Community Writing Virtual Public Workshop
Join a FREE exploratory writing workshop with the WCC. No writing experience is required and ALL ARE WELCOME!
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Location
Online
Refund Policy
Agenda
7:30 PM - 7:35 PM
Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
7:35 PM - 7:40 PM
Introductions
7:40 PM - 7:45 PM
WCC Six Essential Practices & Tone Set
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Quiet Writing to Prompt(s) Followed by Sharing & Feedback
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Workshop Concludes with the Sharing of Favourite Lines
About this event
Explore your voice and receive empowering feedback in a community of peers through virtual writing workshops with the Writers Collective of Canada (WCC)! Join these free virtual writing workshops every Tuesday from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EST. No writing experience is required and ALL ARE WELCOME to each unique workshop!
REGISTER HERE via Zoom
Please register via the Zoom link provided above. Access to the meeting will be provided through there. Those who only RSVP on our MeetUp event page will not be able to log into the meeting once it has begun.
What the WCC Community Writing Virtual Public Workshops offer:
- Inspiring prompts from our amazing facilitators
- Empowering feedback
- Confidentiality by treating everything as fictional
- A safe space for everyone's voice to be heard: We extend opportunity, dignity, and respect to everyone who wishes to write. Our workshops celebrate voice inclusive of race, ethnicity, class, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, and mental health
What to expect from these workshops?
- INSPIRATION: We write to prompts chosen to ignite deep creative expression
- WRITING IN COMMUNITY: We share a silent space for writing and exploration
- BRAVERY: We share what we have written (everyone is welcome to pass, too)
- DEEP LISTENING: We respond to each other’s work by reflecting back what is strong and memorable about the writing
What NOT to Expect:
- CRITIQUE: We provide empowering feedback on each writer's first draft writing
- TECHNIQUE: We focus on exploring each writer's authentic voice, regardless of form or technique
- TRAINING: Rather than "teaching", WCC workshops illuminate the innate creative genius in each of us
How can you support the Writers Collective of Canada?
Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) is a charitable organization. Our programs are free to attend but not to deliver.
Every donation to WCC supports underserved and underheard populations throughout Canada. It helps provide access to a powerful community writing program that is proven to create deep connection, increase resilience, and strengthen self-advocacy among community members.
Frequently asked questions
No, WCC workshops do not provide technical critique. Rather, they offer empowering feedback on each writer's first draft writing.
No, WCC workshops focus on spontaneous in-the-moment “expressive” writing. With that said, writers of all experience often find that the courageous space of a WCC workshop inspires exciting new writing as well as helping experienced writers develop their unique voices.
WCC workshops are free for participants. Participants are encouraged to donate on an as-able basis.
Yes. One of WCC’s core beliefs is that everyone is a writer, regardless of previous experience or education. All voices are welcome in a WCC workshop!
Yes, there is no limit to the number of workshops you attend in a week. Most workshops cap the number of attendees and they often fill up, so register as soon as you can.
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When we write with others, we discover ourselves. Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) is a charitable arts-health organization that ignites connection through creativity by inspiring powerful, authentic stories shared in community.