Come participate in this series of writing workshops I’m running at the Parkdale Community Health Centre (1229 Queen Street West) in Toronto’s west-end on Tuesday evenings!

For more info or to register, visit the website, email info(a)parkdalewriters.ca, or call 416-537-2455, ext 349!

PARKDALE STREET WRITERS
(Coordinated by award-winning author Emily Pohl-Weary)
Attention bloggers, poetry scribblers, epic e-mailers, and daydreamers thinking about writing entire novels… The Parkdale Street Writers is for you! This series of free writing workshops for youth runs every Tuesday, from 4 to 6 pm, starting December 2, 2008. Learn about many different genres, including song lyrics and poetry, film scripts, short stories, interviews and reviews. Work directly with professional writers, comics creators, hip hop lyricists, novelists and illustrators to learn about the industry, get tips, and publish your work.

The PSW will also work directly with the:

PARKDALE BOOK ARTISTS
(Coordinated by graphic novelist and illustrator Willow Dawson)
Do you love doodling, painting, collaging, making comics and posters, or updating your Facebook page with your latest, most excellent sketches? The Parkdale Book Artists is a series of free book art and illustration workshops for youth at risk. The program runs every Thursday from 4 to 6 pm, starting November 27. We will work with local authors, illustrators and designers to create drawings, paintings, collages, graffiti, comics and other book/magazine-related artwork.
The program will culminate in a group gallery exhibition and publication showcasing our work.