Here's the February 2023 Vocamus Writers Community Newsletter, to help get you through those midwinter blahs.
There are a few special notes –
- Our Free February Writing Workshops are running on Sunday afternoons all this month in cooperation with the Guelph Public Library, two workshops in person and two online. Details are below.
- Thanks for supporting the fundraising drive! The generosity of our community raised $1,850, which will help us cover our admin bills in 2023. If you missed out, don't worry. You can still contribute throughout the year – https://fundrazr.com/e26h7e?ref=ab_f7kb27.
As always, you can find more information about upcoming events on our Calendar – https://vocamus.net/community/calendar.
Events
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Free February Writing Workshop on Sunday February 5, 1:00 PM, in the Main Library – Graphic Novel Creation: The Process Revealed, with instructor Paulus Linneus – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/7806682.
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The Guelph Guild of Storytellers is at the Guelph Civic Museum on Wednesday February 9, at 7:00 PM with featured stories and a short open mic.
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Vocamus Writers Community's Second Saturday Writers' Hang-out is on February 11, 7:00 PM at Atmosphere Cafe on Carden Street. It's a casual chance to meet with other writers. All are welcome.
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Free February Writing Workshop on February 12, 1:00 PM, online – Persona Poems, with instructor Sheri Doyle – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/7806684.
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The Eden Mills Writers' Festival presents We Spread, an online event featuring author Iain Reid in conversation with Steven W. Beattie, on Wednesday February 15 at 7:00 PM – https://edenmillswritersfestival.ca/emwf-book-club-we-spread/.
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Free February Writing Workshop on February 19, 1:00 PM, in the Main Library – Stranger than Fiction: Non-Fiction 101, with instructor Bonnie Durtnall – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/7806706.
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The Vocamus Writers Community / Guelph Public Library's Teen Writing Contest launches on Friday February 24. Stay tuned for details.
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Join the VWC Poetry Group on Saturday February 25, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Email vocamuswriterscommunity@gmail.com for the zoom link.
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CANCELLED – Our Last Sunday Writers' Hang-Out will be cancelled for February in order to allow people to attend the Free February Writing Workshop through the Guleph Public Library that afternoon.
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Free February Writing Workshop on February 26, 1:00 PM, online – Writing Young Adult Fiction, with instructor Jean Mills – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/7806708.
News
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VWC Director of Communications, Zandra Jaurez, has written a piece about the 2022 Book Bash Festival that took place on November 6 – https://vocamus.net/community/blog/it-takes-village-2022-book-bash-festival.
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Guelph author Marianne Micros has released Statue, a new collection of short stories, through Guernica Editions – https://vocamus.net/community/publications/literary-fiction/statue.
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The Children's Reading Room is adding new, more accessible hours starting this month – https://vocamus.net/community/blog/childrens-reading-room-adds-extended-hours.
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The City of Guelph is calling for applications to its 2023 Artists-in-Residence program, which has expanded to include three awarded residencies worth $7,000 each – www.guelph.ca/artistinresidence.
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Remember that our members have organizational benefits at 10C, including half price on space rentals. They also have insurance for VWC supported events. Details here – https://vocamus.net/community/blog/our-members-now-have-10c-benefits.
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Also remember to send us details about any launches, releases, events, or other bookish news. We love to help promote local book culture!
Let us know if we’ve missed anything, and we’ll post it through our media and in our calendar. If you’re planning something for next month, let us know that too, and we’ll include it in the next newsletter.
As always, you can support the work of Vocamus Writers Community through our FundRazr site.