Write By The Water - Program Registration 2022

Program Description

Lakeshore Arts is proud to offer for the fourth year, Write by the Water, a 6-part writing workshop series for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) creative youths and adults, ages 18 to 65+, to express themselves through storytelling and the written word. This workshop series is facilitated by storyteller and multi-disciplinary artist, Whitney French.

What will you get out of the program

This series invites BIPOC writers of all kinds to explore new works or to fine-tune works in progress, in a safe and inspirational environment while being mentored and coached by an industry professional.

Join other writers as we gather every Thursday to strengthen our writing skills and share our stories. With the support of professional writer and arts-educator Whitney French, participants focus on their works-in-progress with feedback from a diligent instructor and caring community. All levels, disciplines and genres welcome!

Who is this program for:

BIPOC Creative Writers: authors, playwrights, poets, rappers, and singers; ages 18 - 65+. If this sounds of interest, make sure to register! Spots are limited!

Dates and times

DATES: Thursdays, October 20 - November 24

TIME: 5:30 - 7:30PM

LOCATION: Online via Zoom

Registration

Registration opens September 26th, pre-registration is required.

Registration deadline is October 16, 2022

Workshops are Pay-What-You-Can, but payment is not required to participate in this program.

Confirmation: You will receive confirmation that you are registered for the program on October 17th.

Conditions of Enrolment

FEES - Pay-What-You- Can, suggested fee of $15 per workshop, $90 in total. Through the generosity of our funders and donors we are able to offer this subsidized program to the community. Spaces are limited and we ask that you please only register if you are available for the full 6-week program.

MAX # OF PARTICIPANTS - registration for this program is limited to a maximum of 12 participants. Registration in the program will be determined based on first-come, first-served. Staff will confirm enrolment via email and provide you with more details leading up to the program. Please know that all decisions made regarding program registration are at the discretion of the programming staff.

WAITLIST - If all spaces are full, you will be placed on a waitlist and be contacted by programming staff when/if a space becomes available.

CANCELLATION - Should a participant need to cancel their enrolment, you will be required to do so no less than 48 hours prior to the start date of the program so we can contact the waitlist to offer the opportunity to another participant.

PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO AND MEDIA CONSENT: You will be able to choose whether you consent for any photographs, videos or testimonials of yourself to be used in any Lakeshore Arts marketing/promotional materials including the Lakeshore Arts website, social media pages and channels as well as third party media providers such as community newspapers, local/national newspapers and television channels.

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT - Participants in this program will need to have access to a computer and internet connection, with the capability to use sound and video during Zoom sessions. Participants will be provided with a notebook, which will be available for pick up or mailed to you depending on your proximity to Lakeshore Arts and Covid-19 safety recommendations.

ANTI-OPPRESSIVE SPACE - By registering for this program you are agreeing to participate in a harassment-free, safe, affirming space. Homophobia, transphobia, sexism, ableism, classism, racism, audism, or body shaming will not be tolerated in our spaces, online or in-person. If any participant is found to be behaving in ways that are considered to be oppressive and harmful, a range of steps may be taken, including educational discussions and up to ejection from the space.

CONTACT: nadijah@lakeshorearts.ca

Facilitator

Whitney French is a writer, multidisciplinary artist and publisher. She edited the anthology Black Writers Matter, a collection of creative nonfiction, the winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Publishing 2020. Whitney French is also the co-founder of the Black queer feminist press Hush Harbour. This will be her third time facilitating the Write by the Water series through Lakeshore Arts. Currently she lives in Toronto.