Here's the February 2025 Vocamus Writers Community Newsletter.
Take special note that we're presenting our Free February Workshops with the Guelph Public Library on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 this month and that the Rock / Paper / Scissors - Book and Print Fair is on Sunday February 23, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 at the Art Gallery of Guelph.
As always, you can find more information about all our upcoming events on our Calendar – https://vocamus.net/community/calendar.
Events
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Judith Nasby will be leading a session on "The Art if Memoir" on Sunday February 2, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the Main Library Program Room. The event is free. Register here – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/12649727.
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The Women's Writing Circle meets every Monday, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at Village Loom in Eden Mills. $15-20 suggested donation or PWYC. drop-in welcome. Email villageloom@gmail.com.
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Local author Kira Vermond is running her 23-Minute Writers’ Club online on Fridays at 4:00 PM for 45 minutes. And it's free! Email kira@vermond.ca for the link.
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The VWC Second Saturday writers' hang-out is on February 8, 7:00 PM at Atmosphere Cafe on Carden Street. It's a casual and unstructured chance to meet with other writers. All are welcome.
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The Elora Poetry Centre (7324 Wellington County Road 21, Elora) will host Tillia Kooyman on Sunday February 9, 2:30 PM, for an afternoon of music for which the audience will be encouraged to write lyrics.
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James Nowak will be leading an online session on "Poetry 101 - The Line" on Sunday February 9, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. The event is free, Register here – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/12792284.
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The Guelph Guild of Storytellers hosts Stories from the Hill at the Guelph Civic Museum on Thursday February 13 at 7:00 PM.
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Lauren Wright Vartanian will be leading a session on "Stitching Science" on Sunday February 16, 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM in the Main Library Program Room. The event is free. Register here – https://guelphpl.libnet.info/event/12649713.
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Vocamus Writers Community and the Guelph Arts Council present the In Your Own Words Open Mic at the ArtBar (formerly the Ebar, above The Bookshelf) on Wednesday February 19 at 7:00 PM.
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Join the VWC Poetry Group online on Saturday February 22, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. It's an informal group for poets at various points in their careers. Email vocamuswriterscommunity@gmail.com for the link.
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Musagetes and PS Guelph present the Rock / Paper / Scissors - Book and Print Fair on Sunday February 23, from 11:00 AM to 4:00 at the Art Gallery of Guelph.
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Join us for our VWC Last Sunday Writers' Hang-Out, an informal chance to meet and chat with other authors at the the front cafe table in Miijidaa on Sunday February 23 at 1:00 PM. All are welcome.
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The Last Thursdays Zoom runs on the last Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM. It's for memoir and other creative non-fiction writers at all stages. Email martina.freitag@gmail.com for the link.
News
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Are you a techie type? Enough to help us manually transfer a bunch of data to our new Shopify site? If so, feel free to be in touch at vocamuswriterscommunity@gmail.com.
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The City of Guelph’s 2025 Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program is now accepting applications. Email contact culture@guelph.ca for information.
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We posted an interview of Judith Nasby by Zandra Jaurez. You can find it here – https://vocamus.net/community/blog/judith-nasby-interviewed-zandra-juarez.
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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.