pm at the Brickhouse on 730 Main St, Vancouver (at Prior). We will read from “These Words,” published online, right here – click “Thursdays 3.0” under the main menu. Also, check out the download pdf of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 22nd, 2009
Writing isn’t just about output; what you take in can have a deep effect on your work. Reading can catapult you into a creative space. Try keeping a list of the books you read; you may find a pattern to your tastes. We did an informal survey of what the Thursdays writers are reading. Do […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2009
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 […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 6th, 2009
Vancouver poet Fiona Tinwei Lam visited the Thursdays Collective today, November 5, 2009. Fiona began with offering a prompt: a line from her poem, “I Don’t Understand Love,” from Intimate Distances (Nightwood Editions, 2002). The line is, “I see them on the bus in the seat in front of me,” and the classroom riffed on […]
