News and Events

There are three new and exciting workshops being delivered by Patrick Lucas and Mark L. Winston for Vancouver Manuscript Intensive! The first of these workshops is coming up this month. On Saturday,...

VMI is an in-depth one-to-one mentorship program that pairs you with a professional author to develop your manuscript to its fullest potential.  Every writer is different, and VMI honours that...

These photos are from a writing retreat I lead where Darrel was a participant. He was working on his first book, Mamaskatch. I had first met him years earlier when he took my memoir course and it...

Tom Sandborn's review of the second edition of Bloodroot: Tracing the Untelling of Motherloss is deeply moving. I'm grateful for his care and thoughtfulness in reading and engaging...

I would love to invite you to this very special event! I'm thrilled to be reading from my work and speaking with Jen Currin, who is this year's 2SLGBTQIA+ curator for Word Vancouver. The event will...

Summer Writing ChallengeWhen: 15 Jul 2024 8:30 AM, PDTWhere: Zoom Register Now. EVENT DETAILS: The Summer Writing Challenge has been designed in partnership between the Federation of...

In the 70s, an Indigenous writer friend Beth E. Brant taught me a core teaching about writing: “Stay behind the medicine,” not in front of, not even beside it: follow it. Gratitude and respect for...

Join us in celebrating the 2024 cohort of the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive as they read from their work! RSVP to info@vancouvermanuscriptintensive.com to access the Zoom link. The event takes...