Thursdays Writing Collective

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 behalves. Beth Buchanan handed out bindi stickers and the contributors presented editor Elee Kraljii Gardiner with an original piece of art work signed with well wishes. For an inside look at the event, check the “photo” page. More pictures going up every day!

16 contributors, 1 night! Find out why Megaphone magazine called Thursdays, "the literary equivalent of speed dating!"

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 “Thursdays 2: Writings from the Carnegie Centre”  under “chapbooks.”

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 you have a great book to recommend? Let us know!

Victory by Joseph Conrad
Communist Manifesto (joke)
Old Testament (to find out about Job)
The Romance of Three Kingdoms
Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Healer Within by David Furlong
Imperfect Control by Judith Viorst
Living the Dream: Outline for a Life in Fiction by Michael Seidman
Making Room by Michel Tremblay
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
The Four-Fold Path, the Buddha’s Way
Eckhart Tolle
Dahlgren by Samuel R. Delany
Cyteen by CJ Cherryh
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Fixer
The Iceman Cometh
Buddhism
Walden Pond by Thoreau
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
The Rope in the Water
Courage to Write