Why We Write
Happy New Year, writers! At the beginning of a new year, we’re asking ourselves: why do we write? We write because inside each of us there is, quite simply, a writer. There is a story — a voice — which deserves to be…
2023 Year in Review – The Power of Story: Reflecting on 10 Years of Social Innovation
2023 marks Writers Collective of Canada’s 10th year as a registered charitable organization. Over that decade, we have established our community writing program through 130 partners, three chapters, and in thousands of on-site, virtual, and hybrid writing rooms. Evaluation and measurement have been…
Volunteer Facilitator Spotlight: Celebrating Newcomer Voices
July 1 marks Canada Day. At the WCC, we’re celebrating the rich and multitudinous identities of our volunteers serving writers across Canada. This month, we invited WCC volunteer facilitators Shirin Tobie-Paul, Maria Habanikova, and Rana Khan to share with us their experiences as…
Wildfire Write Chapter 2: Join us!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Thursday, June 22, 7-8:30 PM (EST) for Wildfire Write Chapter 2, our biggest community writing experience! This is a fantastic opportunity to invite friends, family, and colleagues to experience the magic of a Writers Collective of Canada (WCC) workshop. …
Wildfire Write: Our biggest-ever community writing experience
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for Thursday, March 23, 7PM (EST) for our first Wildfire Write. It will be our biggest-ever community writing experience! This is a fantastic opportunity to invite friends, family, and colleagues to experience the magic of a Writers Collective of Canada…
2022 Year in Review
2022 marked a year of further expansion and evolution for the Writers Collective of Canada (WCC). Shelley Lepp, WCC Co-Executive Director, said: “In 2022, WCC responded to unprecedented demand for our program and grew by 30% while protecting our vision, mission, and values;…