The Adventures of a Writer on Her Way to Joy Kogawa House…
…Although it is ever-present, I am always shocked when I see racism manifest. It is easy to see Luggage Man being part of a mob waving Confederate flags or brandishing swastikas. It leaves a lingering uneasiness.
Ukulele Players Delight at Holiday Open House
On the last night of Hanukkah, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Historic Joy Kogawa House. The home was trimmed in white holiday lights and candles flickered in the windows…
Give writers a place to meet and share stories
On November 30, 2021, help support the writers who live and work at Historic Joy Kogawa House, one of Canada’s most established author residencies and a meeting place for Vancouver writers.
Immediate Residency Opportunity at Kogawa House
This one-month residency runs October 1 to 31, 2021, and makes available to professional writers an inspiring space for research and creation of a work-in-progress or other writing project. Deadline for expressions of interest is Thursday, September 23, 12pm Midnight PDT.
Not-so-pretty haiku: Pink rain
Instalment #4 of not-so-pretty cherry blossoms by our writer-in-residence, Isabella Mori: “Of course these cherry blossoms are pretty, and when the late April wind has them drift through the air and form a delicious pink carpet, how can they not delight? And yet … “