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Volunteer Facilitator Spotlight: Writing and Belonging, Together

For our June spotlight, we are pleased to introduce Ro Dineen (they/them), a WCC facilitator since 2023. Over the years, Ro has facilitated in many peer support settings, including spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ community members. DESCRIBE YOUR JOURNEY AS A WCC FACILITATOR – HOW DID YOU FIND…

Volunteer Facilitator Spotlight: Writing for Joy and Transformation

May marks Mental Health Month, a time to reflect on our personal mental health and to bring awareness to the impacts of living with mental illness. Mental Health Month invites us to consider our resilience and how we might, together, dismantle the stigmas that so many experience. …

Why We Write: An Immersive Conversation in Ottawa

Writers Collective of Canada is thrilled to invite you to WHY WE WRITE: Ottawa, the fourth in our multi-city panel event series. DATE: Tuesday, June 10, 2025 TIME: 5:30 PM – 7 PM ET, doors open at 5 PM. Reception 7 – 8 PM. VENUE: Woodside Hall at Carleton…

Bridging the Gap: Writing together as a social prescription

“All you do is write?”  During Writers Collective of Canada’s (WCC’s) first decade, conversations with leading social service, community, arts, and health leaders around the country often carried an undercurrent of scepticism. Although we could cite academic evidence, transformational stories, and rigorous program evaluations attesting to…

Volunteer Facilitator Spotlight: “Writing is about giving life…”

For our March spotlight, we are pleased to introduce you to Mya Moniz and Peta-Gaye Nash. Together, Mya and Peta-Gaye facilitate on-site workshops for writers at the Hazel McCallion Central Library in Mississauga. They are also featured panelists for our upcoming Why We Write: Peel event.  DESCRIBE YOUR JOURNEY AS A WCC…

Why We Write: An Immersive Conversation in Peel

Writers Collective of Canada is thrilled to invite you to WHY WE WRITE: Peel, the third in our multi-city panel event series. DATE: Monday, March 31 TIME: 5:30 – 7 PM ET VENUE: Hazel McCallion Central Library, Program Room 2A ADDRESS: 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd W, Mississauga…

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