This is a quarterly meetup between artists and poets in the Aurora Cultural Centre’s galleries in Aurora Town Square. Participants are invited to create spontaneous written and visual responses to the artworks on display within our current exhibitions. Each gathering begins with 1.5 hours of viewing, social, and creation time, followed by a 30-minute sharing […]
The 2025 version of the hugely popular 7 Stories writing competition! This exhibition will feature 7 selected pieces of artwork from the GCAC Permanent Collection. Writing contestants are to select one of the seven images to base their written submission. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of each of the 7 art pieces! Visit the venue website […]
DISTRICT ‘E’ – 7th ANNUAL SENIORS 55+ LITERARY COMPETITION ALL ONTARIO RESIDENTS WELCOME TO ENTER Submit your original, unpublished entry for – POEMS, ESSAYS, MEMOIRS, SHORT STORIES. Note that all work must be written by the entrant, who must be 55+ years of age. Download the full details including copies of the judging forms (so you […]
The WCYR Book Club is open to anyone. You do not need to be a member to participate, but you do need to purchase a copy of the book. This club is a coming together of authors and writers. It is a celebration of the written word, and an opportunity for us to learn more […]
Description A lot has changed in the AI space since generative AI tools such as MidJourney, Dalle, and ChatGPT went mainstream in 2022. The Writers’ Guild of America strike, anti-AI policies at periodicals, and voice actors suing TikTok represent the big societal reactions to these tools. We will touch briefly on legal issues and the […]
Join our authors at The Link Spring Market. The event will take place at Georgina’s unique Link Market on Sunday, 23 March 2025 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come […]
Arts Society King (with King Heritage & Culture) is presenting our annual all-ages writing contest, this year Timeless Tales V – The Letters. Five excerpts taken from diaries and letters in the King Museum archives are prompts sure to spark imaginative short stories. Residents of York, Simcoe, Peel and Dufferin are all eligible. Free to […]
We all have stories to tell about interesting slices of our lives. Join me at Haliburton School for the Arts for a week of Memoir Writing. May 26-30 in beautiful Haliburton, Ontario to write the stories only you can tell! Whether you’ve already got a memoir in progress or only dreaming of one, this course […]
The Inkwell Literary Festival Short Story Contest is FREE and open to all aspiring writers aged 14+ in Ontario. You can download a list of contest rules, awards, and specifics […]
Calling all York Region writers! Join us for monthly Writing Workshops presented by local writers from WCYR (Writers’ Community of York Region). April’s workshop will be presented bby Mit Gopaul, […]