


June Poetry Events at Kogawa House
Join us on Sunday, June 9, for the Warp and Weft chapbook launch with Nanaimo poet Carla Stein, and on Saturday, June 15, for a night of Asian Canadian poetry featuring Souvankham Thammavongsa, Barbara Tran, and Chuqiao Yang.

New WIR and Poetry Events at Joy Kogawa House in April
About Eliza Eliza Robertson’s 2014 debut collection, Wallflowers, was shortlisted for the East Anglia Book Award, the Danuta Gleed Short Story Prize, and selected as a New York Times Editor’s Choice. Her critically acclaimed first novel, Demi-Gods, was a...
Magpie Dreams: Seeking and Finding Family through Memoir with Lisa Bird-Wilson
Does a memoir need a theme? Who owns the facts of your story? How does storytelling become a site of resistance? Uncover the power of your narrative through creative non-fiction and the medium of memoir with Lisa Bird-Wilson.

Sunday, February 25: Masterclass in Reading and Performance with Johnny D Trinh
Recognize, appreciate, and develop your distinctive writing voice with Johnny D Trinh. Bring your writing to life with your own voice this Sunday, February 25, 2 – 4:30pm at Kogawa House.

Sunday, January 21: In the Eyes of the Beholder with new WIR Shawne Yukimi MacIntyre
Sunday, January 21: In the Eyes of the Beholder with new WIR Shawne Yukimi MacIntyre
Part art-lecture, part free-writing workshop. Let’s look at historical artworks that feature mixed-race peoples and the messages they deliver.