Upcoming Events at Historic Joy Kogawa House
Haiku Secrets: beyond the basics of writing haiku with author Jacquie Pearce When: Saturday, February 25, 1–2:30pmWhere: at Historic Joy Kogawa House, 1450 West 64th Ave (2 blocks east of Granville Street) Haiku are small poems that can express a riveting moment of...
Author residency application portal is now open
Applications for residencies at Historic Joy Kogawa House from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, are now being accepted through Submittable on our website here. Before applying, please review revised application guidelines on our Residency page. Deadline is March 1 for...
Welcome to writer-in-residence Christine Lowther
Poet and non-fiction author Christine Lowther has left her float home near the small coastal community of Tofino to live comfortably at Historic Joy Kogawa House for the winter. While in residence from now till January 30, 2017, Lowther is developing a new work of...
Our new writer-in-residence: Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall
Although Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall has lived in Toronto for the past 10 years, and Montreal for the decade before that, he grew up in Vancouver. Bishop-Stall has been working as an author, freelance journalist, and teacher for more than 20 years. His work has appeared in most major publications in Canada, including Maclean’s, Walrus, and Saturday Night.
