with Dianah Smith
MONDAY evenings in MAY and JUNE
MAY 4, 11, 25 and JUNE 1 and 15 from 6:30pm to 9pm @ TWB
Fee: $60 (No Refunds). Pre-registration and payment required.
**Please call to register. Enrollment limited to 15 participants.
Limited sliding scale spots available.
All our courses and events are trans inclusive.
We regret our bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.
Writing is a courageous act. Telling the truth about our lives requires courage. People of colour and Indigenous people have had our histories denied and our cultures appropriated by the dominant culture. Through exploring our lives and telling our stories in a safe and supportive environment, we will begin to reclaim our histories, cultures and voices. This course will include in class writing exercises, weekly homework assignments and ongoing opportunities to give and receive feedback. Emotions may surface that leave us feeling vulnerable. But after a while we may begin to feel lighter, less afraid and perhaps even liberated.
Although this course is geared towards those at the beginning of their writing journey everyone is welcome.
Note: For the first class, please bring a picture of yourself at a time when you felt free/happy or an image of someone or something that represents this to you.
About Dianah Smith:
Dianah Smith is Jamaican-born, Ottawa-raised writer, teacher and arts educator. She is the Founder of ‘A’ is for Orange (www.aisfororange.org) a reading series featuring queer Caribbean emerging writers, and the former curator of When the Rainbow Isn’t Enough a monthly reading series sponsored by the Toronto Women’s Bookstore featuring queer and trans emerging writers of colour and two-spirited emerging writers. Dianah is the recipient of several grants including an emerging writer’s grant from the Toronto Arts Council (2005) a Writing Mentorship grant from the Ontario Arts Council (2007) and a grant from the Writer’s Reserve program (Ontario Arts Council, 2009). Dianah has been published in Siren, Flirt and Shameless Magazines. She says ‘Writing is a way to grieve/retrieve the past, make sense of the present and leave a legacy for the future’ (www.dianahsmith.com).
MONDAY evenings in MAY and JUNE
MAY 4, 11, 25 and JUNE 1 and 15 from 6:30pm to 9pm @ TWB
Fee: $60 (No Refunds). Pre-registration and payment required.
**Please call to register. Enrollment limited to 15 participants.
Limited sliding scale spots available.
All our courses and events are trans inclusive.
We regret our bathroom is not wheelchair accessible.
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