News & Notes
Great Opportunity – How Writers Write – a free online course
The University of Iowa’s first creative writing MOOC (Massive Open Online Course): How Writers Write Poetry, is now open for enrollment.
The free six-week course (June 28-August 9, 2014) will include discussions and workshops, as well as craft talks by more than 20 contributing poets, including former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass, Kwame Dawes, Kate Greenstreet, Kiki Petrosino, and Shane McCrae. The course is part of a new University of Iowa MOOC series: How Writers Write: Talks on Craft and Commitment; a fiction writing course will launch in September 2014.
Sign up here (it’s free)
Our Mission
To provide support, connection, inspiration and encouragement to writers* at all levels of development in the Sooke region through membership services which include monthly meetings and community outreach in the form of student writing contests, workshops and readings.
*please note this group is for adults
Meetings & Reminders
Upcoming Events:
We meet in the library Thursday, October 26 at 6:45pm to discuss future planning, potential writing groups and sharing
SWC has a virtual spot for members to continue to connect, learn, share, give feedback and support at sookewriters.ca. An annual membership gives you access to the forum, Zoom meetings, member gatherings & workshops as well as a spot in our annual anthology.
Stay informed about future meetings and events by signing up for SWC News.
Become a Member
Support your writing: Become a SWC member. The Sooke Writers’ Collective is open to new members in the Sooke Region including East Sooke, Sooke, Otter Point, Shirley and beyond.
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Funds collected help grow the collective and bring programs and workshops to the community.
Thank You!!