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COVID-19 Update

March 15, 2020

Your health and safety are our priority. All Toronto Writers Collective workshops will be postponed until further notice in response to COVID-19. We understand the importance of writing for our community, so we will continue sharing prompts and updates through digital means. Feel…

Reflections on a Park Bench Published in The Bridge

February 19, 2020

The following piece by Ken Rosser from our August Prompts of the Month, has been published in The Bridge: Reflections on a Park Bench by Ken Rosser On reflection, there were those old cartoons of homeless people asleep on park benches with a…

A Celebration of Expressive Writing

January 28, 2020

Toronto Writers Collective Facilitator Appreciation Event By Erin Nantais On Saturday January 11, 2020, over 40 facilitators, staff and supporters braved heavy rains to attend the Toronto Writers Collective’s first ever Facilitator Appreciation Day at the Ralph Thornton Centre in Leslieville/South Riverdale. The…

New Workshops in Ottawa

January 26, 2020

We have added new workshops to our calendar in February, happening at Mood Disorders Ottawa on Mondays at 7pm (starts February 3rd, 2020), as well as Sandy Hill Community Health Centre on Tuesdays at 2pm (starts February 4th, 2020). Please visit the calendar…

“HOMELESSNESS” by Roberta Taylor

January 26, 2020

The following piece was published in the January 2020 edition of The Bridge newspaper and presented at the World Homeless Day seminar in October 2019. Most of the time, in Toronto, the homeless population is estimated at 10,000 people. But this number is…