COVID-19 Safety Plan: While the heritage house is temporarily closed to visitors, writers-in-residence continue to live and work at the house and offer writing workshops and other programs online. Experience the house from home or take a virtual tour. Outdoor guided tours will resume in February 2021.
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Writing Historical Fiction
Join us for our upcoming Writing Historical Fiction workshop with writers-in-residence Melanie Little and Peter Norman to learn how to balance creativity and responsibility.
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QueerAsian 4: Memoir Writing Workshops
QueerAsian 4: Memoir Writing Workshops offer a brave space for people of Asian descent who identify as 2SLGBTQ2I+ to develop their writing skills.
April 10 Open House
Please join us for an Open House event on April 10 for free tours of the heritage house, a poetry reading by poet Jude Neale, live music by The Jubilee Singers and Kogawa Ukulele Players, family-friendly craft activities, and tea and cake for everyone!
Poetry and Place + Our AGM
Write a poem about Kogawa House for the City Poems contest What: Poetry and Place free writing workshop and our AGMWhere: Online and in personWhen: Monday, March 28, from 6-7pmCost: Free About this event The Historic Joy Kogawa House Society invites the public to...
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.