November Notes

5 anthologies♦ SWC anthologies and memberships will be available for purchase at the The Biggest, Little Craft Fair on November 24th (9 am to 4 pm). Drop by and see what we do.

♦ Short stories, poetry, memoir, essay and other creative word combinations are in development for our sixth anthology due out in the spring of 2019.

♦ The poetry group will be meeting Tuesday, November 20th, 6:30 at the library. Bring what you’re working on.

♦ The playwrights group is in development. If you have an interest in play writing the next meeting is on Thursday, December 6th at the A&W, 6:30pm

Our next group meeting will be Wednesday, December 5th at 6:30 in the library. Discussion: planning a writerly 2019, publishing, creating a platform

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:

View our events page for news of launches, events, workshops and more!

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.

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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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