One Last Summer Reading
As summer draws to a close, join us for music and prosecco in the garden as we celebrate local writers whose new novels have launched or will launch during pandemic times.
Inside the Pearl
Jude Neale will make it her mission to act as an archivist for the family home and with permission by Joy Kogawa herself. Her haiku-like short poems tell intimate stories of Joy Kogawa’s life and house.
March at Historic Joy Kogawa House
Our March Writer-in-Residence Derrick Chang is recognized for supporting various community initiatives and artistic voices through his curatorial projects, research, and publications. A curator, writer, and facilitator, Derrick has been working in the arts and...
Call for Applications
Applications are now open We are excited to announce that applications are now open for residencies at Historic Joy Kogawa House, the Vancouver childhood home of author Joy Kogawa. Historic Joy Kogawa House is a recognized historic place of cultural significance to...
Discipline, or How to Whip That Novel into Shape
A Guest Post by Michael Mirolla As I may have mentioned before, the proposal for my stay at the Historic Joy Kogawa House included—aside from the community interaction and readings—the finishing of the initial draft of a novel that I started in 1993. Of course, the...
Of Atheists and Interruptions: Random Yuletide Thoughts
Being far, far away from family this Yuletide season and missing them immensely, I thought it a good time to resurrect something written almost a decade ago for a Montreal website called Rover Arts, which sadly is no more: You know the Knock Knock joke about “Interrupting Cow”? Here comes Interrupting Christmas.