News & Notes

Making the News

Kevin Laird wrote an enlightening article that appeared in Sooke News Mirror and Monday Magazine about the abundance of writers in the Sooke area including the Sooke Writers’ Collective .

“With a half-dozen well-known authors among its residents and a social scene revolving around local coffee shops and the Sooke Writers’ Collective, Sooke could be Greater Victoria’s best kept literary secret.”

Read the article here.

Changes!

We have a launched a virtual spot for members to continue to connect, learn, share, give feedback and support.  Meetings will be held via Zoom or within the forum network now at sookewriters.ca

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View our anthology collection (seven of them!) at the Gallery by Sooke Arts Council. Number eight coming in 2021!

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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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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

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