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Do you have a manuscript you'd like help revising? VMI is accepting applications until November 9, 2023 for the Six Month Program beginning in January 2024. Don't miss this chance to work one-on-one...

#TBT: it was so lovely attending the reading/launch of Natalie Lang's book Remnants: Reveries of a Mountain Dweller last week.   Her evocative memoir about the various nature walks she takes...

Still thinking about the wonderful trip and Hollyhock writers retreat Shaena Lambert and I. Here are some snippets of my favorite memories from the retreat.

I’m pleased to announce the first of two writing workshops I’ll be offering this year as part of the Professional Artistic Growth Made Accessible project. Revision and Expanding: How to Make Your...

I had the best time last week teaching in a 7-day writing workshop and retreat at Hollyhock along with Shaena Lambert. The retreat, Tapping the Stream, let us write, teach, and talk craft free of...

If you've already registered… If you've already registered for the conference, we can't wait to see you! The 2023 WRITING TRUE: Riding the Waves conference is only ten days away!If you're attending...

https://youtu.be/QcYPWK5rB1c This walk in Stanley Park to honor Jane Addams' remarkable concepts for benefits of urban neighbourhoods with mixed residents was led by poet Kevin Spenst to honor. We...