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Still time to register for Hollyhock: taking place June 23-30!
Join me and Shaena Lambert for a beautiful writing retreat on Cortes Island! This is a fantastic opportunity to work free from interruption and foster community with fellow writers....
Submit a book to the 2024 VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award
The first submission window for the VMI Betsy Warland Between Genres Award is open between April 8-12! If you've written a hybrid text or know someone who has, ask the press to submit. The award is...
I’m Reading Thursday March 14 in Vancouver!
Come down to The People’s Co-op Bookstore for a wonderful night of readings. I’ll be sharing new work, and reading alongside Ted Byrne, Louis Cabri, and Mark Goldstein. Hope to see you there!
Announcing the Judge of the 2024 Betsy Warland Between Genres Award
I'm thrilled to announce that the judge for this year's Betsy Warland Between Genres Award is Stephen Collis! The award is for a book published in Canada that is a hybrid genre, or straddles two or...
Register for “Overcoming Our Fears to Write Powerful Stories” with Gail Anderson-Dargatz
Our fears can stop us from finishing a book—or even starting one. Sign up for this interactive online workshop for help exploring the many ways we avoid conflict in our projects and our writing...
AN EVENING OF POETRY, WEDNESDAY MARCH 13TH
ENJOY READINGS THAT EXPLORE THEMES OF IMMIGRATION, FAMILY AND BELONGING WEDNESDAY MARCH 13TH, DOORS AT 6:30 PM, EVENT STARTS AT 7:00PM BOOK WAREHOUSE4118 MAIN ST., VANCOUVER Join Book Warehouse at...
Register for Tapping the Stream: a Hollyhock Retreat with Betsy Warland and Shaena Lambert
Tapping the Stream is a week-long retreat on Cortes Island. Spend June 23-30 immersed—without distractions—in your writing! You will work with mentors Betsy Warland and Shaena Lambert to explore the...
MEMOIR OF INQUIRY WITH BETSY WARLAND, FEBRUARY 20, 27& MARCH 5 10AM TO 2PM ONLINE
REGISTER AT: HTTPS://WWW.SFU.CA/CONTINUING-STUDIES/STUDENT-INFO.HTML A memoir recreates a pivotal experience in, or aspect of, one’s life. Memoir is comprised of a story we know yet it is a story we...
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